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This MrBeast Video Is NOT Offensive

Amala Ekpunobi

Amala Ekpunobi

Education

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The world’s biggest YouTuber, MrBeast, built 100 wells in Africa to supply fresh drinking water to people in need and some activists are actually upset about it, accusing him of “perpetuating stereotypes” that Africa is dependent on handouts and “shaming” African governments that have failed to provide water for their own people. This isn’t the first time people have come after MrBeast for “charity p0rn,” and I have thoughts—let’s get into it.

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Mr. Beast decided to build 100 wells all across Africa so that 500,000 people now have drinkable water,

0:05.9

and the internet is somehow mad at him. Let's talk about it.

0:08.7

Yeah, you better.

0:10.7

Yeah, you better. Guys, before we get into this video if you'd like to support the work that I'm doing here on this channel.

0:19.5

I have a Patreon links in the description down below.

0:21.7

Sign up if you want to, no pressure. Now let's get into this story. Mr Beast recently uploaded a video titled

0:27.0

I built 100 Wells in Africa where he traveled around different countries in Africa

0:31.8

Cameroon, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, you name it, and

0:35.3

built wells so that people could have drinkable water. By the end of this video,

0:39.1

500,000 people now had access to clean water from these wells. On top of that he also

0:44.4

helped some of these communities with their schooling giving them whiteboards

0:47.6

projectors, computers, donating soccer balls to the local community, a lot of

0:52.0

seemingly good stuff. Here are some of the

0:53.9

highlights from that video. These 100 wells are going to give around half a

0:57.5

million people fresh water to drink. And while we were finishing these wells we

1:01.5

were also able to update one of their schools with brand new computer.

1:05.0

And even put modern whiteboards and projectors in all the classrooms.

1:10.0

You know, students complaining of diarrhea, infections like typhoid, because this is the water we've been using.

1:16.0

This river when it is swollen, it can sweep away people, students, or even animals.

1:20.0

In the recent past, we have lost about three people trying to cross this river.

1:23.4

I wake up very early about 4 o'clock so that I can fetch water for this good.

1:28.4

We are not safe fetching water here.

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