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YouTube is never short of drama. Besides the makeup world fights, Shane Dawson and Jake Paul are stirring up their own drama. Right now Dawson is under scrutiny for insinuating Paul is a sociopath multiple times.
In September Dawson began an eight-part docu-series on YouTube diving into Paul’s life and his psyche. Paul is the younger brother to Logan and the two of them have caused lots of controversies thanks to their YouTube videos and have received their own fair share of backlash.
Dawson has 18 million subscribers and Paul has 17 million subscribers, so the series is destined to gain lots of attention.
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Currently, the series has four episodes out and in the first three Dawson speculates if Paul is a sociopath. The term sociopath is outdated, but the dictionary definition is, “a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.”
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Dawson implies that the Paul brother’s competitiveness is linked to their parents’ divorce and their other behavioral issues. Dawson went on to call Paul’s actions similar to a sociopath. He even brought on a licensed therapist, Kati Morton to hear out his theory.
Morton agreed with Dawson and said, “People put on personas, but going back to the symptoms and signs that we’ve just read through, like not caring if people get hurt…he’s done things like terrorizing members of his team. Like, the lack of emotions in his eyes is kind of creepy.”
Also, send some love to @KatiMorton. She’s a great person and has helped so many people. She also put so much on the line for this series. She makes the rest of the series something really special and takes it to a deeper level. I’m so grateful for her. Love u Kati ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Cc1uVJYelR
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) October 4, 2018
She ultimately said she couldn’t diagnose Paul until meeting him. Nevertheless, Dawson has carried on with using the term and leading the audience to believe that Paul is a sociopath through his editing.
Fans have spoken out about Dawson’s use of the word and how they feel about the documentary.
What bothers me the most about @shanedawson jake Paul’s series is the fact that he keeps trying to diagnose him as a sociopath. You didn’t go to school for it, you’re not a doctor, you’re not a professional. You have no right to diagnose anyone 🙄
— camille (@cxmillexxxx) September 25, 2018
I feel like Shane Dawson implying that Jake Paul is a sociopath is kind of irresponsible. He's not a mental health professional yet he's sort of making a diagnosis? I'm just really hoping the series acknowledges mental health from a more informed standpoint in the future parts…
— krisnumberten (@Kris10Darling) September 27, 2018
uh the whole jake paul Shane Dawson series is making me uncomf bc they’re just throwing around the diagnosis of sociopath for clout
— WARNETTE WEDDING NOVELLA (@veIaris) September 27, 2018
Dawson has responded to the criticism he’s received for labeling Paul a sociopath. He said he never diagnosed his fellow YouTuber and even shared some of the articles and videos he watched while researching for the docu-series.
i tried to make it clear in the vid, the description, my twitter, & all other places that people can’t diagnose each other &that a therapist needs to meet them. and also that it’s not the obvious awkward kid it’s someone you would never expect. people who fly under the radar 👍🏻 https://t.co/8i5dABGql8
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) September 28, 2018
I wanna address some of the issues people had with episode 2 and i’m figuring out how to do that today. in the meantime this was a great and eye opening video for me. check it out ❤️ https://t.co/XCZFeUgNSB
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) September 28, 2018
super interesting video. i watched it when i was researching for the series. https://t.co/pDUM7MbXEt
— Shane Dawson (@shanedawson) September 28, 2018
Even Paul has agreed that it looks like Dawson is trying to paint him as a sociopath. But ultimately posted that he trusts Dawson’s vision and hopefully the real reason for why he is the way he is will come to light.
I guess the only thing im concerned about is that you still haven’t made it clear that you’re DETERMINING wether or not I am a sociopath…
The way it comes off (at least to me & my family) is that you’re already labeling me a “sociopath” (this tweet also comes off that way) https://t.co/0rkiV0fyX3
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) October 1, 2018
I love Shane & am trusting him 2 carry out the rest of the series..
I hope he can actually make it clear WHO I AM & WHY I’ve done certain things & SHOW the side of me that no one has ever seen..
That’s why I agreed to do the series.. the “sociopath” STUFF doesn’t interest me
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) October 1, 2018
What do you think about the controversy?
