A Dangerous Duo: Jeffree Star & Shane Dawson

In the past few months, Youtubers from every genre have seen a reckoning with their past.

After tremendous backlash, some of the most famous personalities borne from the video platform have been making apologies for creating content that has been recognized as problematic, racist, homophobic and xenophobic, others have decided that, with the social climate changing so dramatically, they were leaving the website that brought them fortune and fame entirely.

In what has been dubbed “Karmageddon” by Youtube enthusiasts, content creators are now being held accountable for past material, including blackface, race mockery and behaviors that had been overlooked or casually accepted by the majority of viewing audiences… until now.

Probably the most dramatic of falls are that of Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star, two of the most successful individuals on the vlogging platform. Dawson has a collective 30 million subscribers across his two channels; Shane and ShaneDawsonTV. Star has 17 million subscribers. Together, they command an audience larger than some countries.

JEFFREE STAR

The problem with Jeffree Star began long before the age of reconciliation. Throughout his career, the vlogger, turned musician, turned CEO of his own multi million dollar makeup dynasty had been…