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Problematic Youtube star Logan Paul doesn't have the best track record where ethics are concerned. Between his controversial Suicide Forest video from 2017 and some offensive views on homosexuality, Logan Paul was pretty low on our list of people who might be able to make a difference in the Black Lives Matter movement. But the elder Paul brother has surprised most of the internet with a passionate and sincere episode of 'Impaulsive' that decries police brutality and bluntly states that "America is racist."

Logan Paul and his co-hosts spend the episode explaining the explosive situation at hand, and the problem of racism within the police force. They applaud protesters for destroying Confederate monuments and beg followers to take action against racism. The most widely praised moment of the hour-long episode is when Paul confesses to his audience: "Listen closely. One of my biggest learnings from all of this and I am embarrassed that it has taken me 25 years to realize this: It is not enough to be 'not racist'. You have to be anti-racist."

Those are some powerful words to relay to an audience of over 2.26 million. And it's a much better message than the one left by his younger brother, Jake Paul, who was filmed with looters in Arizona. Logan's choice to urge his audience to do better is a move we admire - and one that many people of Twitter seem to admire, too.

As protests and riots rage in every corner of the United States, Youtuber Jake Paul apparently couldn't resist pulling some predictably heinous shit. The problematic 23-year-old (and millionaire) was filmed among a group of looters in an Arizona mall - even caught on camera accepting stolen vodka from a looted P.F. Chang's. The videos, which were filmed by his photographer and videographer Andrew Blue, were not received well by the internet. 

Much of the backlash involves the immense insensitivity of hijacking what is supposed to be a peaceful protest regarding the treatment of Black Americans, and specifically last Monday's murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis by police officers. Many people feel that Paul, and other people who are using the protests as an excuse to loot and set things on fire, undermine the the purpose of the demonstrations and shows of support. In response to the backlash, Jake Paul released at statement on social media, claiming he took no part in the looting - and that he and his friends were there to share the experience. 

The apology is definitely garnering some violently rolled eyes, especially considering the footage that is public for the world to see. It wouldn't be the first time that Jake, or his equally dense brother, Logan, seemed to use a tragic and serious situation to boost their clout. Sadly, it probably won't be the last. 

Youtuber PolarSaurusRex is officially the star of one of this week's hot memes. And it's all about not giving a f*ck. The meme format actually uses one of his videos - a video titled "British guy gets mad at new EU copyright law." The image is from a moment where PolarSaurusRex utters the words "Wow, congrats, I don't give a f*ck." And as you can imagine, the sentiment has been very easily transferred to memes. Here are some of our favorites.

If you haven't seen YouTube Rewind 2019, go ahead and watch it here first before you scroll down. 

Was it as bad as Rewind 2018? We think certainly not, but ultimately we'll let you decide that for yourself. Many have found themselves rather bored by the video's likeness to a typical Watch Mojo video, and while the like to dislike ratio isn't nearly as stark as last year, it's still pretty heavy on the dislikes. 

It's clear that YouTube's goal this year was to play it safe, which clearly backfired. Now let's get on with the dank reaction memes!

Elon Musk just donated $1 million worth of trees to YouTuber MrBeast's fundraiser, which aims to raise $20 million toward climate change efforts. The campaign, called #TeamTrees, is a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation. Musk, who renamed himself "Treelon" on Twitter, currently holds the record for biggest donation, followed by the likes of MrBeast, Jeffree Star, and...the entire nation of Ukraine.

Dank memers on Reddit have been going crazy meme-ing their favorite billionaire for his (supposed) charitable efforts. Below are some of our favorite examples!

Starter packs are some of the best memes out there because they so accurately characterize certain types of people!

Yesterday was an intense day for gaming drama, and today we are reaping the very meme-y benefits. Youtube game reviewer Jared Knabenbauer was called out announcing his impending divorce from his wife, Heidi O'Ferrall. In the announcement, ProJared wrote that he hoped he and O'Ferrall could go through the process with style and grace. Unfortunately, his soon-to-be ex-wife couldn't even see the message. She had already been blocked. The reason for the blocking became clear after O'Ferrall began tweeting that her husband had been cheating on her for some time with Holly Conrad, whom O'Ferrall had considered a friend. 

Heidi's Twitter thread gets super real, going as far as to accuse ProJared of soliciting nudes from underage fans. According to Kotaku, at least 7 fans have backed up these claims. It seems the internet doesn't take kindly to creeping or cheating, and memers have been seriously sticking it ProJared. It ain't pretty, but we think he's getting what he deserves. We've included much of the drama and many of the memes below, but for more of the dirt, visit Know Your Meme.

Friday is so close we can practically taste the Friday memes. Before we can enjoy the memes of the day that spells freedom, we have to trudge through the pain of Thursday. Fortunately for you, we have some tasty memes here to snack on and break the day up a little. We'll get through this together. And if you need a little boost, try these other Thursday memes and maybe you'll feel a little better

We can't get enough of the starter pack memes!

Sure, maybe these people became YouTubers to tell their extraordinary stories. But maybe, just maybe, it's the other way around?