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| KSI apologises for racist slur in Sidemen YouTube video | KSI apologises for racist slur in Sidemen YouTube video |
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| KSI found fame with The Sidemen and regularly appears in their videos | KSI found fame with The Sidemen and regularly appears in their videos |
| YouTuber turned boxer KSI has apologised for making a racist slur in a recent YouTube video. | YouTuber turned boxer KSI has apologised for making a racist slur in a recent YouTube video. |
| The British rapper, real name Olajide William Olatunji, also says he will be taking a break from social media. | The British rapper, real name Olajide William Olatunji, also says he will be taking a break from social media. |
| He made the slur during a video with his YouTube group, The Sidemen, where they were playing a Countdown challenge. | He made the slur during a video with his YouTube group, The Sidemen, where they were playing a Countdown challenge. |
| From his selection of letters, KSI created a four-letter derogatory word for people of Pakistani origin. | From his selection of letters, KSI created a four-letter derogatory word for people of Pakistani origin. |
| "There's no excuse, no matter the circumstances, I shouldn't have said it and I'm sorry," the 29-year-old tweeted. | "There's no excuse, no matter the circumstances, I shouldn't have said it and I'm sorry," the 29-year-old tweeted. |
| "I've always said to my audience that they shouldn't worship me or put me on a pedestal because I'm human. | "I've always said to my audience that they shouldn't worship me or put me on a pedestal because I'm human. |
| "I'm not perfect, I'm gonna mess up in life, and lately I've been messing up a lot." | "I'm not perfect, I'm gonna mess up in life, and lately I've been messing up a lot." |
| 'Horrifically disappointing' | |
| But some of KSI's fans say they aren't convinced by his apology, and can't believe the video made it to YouTube. | |
| "I feel like his younger audience don't see anything wrong with it and that's disgusting," Aisha, 21, tells Newsbeat. | |
| "The fact that he just said it so calmly and casually, with his friends just laughing about it, I just find it so disgusting how they saw nothing wrong with that word. | |
| "And his apology, I just don't think it's genuine, either." | |
| Hamza, who has been a fan of KSI, says he's surprised the slur wasn't edited out the video. | |
| "The fact that it made it on to YouTube, many people watched that numerous times and said 'Yeah, that's fine'," the 27-year-old tells Newsbeat. | |
| "And I think that's worth noting, because again it just speaks of a normalisation of a certain type of racism." | |
| KSI and Logan Paul have gone from boxing foes to energy drink partners | KSI and Logan Paul have gone from boxing foes to energy drink partners |
| Teacher and broadcaster Mehreen Baig also criticised KSI for the slur, saying: "This isn't comedy." | |
| "This is horrifically disappointing from KSI and his crew," she tweeted. | |
| "So many of my students look up to these guys and they're casually throwing around a word that has consistently been used to bully and attack South Asians." | |
| How KSI and Logan Paul made people crazy for Prime | |
| KSI: Andrew Tate's Top G style is cringey | |
| KSI says people reselling his Prime drink 'is unfair' | |
| KSI found fame with The Sidemen and is regularly involved in sketches on their YouTube channel, which has more than 18 million subscribers. | |
| The video has since been deleted from The Sidemen's social media, and the group have been criticised for laughing after KSI said the slur. | The video has since been deleted from The Sidemen's social media, and the group have been criticised for laughing after KSI said the slur. |
| It comes after KSI featured at WWE's Wrestlemania this weekend as a mascot in a huge Prime suit - a nod to his hugely successful energy drink. | It comes after KSI featured at WWE's Wrestlemania this weekend as a mascot in a huge Prime suit - a nod to his hugely successful energy drink. |
| He was accidently put through a table by his former rival - and now Prime business partner - Logan Paul at the event. | He was accidently put through a table by his former rival - and now Prime business partner - Logan Paul at the event. |
| Newsbeat have contacted representatives for KSI and The Sidemen. | Newsbeat have contacted representatives for KSI and The Sidemen. |
| Follow Newsbeat on Twitter and YouTube. | Follow Newsbeat on Twitter and YouTube. |
| Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here. | Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Social media | Social media |
| YouTubers | YouTubers |
| YouTube | YouTube |
| Racism | Racism |
| KSI | KSI |