Opinion: 'Blue-eyes' are all you need to get away with dressing like a nazi and desecrating

Nazi Uniforms and adultery are usually crossing the line. Apparently not if you're Paul Hollywood.

Recently, scandal has arisen in the media once again surrounding GBBO all-star Paul Hollywood, and he didn't need to dress like a nazi to act like an asshat.

This week the TV chef was spotted tonguing Candice Brown, former Great British Bakeoff winner, on Monday's pride of Britain awards, after she announced her engagement to fiance Liam Macauley. For the pair to be attending an award ceremony that celebrated the remarkableness of people, there sure were a lot of remarks, and plenty of irony to boot.

This leads into the bigger issue of powerful figures receiving limited repercussions for actions that would typically destroy the career of someone without the saturated, happy-go-lucky, running through the wheat-fields TV presence Paul Hollywood has amalgamated over the years. Maybe he bakes the haters a big old German chocolate cake, and the cases against him are swept under the gingham tablecloth.

In Germany it is a known criminal offence to wear any form of Nazi symbol, and suprisingly this is inclusive of uniforms branded with swastikas. Offenders typically face up to three years in jail, or are hit with mountainous fines. So why the f**k is Paul still eating tiramisu and sticking his fat orange fingers in bakewell tarts? (or kissing them, in this weeks case.)

However, it seems like the blue-eyes of popular you-tuber Felix Kjellberg, aka Pewdiepie, weren't enough to sway public opinion, and after his 'mistake' in January 2017, he lost ties to his advertisers, his Disney show, and many of his videos were demonitised; why didn't Paul Hollywood lose Bakeoff?

I am sure many of you hip millennials will know the story of Pewdiepie and his 'Death to all Jews joke' that the WallStreet Journal tore him apart over in the start of the year. However if this is my mother reading this because I asked her to, let me explain.

In one of his regular videos, Pewdiepie decided to explore Fiverr; a website where Freelancers offers millions of random services to the user for just £5. These can include offers such as drawings, songs, personal recordings etc. As a joke, Felix decided it would be funny to make a request to a group offering personalized videos, asking them to write 'Death to all Jews' on a sign, and they would laugh and dance around it. Many people believed the famous Youtube star was taking advantage of the group's language barrier, as they promptly accepted and executed the task for the money. Now this scandal has been done to death in the media, with many publications such as the Guardian and WSJ strongly criticize him and the influence he didn't deserve to wield, some going as far to claim that he is an evil hate-spreader, and a catalyst of racism.

In response, Felix published multiple thought-out apologies, explaining that he never intended it to be more than a joke, that he takes full responsibility for his mistake, vowing to do better for the sake of his fanbase and personal integrity.

It is evident that both of these men committed terrible, offensive acts, and stepped over the line, engaging in antisemitism in 'their own delightful way'. Consequently, both deserve equal punishment, or you are saying that one is 'less offensive' than the other. Frankly that argument doesn't fly. Felix is still recovering from the losses and hatred his actions continue to perpetuate, whilst Paul Hollywood continues to stuff himself with profiteroles and lick Chantilly cream off of Pru's nipples.

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