A popular YouTube user with a following of almost 3 million has earned the ire of Christians after being accused of bullying and mocking a teenager for her appearance and her love for Jesus. Now, there are calls to ban Cinnamon Toast Ken, whose real name is Kenneth Charles Morrison, from using the video-sharing site.
The accusation stems from a video Morrison uploaded on his channel discussing fellow YouTuber Emma Mae Jenkins last March 20. Morrison titled the video "Crazy Girl Obsessed With Jesus" and proceeded to mock the teenager on his broadcast.
Unlike most female teenage YouTube users who share their passion for makeup and clothes, Jenkins has made it a habit to post morning prayers, praise songs or passages from the Scriptures on her YouTube account. In one video, Jenkins described her morning routine as she communed with Jesus, something Morrison made light of.
"Not to hate on Emma, but the first thing she needs to ask Jesus for is some eyebrows," Morrison said as his group of friends laughed. He also broke down Jenkins' videos with criticisms about her faith for 11 minutes.
The video's comments section, however, received a deluge of statements calling out the inappropriateness of the criticism towards Jenkins. Despite clear violations of harassment and cyber bullying, YouTube has not yet taken down the video as of press time.
Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor Jarrid Wilson is one of those calling for YouTube to take action soon. He also invited Jenkins on his podcast to discuss how she's handling Morrison's criticisms.
"I am human and words are powerful," the teenager said. "You either have the power to speak life or speak death over someone," Jenkins said. "To receive those words that I'm not pretty, and that I'm not here for a reason, or that I need to not live anymore — especially being a girl too with insecurities — Satan will definitely use that and highlight it."
Jenkins, however, said that God's word is deeper. Despite how she was mocked, the teen said she knows that God's word defines what's in her heart and not Morrison's criticisms.
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