People are upset with a Los Angeles mural apparently depicting Logan Paul being hanged
The painting has been in Los Angeles's Echo Park neighborhood since late January. It's an illustration of someone wearing the same outfit Paul wore in his infamous video where he filmed a dead body in Aokigahara, a "suicide forest" in Japan. The character in the mural, like Paul, is wearing a blue jacket and a bright green alien hat.
Paul's video, posted in December 2017, led to an enormous backlash towards the YouTube star. YouTube cut him from its exclusive advertising opportunities, and brands dropped their partnerships with him.
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On YouTube and Twitter, the reaction was mixed. Some thought the imagery of hanging was over-the-top.
To some local residents who aren't familiar with Paul, the mural appears to be homophobic. In the mural, the character is wearing a rainbow pride patch on the jacket, just as Paul did in the video.
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