YouTuber MrBeast has hit back at criticism of his philanthropic efforts, after he was accused of 'displaying his white savior complex' for building 100 new homes for families abroad.In a video that went live on June 29, MrBeast—whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson—shared footage of himself giving away new houses to families in the Caribbean and Latin America who were shown to be living in damaged and substandard structures.
'MrBeast himself also spoke out against the criticism, writing in an X post on Sunday: 'When we help people people get mad and say I shouldn't be doing this and governments should.'Yes, ideally a YouTuber isn't the one fixing these issues, but I'm not just gonna stand by and do nothing,' he concluded.A host of X users threw their support behind MrBeast amid the criticism. One wrote: 'MrBeast could cure cancer today and people will find a way to hate.