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Controversial American YouTuber “My Mate Nate,” managed to get himself back in the Thai social media spotlight for animal cruelty again, with a video of his two cats fighting a scorpion while he sits there and laughs.

My Mate Nate, or Nate Bartling, is a former Mormon missionary who somehow became a YouTube star in Thailand famous for “prank videos.” After seeming to fall off the radar months ago after a video was panned for cruelly torturing a fish, his name became the second most trending hashtag on Twitter today, as netizens came together to express their dislike of the dude.

The video.

 

[obin_gam]

Is a link to the actual video really that good of an idea? Isn't it helping spreading the vile nature of these gross videos and increasing the whole point of that youtubers idea to get more hits?

 

[Zaru]

I can't read Thai but I assume those youtube comments are calling him a colossal asshole

 

[Saya]

Is a link to the actual video really that good of an idea? Isn't it helping spreading the vile nature of these gross videos and increasing the whole point of that youtubers idea to get more hits?

I thought it would be useful so other people can report the video and channel as well.

 

[RinsFury]

Reported the video. Fuck that guy.

 

[DeathyBoy]

This "it's just a prank, Bro" thing is so dumb.

 

[| Praxis |]

There are hundreds if not thousands of videos on YouTube of assholes getting animals to fight each other. They are all disgusting and should be removed, yet years later they aren't. This one is only getting traction because it's fluffy cats, but if it somehow helps getting them all banned then good.

 

[Arkeband]

I don't really see why we need to give this person views. There's nothing to discuss here, otherwise we all turn into RinsFury and our only contributions are "fuk dat guy".

 

[SpiceMelange]

Wonder if he'll go with the "haters gonna hate" route like DaddyOFive

 

[fantomena]

Closed the tab a second into the video.

Yeah, Im not watching that.

 

[EdibleKnife]

"Cat vs Gun? Who will win LOL"

The Up Next video was of him tying balloons to them. Guy has nothing better to do than torture his animals?

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

How about he gets dropped into a pit of scorpions to fend for himself? Just tie him up first to protect the scorpions too.

 

[lvl99 Pixel]

what do you mean by fighting? im not clicking this link but does he toss scorpions at his cats?

 

[Jzero]

So does that stinger work or what?

Edit: Googled it

Most species possess a sting comparable to that of a bee sting, but a few scorpion species have a venomous sting that can be lethal to humans

 

[EdibleKnife]

what do you mean by fighting? im not clicking this link but does he toss scorpions at his cats?

Thankfully (from what I saw) he just caught or bought one scorpion and layed it on the floor toward his cats. The preview clip before the video starts in earnest has the cat trying to bite the scorpion and it pinching and latching onto it's lips while the other cat runs. All the while the guy is laughing and saying "Oooh!" as though he's watching MMA

 

[orochi91]

That was exhilarating.

The Scorpion held up quite well, I was expecting it to get absolutely eviscerated.

 

[kmax]

The fact that idiots like him get money off of this shit makes my blood boil.

 

[The Question Mark]

One of those black scorpions, well at least it´s not poisonous.

 

[Nokterian]

Can we report this? Animal abuse being used to gain views, as a cat owner this shit should not be on youtube..

 

[-MB-]

From mormon to moron.

 

[Kingpin Rogers]

Not watching the video. Which animal wins, the cat or the scorpion? Does the cat survive?

 

[EdibleKnife]

Not watching the video. Which animal wins, the cat or the scorpion? Does the cat survive?

Didn't watch to the end. This type of scorpion isn't poisonous but the cat still has to deal with the stinger and pincers. I can pretty confidently say the cat survives and wins.

 

[Lifeline]

Scorpio viral marketing gone wrong.

Seriously though pls report the video.

 

[antibolo]

Yeeeeeah I'm not clicking that link.

 

[Souldriver]

I don't even think this deserves a thread. Notoriety always pays off for douchebag YouTubers. This thread will also just result in more clicks and money for him.

(dont want to mod, just giving my opinion on the matter)

 

[AlexFlame116]

Oh yeah this guy...missionaries don't like him anymore. Especially since he went off the deep end. Most Mormons also don't have many kind words for him.

 

[Monochromaticx]

I don't even think this deserves a thread. Notoriety always pays off for douchebag YouTubers. This thread will also just result in more clicks and money for him.

(dont want to mod, just giving my opinion on the matter)

I agree

 

[zelas]

Can we report this? Animal abuse being used to gain views, as a cat owner this shit should not be on youtube..

It's two cats against one scorpion. The scorpion is being tortured. THAT'S fucked up!