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Hamilton-born YouTuber causing controversy again

Shortly after posting a video titled, “Dear Fat People,” Arbour became the centre of controversy. She is at it again with a "women's edit.". Screenshot/YouTube

A YouTuber, originally from Hamilton, is coming under fire for her “women’s edit” of Childish Gambino’s hit song This Is America.

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Donald Glover released the song about gun violence, police brutality and black pop culture earlier this month.

A few days ago, Nicole Arbour posted her own video online, changing the lyrics of the song to focus on women’s issues instead which has caused outrage.

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Critics are accusing her of “whitewashing” Gambino’s video.

The video compiled by the 32-year-old Arbour, who has more than 418,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel, has been viewed almost 2-million times.

However, Arbour is used to causing controversy.

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In 2015, she posted a video called Dear Fat People, suggesting that overweight people be shamed until they lose weight.

Arbour has since released a statement saying, “The purpose of my rendition was to honour the spirit of a video which absolutely moved me.”

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