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YouTuber Tyler Oliveira, who has 8.37 million subscribers to his channel which chronicles his travels into the world’s most dangerous, dirty and twisted corners announced on Thursday that he canceled his documentary on India’s poop festival after facing a massive backlash that included threats and doxxing.
After much consideration, I have decided I will NOT be releasing my documentary capturing India’s poop-throwing festival…
I have been doxxed, and threatened by thousands of Indians over the last 2 weeks…
Tens of thousands of Indians have turned my life into a living hell. My family has been attacked in ways I never could have imagined.
Showing up to this poop-festival was the worst decision of my life, and I severely underestimated the power of India…
I am only one man… I cannot defeat the combined power of 1.5 billion Indians who yearn for my destruction.
I simply cannot continue fighting this war, and must choose my battles. This one simply isn’t worth it.
I never meant to offend Indians, their religion, or their culture. I just wanted to participate in this unusual poop-throwing festival and share it for the world to see.
I ask that all Indians reading this please leave my family alone. Thank you.
Embed from Getty ImagesAfter much consideration, I have decided I will NOT be releasing my documentary capturing India’s poop-throwing festival…
— Tyler Oliveira (@tyleraloevera) November 6, 2025
I have been doxxed, and threatened by thousands of Indians over the last 2 weeks…
Tens of thousands of Indians have turned my life into a living hell. My…
Men fling cow dung at each other during the annual ‘Gore Habba’ festival, where people throw and smear each other with cow dung, in Gumatapura village situated some 180 Km south of Bangalore on November 6, 2021. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP) (Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Oliveira detailed these threats in a series of posts throughout the week. Note that age-restricted posts cannot be embedded, they must be viewed via clicking the links.
Embed from Getty ImagesFilming a poop-throwing festival in India is NOT “racist rhetoric”. This Indian claims I have no idea what I’ve “gotten myself into”, and texts me a screenshot of median household incomes in America. These are historic levels of cope. pic.twitter.com/dHsSYjxjbc
— Tyler Oliveira (@tyleraloevera) November 3, 2025
Men fling cow dung at each other during the annual ‘Gore Habba’ festival, where people throw and smear each other with cow dung, in Gumatapura village situated some 180 Km south of Bangalore on November 6, 2021. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP) (Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Embed from Getty ImagesYou literally doxxed me for filming a poop-throwing festival. You cannot pressure YouTube into somehow convincing me to NOT release my documentary. My video should begin a broader conversation of cultural reform if you are going this far to attack anyone who filmed it. Redirect… https://t.co/zKgEYCUvTk
— Tyler Oliveira (@tyleraloevera) November 3, 2025
Men fling cow dung at each other during the annual ‘Gore Habba’ festival, where people throw and smear each other with cow dung, in Gumatapura village situated some 180 Km south of Bangalore on November 6, 2021. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP) (Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Throwing and rubbing cow poop at each other’s bodies that has been collected over the span of 6 months to honor a god born from cow poop is not the same as concert attendants jumping in what they thought was mud. This level of coping is insane. https://t.co/KONRun9BE7
— Tyler Oliveira (@tyleraloevera) November 2, 2025
Prominent Indian and boomer Dinesh D’Souza commented on Oliveira’s announcement, explaining that it appears the future belongs to the poopy Indians, while also providing an income graphic which appears to have effectively no direct relation to the poop festival itself.
“How about commenting on this festival? It seems like the future belongs to the poop-throwers,” D’Souza said.
Embed from Getty ImagesHow about commenting on this festival? It seems like the future belongs to the poop-throwers. pic.twitter.com/Y34br835HH
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) November 7, 2025
Men carry a donkey as part of the rituals before the start of the ‘Gore Habba’ festival, where people throw and smear each other with cow dung, in Gumatapura village situated some 180 Km south of Bangalore on November 6, 2021. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP) (Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
