Joe Rogan made The Hollywood Reporter’s record of the strongest podcasters. In fact.
Rogan has been at or close to the highest of the podcast charts for a while now.
Whenever you learn the bios of his fellow podcasters, although, one thing jumps out. Rogan seems to be the one one brimming with unfavorable info.
The conspiracy-curious, vaccine-questioning comic and MMA fanatic established himself because the undisputed king of podcasting in 2020 together with his $200 million, three-and-a-half-year take care of Spotify. Prime artists together with Neil Younger fled the platform in protest.
Hmmm.
Why would THR single out Rogan for that unfavorable framing? Much more curious? The far-Left website praised fellow podcaster Rachel Maddow, who eagerly unfold the largest Faux Information story of a technology – the Russian collusion hoax.
She’s not conspiracy-curious. She’s all in. But the article options nothing however reward for Maddow.
Hmmm.
Over at Salon, the location is melting down over Rogan following the discharge of his latest Netflix particular, “Burn the Boats.”
However what he and the opposite comics he boosts have in widespread, moreover Netflix offers, is their penchant for anti-trans materials and platforming far-right bigots within the title of “asking questions” and pursuing the “fact.” Additionally they promote out arenas, cultivating their audiences on-line and ahead some actually odious concepts within the title of yuks and supposed pondering.
There’s extra.
Netflix’s willingness to additional elevate a performer whose total schtick is slapping a smile on disinformation and normalizing trans panic ought to fear extra of us, even when they’ve accomplished it a number of occasions earlier than.
Salon needs a world the place no firm will platform Rogan. Why? Misinformation and hateful jokes.
Media Assault Rogan However Not Colbert and Co. … Why?
Besides different comedians dole out each with none hand-wringing from Salon or The Hollywood Reporter.
Keep in mind this? Colbert goes all in on each, together with some traditional “homosexual panic” materials.
Or this:
There’s Faux Information, after which there’s what Bee stated in her fact-free, anti-Brett Kavanaugh rant.
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— Christian Toto (@HollywoodInToto) September 23, 2019
And let’s not overlook the seething opinions for Rogan’s “Burn the Boats.”
Right here’s the far-Left Indiewire subtly suggesting Netflix ought to cancel Rogan. (been there, failed at that).
Rogan aggressively mocks the LGBTQ neighborhood, punches down on the 7 million individuals who died of COVID, reminds fellow fearmongers concerning the asinine Pizzagate idea, and spreads loads extra misinformation — all whereas claiming to be man. It’s grotesque, however par for the course for the data-driven streamer that proudly platforms transphobes like Dave Chappelle.
The Each day Beast equally decried the particular, dubbing it a victory for “right-wing comedy.” Besides Rogan isn’t a right-winger.
Bizarre.
Why the unending rage towards a comic? Rogan doesn’t set coverage or disguise from questions like a sure presidential candidate. He hasn’t faked his navy service or supported criminals wanting to burn down main cities.
Rogan is genuinely a center-Left soul. He favors many liberal positions (marijuana legalization, homosexual marriage and extra) and refuses to have Donald Trump on his present.
The media detest him for 2 causes. He’s honest to center-Proper friends and he can’t be managed.
Rogan Tells Is (Largely) Like It Is
Rogan known as out President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline months earlier than the press dared to handle it. He spoke out for individuals who didn’t subscribe to the federal government’s excessive pandemic measures, lots of which have aged horribly.
He routinely calls out the corrupt company media, they usually haven’t any protection towards stated assaults. As a result of he’s proper.
Plus, he’s his personal boss. He doesn’t shill for vaccines like skilled hack Stephen Colbert.
Rogan is aware of higher, and his refusal to vomit the Left’s narrative du jour put a goal on his again.
Stated goal could by no means fade away.
For all these causes the media and the Left (however we repeat ourselves) won’t ever cease attempting to cancel Rogan. And, in the event that they’re ever profitable, the free speech battle could also be over.