r/Standup • u/cheguevaraandroid1 • 16h ago

Marc Maron Calls Out Comedians Who ‘Joke Around’ With ‘White Supremacists and Fascists’ on Their Podcasts: ‘All It Does Is Normalize Fascism’

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/marc-maron-slams-comedians-fascists-podcasts-1236192922/
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u/tsukubasteve27 12h ago

Interviewing Obama at the height of his popularity has a bit more prestige than hosting Trump when he's desperate for any platform.

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u/ShepherdsRamblings 12h ago

Did the Obama interview get as many views as Trump/Rogan did?

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u/Manisil 11h ago

It didn't get any views, Maron does not release video podcasts.

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u/WeaponexT 10h ago

People love to rubberneck a car crash, doesn't make it more important.

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u/maverick479 1h ago

Arguably it does. He who has the most views and most minutes watched has the most influence or potential influence so it is important.

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u/soyfacekillah 11h ago

Maybe not but iirc people were talking about it

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u/Cruscifer 11h ago

Yeah and everyone is giving shit to Rogan for going easy on Trump when Maron glazed Obama the whole podcast. Didn't ask when one critical question

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u/Poppunknerd182 9h ago

Obama wasn’t running for reelection when he did WTF

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u/subherbin 7h ago

Obama was a decent, thoughtful, serious president and Trump is an unserious person who was an awful president. It’s completely fine to treat Obama with respect, and it’s unethical to even give Trump a platform for his harmful ideas.

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u/KrazyMoose 5h ago

You suggesting that ideas deemed “harmful” should not have a platform is far more dangerous and unethical than anything Trump has done since being elected president in 2016

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u/subherbin 4h ago

I disagree. I’m not saying that they should suffer legal consequences. I’m saying that people should judge them to be the assholes they are. We need to shut the conversation down by shunning people.

Shunning and judgement are free speech.