Joe Rogan’s audience gives their full-throated approval at the suggestion of men having sex with other men. Do you think the simple-minded oafs are still confused about why they all got boners?
He's a generic road comic with a desperate energy that leapt at the opportunity to host a television "game" show for contestants that eat bugs and all kinds of bullshit meant to shock and gross viewers out, but he also seems to be obsessed with asking most guys, "how much you benching?" Boorish, and really, the guys that I meet and ask me if I listen to him (good god no) are pretty boorish, too.
His success with his show is not a surprise when you consider what kind of a chicken shit corporate media we have here in the USA, and also, who is allowed to re-run for another shot at the presidency after orchestrating a political coup to overthrow democracy, and who was also recently convicted of 34 felony counts whilst on that very campaign trail.
“Why? I don’t know, but I suspect it has something to do with the red-pilled crowd’s fear of “feminization.” When you break that fear down further, it distills into the idiotic notion that empathy is women’s work. Therefore, to rebel against kindness is to assert one’s masculinity. “ — this bit is incredibly well put. I really appreciate your writing. 🏆
Joe Rogan is all about rage. He is negative to the highest degree. He thinks ranting is a form of comedy, when in fact it’s sign of mental illness. Rage in men is the way men express depression. Based on his rage, Rogan is definitely very depressed. I would recommend a session with a therapist to Rogan. Of course Rogan being his idea of a tough guy, wouldn’t think of getting any help. He thinks getting help for his rage problem will make him look weak. What he doesn’t seem to realize is not getting help is only going to make his attitude worse. He might think he would look weak by getting help, but his rage ranting makes him look weird.
Sorry, but to say Joe Rogan is “largely irrelevant,” is about as dumb as you think Joe Rogan is. This is the guy who made Ivermectin a household name and also, remember when Elon Musk smoked weed on his show and it sent a shockwave through markets? C’mon, you are punching way above your pay-grade, and it leaves you looking quite small
I agree with you that Rogan is relevant to a lot of people, but the sentence where Michael declared him irrelevant started with "To me..."
"To me, he’s a popular, but largely irrelevant, entertainer."
Relevance is relative.
I would say that Joe Rogan is not super relevant in my own experience either, though he is relevant to discussions of comedy that I enjoy like this one. To me, Michael is expressing nuance in his view that Joe Rogan is not super relevant TO HIM.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! All the best to you,
He's also written over 100 other pieces this year alone, most of them having nothing to do with Rogan.
And I'm only speculating here, because I don't have insight into Michael's inner experience, but perhaps that's why he said he's "largely irrelevant" and not "completely irrelevant."
The very next day, he wrote about Rogan again. Likely because he realized writing about Rogan gets him attention. At least, he acknowledges as much in the first sentence/paragraph.
Guys, guys. I'm standing right here! Yes, Joe Rogan is largely irrelevant to my life, as I said in the piece, but I recognize he has enormous relevance to the culture at large, which is why I wrote the original piece. His words are important to a lot of people. Not to me, but I wrote about him because he's reflective of a trend I dislike - the libertarian/rightwing/conspiracist lunkhead movement that seems to have taken deep root among the nation's young men. It's a problem (to me) because the movement contradicts what I believe to be the best path forward for, in particular, young white men who comprise the foundation of his audience.
And yes, I wrote about him again the next day because I found I had more to say in particular after getting so much pushback from people defending the joke. His irrelevance to me isn't to slag on him; I'm not his audience. But jokes like the one I discussed affect real people. As I said in the follow-up, it's not that any single joke has any particular effect but the cumulative worldview from which this joke springs, does. And I worry about it. So I wrote about it. Hope that clears up any confusion.
This is disingenuous on two front. First, you claim to be against using terms that “affect real people,” and yet freely belittle “lurkheads,” all of whom are real people.
Secondly, You claim Joe Rogan is irrelevant to you, and that you are more concerned by the use of potentially offensive terms, and yet you also implicitly claim that the icons of the “lurkhead movement” is Joe Rogan. But you can’t have your cake and eat it too -- does this sound convincing to you: “I am a critic of Marxism, but Marx is mostly irrelevant to me”?
Michael, you're interrupting my speculation as to what your experience of all this is with telling us what your experience of all this is is. How do you expect me to keep on speculating about what you think if you just tell us what you think?
Michael often writes about what's going on in the news and in the world of comedy, and since this week Rogan put out a new special, it makes sense that that's what he's chosen to write about this week.
And yes, like many people who write, he enjoys when people read what he writes. Sounds like you and I and Michael agree about a great many things!
Glad you're enjoying reading what he writes! Everyone wins!
What do you expect from an audience that’s listening to him.
He’s not even funny. Lame ass “comedian “
Joe Rogan’s audience gives their full-throated approval at the suggestion of men having sex with other men. Do you think the simple-minded oafs are still confused about why they all got boners?
He's a generic road comic with a desperate energy that leapt at the opportunity to host a television "game" show for contestants that eat bugs and all kinds of bullshit meant to shock and gross viewers out, but he also seems to be obsessed with asking most guys, "how much you benching?" Boorish, and really, the guys that I meet and ask me if I listen to him (good god no) are pretty boorish, too.
His success with his show is not a surprise when you consider what kind of a chicken shit corporate media we have here in the USA, and also, who is allowed to re-run for another shot at the presidency after orchestrating a political coup to overthrow democracy, and who was also recently convicted of 34 felony counts whilst on that very campaign trail.
It's nuts, what can you say?
Good things happen to bad people.
Nothing ever makes sense.
Joe Rogan is the worse thing to happen to comedy since Carlos Mencia.
I do not care about anything Rogan has to say. Nothing.
So glad to see he’s trying new material.
#killtony audience is a cesspool (insert Blue streak gif; by the way, heard "bingo card" and "vibes" a lot so start making annoying-phrase jars...
Someone should tattoo a urinary meatus atop that bald and empty head
His jokes are retarded. See I’m not afraid to use the R word either.
It's an interesting conondrum, where freedom of speech should begin or end. I personally haven't figured it out yet.
“Why? I don’t know, but I suspect it has something to do with the red-pilled crowd’s fear of “feminization.” When you break that fear down further, it distills into the idiotic notion that empathy is women’s work. Therefore, to rebel against kindness is to assert one’s masculinity. “ — this bit is incredibly well put. I really appreciate your writing. 🏆
dear michael,
this is funny: "Nothing’s less funny than explaining a joke of course, so let’s do that."
also this is: "To break it down further: the joke is that the mixed martial artist Joe Rogan is afraid of Black people."
thanks for sharing as always!
love
myq
My take on Rogan has always been, “guy finds audience.” It’s basically Trump with less hair. Nothing to see here. Go back to your homes.
Joe Rogan is all about rage. He is negative to the highest degree. He thinks ranting is a form of comedy, when in fact it’s sign of mental illness. Rage in men is the way men express depression. Based on his rage, Rogan is definitely very depressed. I would recommend a session with a therapist to Rogan. Of course Rogan being his idea of a tough guy, wouldn’t think of getting any help. He thinks getting help for his rage problem will make him look weak. What he doesn’t seem to realize is not getting help is only going to make his attitude worse. He might think he would look weak by getting help, but his rage ranting makes him look weird.
I agree. More than one session with a therapist and you know, there’s medication for this kind of thing. Think about it.
Sorry, but to say Joe Rogan is “largely irrelevant,” is about as dumb as you think Joe Rogan is. This is the guy who made Ivermectin a household name and also, remember when Elon Musk smoked weed on his show and it sent a shockwave through markets? C’mon, you are punching way above your pay-grade, and it leaves you looking quite small
Hi Johan!
I agree with you that Rogan is relevant to a lot of people, but the sentence where Michael declared him irrelevant started with "To me..."
"To me, he’s a popular, but largely irrelevant, entertainer."
Relevance is relative.
I would say that Joe Rogan is not super relevant in my own experience either, though he is relevant to discussions of comedy that I enjoy like this one. To me, Michael is expressing nuance in his view that Joe Rogan is not super relevant TO HIM.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! All the best to you,
Myq
And yet, he wrote the article
That's true!
He's also written over 100 other pieces this year alone, most of them having nothing to do with Rogan.
And I'm only speculating here, because I don't have insight into Michael's inner experience, but perhaps that's why he said he's "largely irrelevant" and not "completely irrelevant."
Thanks for sharing again!
The very next day, he wrote about Rogan again. Likely because he realized writing about Rogan gets him attention. At least, he acknowledges as much in the first sentence/paragraph.
Guys, guys. I'm standing right here! Yes, Joe Rogan is largely irrelevant to my life, as I said in the piece, but I recognize he has enormous relevance to the culture at large, which is why I wrote the original piece. His words are important to a lot of people. Not to me, but I wrote about him because he's reflective of a trend I dislike - the libertarian/rightwing/conspiracist lunkhead movement that seems to have taken deep root among the nation's young men. It's a problem (to me) because the movement contradicts what I believe to be the best path forward for, in particular, young white men who comprise the foundation of his audience.
And yes, I wrote about him again the next day because I found I had more to say in particular after getting so much pushback from people defending the joke. His irrelevance to me isn't to slag on him; I'm not his audience. But jokes like the one I discussed affect real people. As I said in the follow-up, it's not that any single joke has any particular effect but the cumulative worldview from which this joke springs, does. And I worry about it. So I wrote about it. Hope that clears up any confusion.
This is disingenuous on two front. First, you claim to be against using terms that “affect real people,” and yet freely belittle “lurkheads,” all of whom are real people.
Secondly, You claim Joe Rogan is irrelevant to you, and that you are more concerned by the use of potentially offensive terms, and yet you also implicitly claim that the icons of the “lurkhead movement” is Joe Rogan. But you can’t have your cake and eat it too -- does this sound convincing to you: “I am a critic of Marxism, but Marx is mostly irrelevant to me”?
Michael, you're interrupting my speculation as to what your experience of all this is with telling us what your experience of all this is is. How do you expect me to keep on speculating about what you think if you just tell us what you think?
Thank you!
It's true!
Michael often writes about what's going on in the news and in the world of comedy, and since this week Rogan put out a new special, it makes sense that that's what he's chosen to write about this week.
And yes, like many people who write, he enjoys when people read what he writes. Sounds like you and I and Michael agree about a great many things!
Glad you're enjoying reading what he writes! Everyone wins!