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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Going back to the Rogan thing, it’s a simple fact: he used an anti-semitic stereotype. Does that make him anti-semitic? No. He might be, or not be. But, given the context, we still know it wasn’t an OK thing to use. Instead of just acknowledging it, the conversation has devolved into “is Rogan a NAZI?” “is it racist if I don’t like CHICKEN FEET?” “actually, white privilege is RACIST” “sorry, that doesn’t TECHNICALLY fit the dictionary definition of RACISM.”
End of the day, it’s a lot of people obsessing over the rules because following the rules (or showing you don’t follow the rules) is more important than bothering to understand a concept to a level where context answers all of these questions for you.
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It's also not the first time he's been busted using anti-Semitic tropes. I also don't think he's deliberately anti-Semitic. I just think he's a dumb baboon.
That said, he has a massive platform. So I don't think it's unreasonable to expect him to be more careful about this stuff.