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Sympthsical

(9,037 posts)
Fri Oct 21, 2022, 03:08 PM Oct 2022

Trevor Noah on Kanye

I thought this was pretty insightful commentary not only on Kanye, but how American media culture treats him. The media gleeful voyeur and shove microphones at the man, because they want the controversy. They want the, "How dare he be so hateful and crazy!!!! . . . . But isn't it delightful?"

Our politics are very similar in this way. When politicians say horrible things, you sometimes get the feeling that people are less horrified or upset than absolutely thrilled they have something titillating happening. It's how media culture brings our discourse into the gutter. (Cable news, looking at you)

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Trevor Noah on Kanye (Original Post) Sympthsical Oct 2022 OP
He changed his name to Ye. You have to respect that Bucky Oct 2022 #1

Bucky

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1. He changed his name to Ye. You have to respect that
Fri Oct 21, 2022, 04:21 PM
Oct 2022

I don't believe in dead naming people, even lunatics who are getting played for fools by right wing activists

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