Comment on British Airways pulls Louis Theroux podcast sponsorship after Bob Vylan interview

Kyrgizion@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Samskara@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  How is calling for the death of soldiers truth to power?

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  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I meant Theroux’ interview, not his subject. He’s not responsible for the things his interviewees say.

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    • Samskara@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Theroux is responsible for whom he chooses to platform and what parts of an interview to publish. He knew this would be controversial, generate lots of clicks, and might lose him sponsors.

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      • Quokka@quokk.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The guy has literally interviewed the KKK, but this is radical rhetoric too far?

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      • QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        He has interviewed neo-nazis in the past so it is odd that a rapper is the one who sets these “advertisers” off.

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      • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You do know that’s the job of journalists right? Journalists have in the past spoken to many people it doesn’t mean they endorse those people it just means that the journalists want to get their side of the story. This includes pirates, murderers, and even dictators. You’re complaining that the journalist is writing articles that people want to read.

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  • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If I said death to Russians no one would bat an eyelid.

    You’re bias showing, it’s also boring and unoriginal.

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    • Akasazh@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ve tagged them as ‘more like hasbara’

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      • obre@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Way more clever than my tag lol, I just mark all zionists with “🇮🇱”

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    • lurch@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There will definitely be ppl offended by “death to Russians” and I find it highly questionable, because there are a few hundred good russians who haven’t been killed in the gulags so far and they do not deserve being slaughtered with the rest.

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      • Denjin@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Death to the Russian Army would be a more accurate parallel. Bobby didn’t chant “death to Israelis” or “death to Jews” an important distinction that the pro-Israel lobby has ignored.

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  • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    don’t you hate it in history class, when they talk about how good it was to kill Nazis.

    Will somebody think of the poor genociders

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  • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Genociders*

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  • gmtom@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Another troll for the blocklist. Why are there so many of you guys lately?

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    • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      being hasbara is a full time job

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