When former President Donald Trump defends you, run! It can only mean one thing, and in Joe Rogan’s case, it confirms just how racist he is.
In addition to the worthless trash that comes out of his mouth about “woke culture,” the silencing of “straight white men,” talking shit about the COVID-19 vaccine, the worst of his content has been his blatant and ubiquitous use of the N-word. All of which has caused a bloodletting of several artists to leave Spotify, including Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Nils Lofgren, India.Arie, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Failure.
Even Rogan admits he’s “a fucking moron,” so now he’s on an apology tour, one that includes a nonapology and a lot of denials about being a racist. So who comes to his defense? That’s right: the 45th president. The guy who’s referred to one of his MAGA followers as “my Black,” and was called by Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King: “the most racist president in modern history.”
Trump’s great advice to Rogan reads in part:
“Joe Rogan is an interesting and popular guy, but he’s got to stop apologizing to the Fake News and Radical Left maniacs and lunatics. How many ways can you say you’re sorry?”
Rogan could start by offering a sincere apology. Which he has not done, as his current one is riddled with contradictions and refutations.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is apologizing for defending Rogan. Claiming that the podcast host couldn’t possibly be racist as he works with Black people.
Sounds a lot like a guy who recently defended one of his employers to me (one with an “OK” sign on his truck that appeared to be a lot like the symbol white supremacists use) by saying the man was married to a Thai woman, so he couldn’t be racist. After a shitstorm of backlash, Yang deleted his tweet in defense of Rogan and tweeted: "I think we should have the capacity to forgive people — whether a podcaster or a mayor — if they mess up. Maybe it's because I mess up too."
After publicly supporting Rogan, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson did an about-face once he learned about Rogan’s pervasive use of the N-word.
“I was not aware of his N-word use prior to my comments, but now I’ve become educated to his complete narrative,” Johnson, 49, wrote on Twitter Friday. “Learning moment for me.”
Hundreds of doctors have urged Spotify to intervene on Rogan’s unrelenting attacks on vaccines, and multiple artists have called him out for being a racist. But, as made clear in a letter from the CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek, which was sent to employees on Sunday, Spotify’s $100 million baby with 11 million devoted The Joe Rogan Experience listeners is a cash cow the streaming platform won't easily give up.
“I want to make one point very clear — I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer,” Ek wrote. “We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope.”
You can read the full letter here, per The Hollywood Reporter.
