r/videos - Reddit mod gets laughed at on Fox News
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I thought there was an antiwork community here? Anyways I'm not sure where to put this. Just kinda sucks that the interview didn't go well and that people are shitting on this person and misgendering her for not being a white male factory worker or something.

/r/antiwork is kind of in shambles rn because the mods are trying keep the discourse from spinning out of control but a ton of people there are being transphobic and turning on the mods, and of course the mods are being accused of being authoritarian for trying to run the sub.

I hope the sub can bounce back, but it's a dark day in there for sure.

    • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Supposedly Fox messaged the mods and specifically requested to interview the head mod who had already done at least one disastrous media appearance before. The Fox team picked the perfect person for a repeat performance.

        • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          They seemed young and given that they're a radlib "anarchist" they just haven't got much underpinning their arguments (I say this as an anarchist myself). Also I'm sure no small amount of self aggrandizement was involved. You'd think anybody on the "left" would have the forethought to be suspicious of being specifically picked by Fox News as their preferred interviewee, but... I guess not.

            • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              Yeah, I certainly wouldn't have done it and I'm a cis white male that would look largely like a chud in a video call, they're definitely not lacking in confidence.

        • blobjim [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Fox News is adept at finding the most self-assured dorky losers to platform. That is half their job and said dorky losers never realize it.