First episode I listened to was a justification for Russian nazis and the second I listened to called childless people losers. I don't care to listen to any more of it. Is the name a joke or something? Why would you name your website after these losers? The people on /r/blackwolffeed are nothing but terfs and hate on identity politics and trans people. I don't feel like the brand of leftism chapo is selling is something I want to buy. It's like hey free healthcare but your not a woman and don't mention race exists. If mods are gonna ban me for hating on this podcast than do it, I don't want to be here if they support it. However if you fine people don't like the podcast, I ask you for your support to change the name, because I haven't found a raunchier trans space. I recommend John Waters Fun House, can this thread just be a struggle session of coming up with better names than one of a shitty reactionary podcast? Thank you.

  • snackage [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    No. We should stay Chapo exactly because the podcast hates it. The same reason why you use guillotine, bourgeoisie and proletariat. The language that drives fear into the heart of your enemy is the language you should employ.

      • snackage [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        They are our enemy and us using their name annoys them. So we should keep trying to annoy them until we are bigger then the pod.

          • snackage [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            When I first tried to get PSL to come on for an AMA, I had to explain that we aren’t associated with the shitlib podcast and beg them to look at what we’re actually posting so they know we’re farther left than the garbage podcast, and then I had to fucking explain the lore of the site to assure them that website wasn’t dedicated to the podcast.

            Well that's pretty sad of the PSL lol because even if we were with the pod they should be happy to reach out to any big audience. If it's really the case then go ahead. I don't care that much. I just thought our name was inconsequential but apparently it isn't.

          • BillyMays [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            I’m with you. Please change the name. The sooner the better. Then I can tell people irl to come here without having to explain what chapo is all about.

        • Catiline [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          How does this meaningfully work towards building a cohesive socialist community?

            • snackage [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              You're being sarcastic but that's a more effective and honest way of bridging ideological differences then anything else. A common target of ridicule builds a better community.

                • snackage [he/him]
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                  4 years ago

                  That's a false equivalence and you know it. Chapo and Rowling are in no way comparable to each other. Keeping the name is also piggybacking of the pod's reach and success. Leaving out its ideology, we'll never get a profile in the NYT but the pod did and if someone searches for a a community around the pod we'll be the ones standing. There are material benefits to keeping the name. You know I was first like whatever but you example was not made in good faith and it's making me reconsider.

                    • snackage [he/him]
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                      4 years ago

                      The first one was me exaggerating for comiedic effect. As one does on a meme website.

          • snackage [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            You'll never get a cohesive socialist community unless you find points of unity or a common enemy.

    • Grimble [he/him,they/them]
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      4 years ago

      If a group of Brooklyn podcasters with a massive audience ranging from socdems to communists is your "enemy" rather than a simple annoyance, and you think that naming an internet forum after them somehow "drives fear into their hearts," you should really do some self reflection and think about how you ever got to this point in your life.