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Skwirl posted:He defended bean dad on twitter or something, but I don't think he made a slanty eye tweet. He does a podcast with Bean Dad (Omnibus) and tbh that whole debacle does sound like the kind of joke he’d say on the show. Still haven’t brought myself to listen to a single episode since, though. AceOfFlames fucked around with this message at 15:26 on Aug 20, 2021 |
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Aug 20, 2021 15:23
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I didn't care much about Jennings in particular, I just felt there's a difference between saying bad things on twitter and being the defendant in a class action lawsuit over sexual harassment.
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PeterCat posted:I don't see what's racist about that. The "joke" relies on the idea that Asians have "weird eyes" and thus Ken would get confused.
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Aug 20, 2021 15:56
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I think I’d like to see Joel McHale as the host just to channel Trebek’s ability to openly mock guests
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Worth pointing out the wording on this implies that while no longer host he is still executive producer or whatever his role was, a role that, on the whole, has more power to harass and abuse people than host, and nicely in the shadows. In fact, it was the role he was in on The Price is Right. Edit: Yes, he's explicitly remaining as the person in charge. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mike-richards-jeopardy-host-fired-1235045394/ quote:But the studio also voiced support for him remaining in his role as executive producer. A new round of guest hosts will be tapped to tape episodes to launch the show’s 38th year in syndication next month. Richards began his first day of taping as permanent host on Aug. 19, which turned out to be his last day in the role. Peaceful Anarchy fucked around with this message at 17:27 on Aug 20, 2021 |
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Aug 20, 2021 17:25
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What the hell is up with companies continuing to support people like this. It’s just bad business - this guy brought down a ton of bad PR and tarnished a flagship program permanently in a lot of people’s eyes (though I realize that most people don’t know or don’t care about all this). Like, what’s with the loyalty to this mediocre dude?
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I assume 90% of the decision makers at these companies are just as lovely and know if they were in his place they'd want support so they give it to shitters like him so they know they'll have it if their dirty laundry is ever aired out.
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Aug 20, 2021 17:40
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Yeah, they're more angry at him for getting caught than anything he actually did.
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I think it's also people just defending their own lovely culture. Believe it or not, sometimes maintaining the boys club is more important to these people than even money.
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Colonel Whitey posted:What the hell is up with companies continuing to support people like this. It’s just bad business - this guy brought down a ton of bad PR and tarnished a flagship program permanently in a lot of people’s eyes (though I realize that most people don’t know or don’t care about all this). Like, what’s with the loyalty to this mediocre dude? The wildest part is he's only been an executive producer for just over a year this isn't some guy who's been in power for ages.
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Groovelord Neato posted:The wildest part is he's only been an executive producer for just over a year this isn't some guy who's been in power for ages. Yeah, when I first heard the EP was gonna be host I thought it was weird, but didn't think too much because I assumed he'd been EP for like a decade or something.
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Rich people are really, really good at solidarity, which is a big part of why we usually lose tbh
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PeterCat posted:I don't see what's racist about that. I’m sorry us yellows have “weird eyes.”
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edogawa rando posted:I’m sorry us yellows have “weird eyes.” Jerry Seinfeld and a bee. Wait which one is a dangerous insect and which one is just an rear end in a top hat?
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Sodomy Hussein posted:Jerry Seinfeld and a bee. Wait which one is a dangerous insect and which one is just an rear end in a top hat? One produces something useful and one made a sitcom.
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Skwirl posted:He defended bean dad on twitter or something, but I don't think he made a slanty eye tweet. Also, and this is a pretty noticeable difference, he's never been sued for rampant sexual discrimination and harassment while being in charge of a gameshow. AceOfFlames posted:He does a podcast with Bean Dad (Omnibus) and tbh that whole debacle does sound like the kind of joke he’d say on the show. Still haven’t brought myself to listen to a single episode since, though. Supposedly the tweet that got Jennings booted from consideration was the one where he said that Roderick/Bean Dad wasn’t an antisemite, and that Bean Dad was always “the pro-Israel one on the show” Which TBF, John Roderick is Jewish and once described himself as a “mild Zionist” on Friendly Fire, the MaxFun podcast he got booted from/shut down. Not defending Ken Jennings’ lovely tweets, but it’d be funny if he got scrubbed because he’s too vocally pro-Palestine for Mayim Biyalik instead of for his racist jokes PeterCat posted:One produces something useful and one made a sitcom. “don’t mind me, I certainly didn’t do the weird racism a page ago that started this line of conversation”
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Ok Comboomer posted:Supposedly the tweet that got Jennings booted from consideration was the one where he said that Roderick/Bean Dad wasn’t an antisemite, and that Bean Dad was always “the pro-Israel one on the show” I'm trying to let it go because it's a derail but if you want to keep talking about it we can.
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PeterCat posted:I'm trying to let it go because it's a derail how very gracious of you, lmao it’s not really your call to “let it go”. you’re trying to bury it. Call it what it is.
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Aug 20, 2021 21:46
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Ok Comboomer posted:how very gracious of you, lmao Call what what what is? I didn't say anything racist I said I don't see what was racist about Ken Jennings tweet. And he didn't say Asian people have weird eyes he said Olivia Wilde has weird eyes.
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Aug 20, 2021 21:50
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PeterCat posted:Call what what what is? 
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At a certain strata of executive leadership, it’s exceptionally hard to just shitcan someone without jumping through a lot of hoops or outright criminal convictions. Often doing so will trigger all kinds of payouts severance, these jobs have complex contracts that are negotiated at length.
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PeterCat posted:Call what what what is? I strongly suggest you just take the L and stop responding to posts related to the bad thing you said. I get that it was said out of ignorance and not malice, but it absolutely was bad and the reason it was bad is because it was racist. Just accept it and move forward as a better human being who has learned and grown as a person.
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PeterCat posted:And he didn't say Asian people have weird eyes he said Olivia Wilde has weird eyes. by comparing her to Asian people, my dude. He said “I don’t know which one is Asian and which one merely has weird eyes” that’s racist Edit: edogawa rando posted:
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AlternateAccount posted:At a certain strata of executive leadership, it’s exceptionally hard to just shitcan someone without jumping through a lot of hoops or outright criminal convictions. Don't have a source since I just saw it from posted screencaps, but somebody reported scuttlebutt that he managed to embarrass executives at Sony for not catching anything from the podcast. Apparently there were a few awkward meetings. So like always he ended up punished because he managed to kick poo poo uphill. The only interesting thing is whether he's really staying on as EP or if he'll quietly step down in a few months. For what it's worth Jennings did a James Gunn and has already done a few apologies for his old edgelord tweets and I don't think he's said anything that stood out in a while. Says that he left them up to keep him honest about his old mistakes  .
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Parakeet vs. Phone posted:Don't have a source since I just saw it from posted screencaps, but somebody reported scuttlebutt that he managed to embarrass executives at Sony for not catching anything from the podcast. Apparently there were a few awkward meetings. So like always he ended up punished because he managed to kick poo poo uphill. The only interesting thing is whether he's really staying on as EP or if he'll quietly step down in a few months. There’s already a campaign going to make Burton the host, with some big names pushing for it
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Aug 21, 2021 02:09
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Ok Comboomer posted:There’s already a campaign going to make Burton the host, with some big names pushing for it I love Levar Burton and I was really hyped about them actually putting him on but I thought he was awkward as the Jeopardy host. I was really surprised how good of a host Aaron Rogers was because before I saw him on there I was baffled that they'd have a sports doer host the show. But I think none of that is relevant because why the gently caress aren't they going with the specific person Alex Trebek himself said he'd like to replace him? I hope they at least give her a guest spot in the upcoming round of guest hosts.
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CPL593H posted:I love Levar Burton and I was really hyped about them actually putting him on but I thought he was awkward as the Jeopardy host. I was really surprised how good of a host Aaron Rogers was because before I saw him on there I was baffled that they'd have a sports doer host the show. But I think none of that is relevant because why the gently caress aren't they going with the specific person Alex Trebek himself said he'd like to replace him? I hope they at least give her a guest spot in the upcoming round of guest hosts. I wonder if Trebek would’ve been allowed to handpick a successor had he lived long enough to retire
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Ok Comboomer posted:I wonder if Trebek would’ve been allowed to handpick a successor had he lived long enough to retire Probably not. There were several months from the time of his diagnosis to the time he passed and there was plenty of opportunity to let him name a successor in that interval.
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Aug 21, 2021 03:04
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He did recommend someone and they ignored it
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Aug 21, 2021 03:08
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PeterCat posted:Call what what what is? “Ken Jennings asked if Olivia Munn had “weird eyes” because he thought she looked Asian, a people with weird eyes” That’s what you don’t think is racist, comparing Asian people to “people with weird eyes”
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Aug 21, 2021 03:09
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I wonder what the response would be if they just made Watson the new host.
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Aug 21, 2021 05:43
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Zogo posted:I wonder what the response would be if they just made Watson the new host. They would have to give Watson a cute anime girl avatar first make Watson a vocaloid
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Ok Comboomer posted:They would have to give Watson a cute anime girl avatar first They already did that in Ace Attorney?
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Following up Alex Trebak, a veritable decades long institution of class, grace, intelligence, and wit, was always going to be a impossible task but making a loving executive producer who's been involved with the show for only 2 years the host was like the most corrupt, naked nepotism on display it's like they honestly just assumed anyone with a pulse could take over and the TV audience would just gobble it up. Given how quickly and hard he was milkshake ducked it's not like any of that was a secret, all the people in the process were probably aware he was an rear end to women they just, like previously mentioned, assumed the audience would gobble it up and not care.
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