Interesting, but at times frustrating
The PewDiePie episode is particularly maddening because the interviewer seems to be tip toeing around Felix’s resentment of the media. The result is an interview so delicately trying to not to upset the subject by pressing him on the tougher issues. Ultimately nothing really gets said other than PewDiePie clearly not grasping (or at least pretending not to grasp) his own responsibility for the alt-right culture he has attracted. The lingo (“cringe” and “WoMAN”) and discourse on his channel are subtle enough to go unnoticed by most, but there’s an insidious quality to the seemingly innocent content. There’s a story here that’s defined by more than PewDiePies overt gaffes, but that all gets lost because the culture he’s built is nuanced and to the unacquainted - innocuous. The episode takes no real effort to explore the heavy misogyny and bigotry that is deep seeded in his fan base and often dog-whistled in his content. Little can be learned from a guy pretending to have accrued some personal growth when he clearly hasn’t achieved any. It also doesn’t help that he clearly resents the conversation.
AlexTheHumanMan via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/19/20
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I was so riveted, then it seemed I’d lost it. Glad it wasn’t true!
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