Message from @Grenade123
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Fun to burn
XD what was that thing about using it as toilet paper cuz its buckets cheaprr
I'm in a weird situation.I'm in a weird s
I've started to volunteer for a local podcast trying to get off the ground and
to put it simply
the host is a literal black woman gender studies major
and both of her "bosses" are white male feminists
However, their goal is not specifically activism. My area has a lot of LGBT rights history and after the last leader of the foundation died they realized they never really catalogued his stories
So mission statement 1 of this cast is going to be to interview local gay geezers for their stories
But all of the phrasing the three used point to "we're two steps away from communists" left
The other volunteer and I agreed about that assessment after we left and when I get back from DC in two weeks I want to start to also push episodes where we do debates and discussions with our adience
it'll be broadcast from the local university's radio station
I'm perfectly fine with working with far-left people, but I'm not quite sure how to get on their level about stuff.
I mentioned a blog where I wrote a short article on JBP and one of the HuWhite men scoffed at it, and later called Lauren Southern an "alt-right darling"
...Granted, I then replied to that with something akin to "as a journalist I don't like that sort of phrasing. I don't know if you're right about that or not because I do not watch her content, so I would like to refrain on judging people before I know more about them than rumor and hearsay."
he gave me a look like I was speaking fucking mandarin
...Granted if this doesn't work out I'll be getting my foot in the door at that university radio station, and I need a volunteer job for my next semester at college. So. hey.
Thoughts?
On what you should do or what?
Kinda?
(censored) them! KC
Like, what exactly is your job?
We don't know yet
officially it's me, a volunteer, an unpaid volunteer host, and two other guys who srot of run it
What is expected of you, what rolls do you need to fill, and what do you not understand?
We're still settling that out
I'm just not sure how I'll work with this group
For the most part this'll help me get in the door at the university station
The best you can do is remain objective, and reveal nothing about your true beliefs or anything really you do in your free time.
🤔
I've casually stated some of the people I listen to but that my core goal is to objectively display the truths of whatever happens to be going on
They didn't seem to believe me much but hey
Don't post of social media, and just act fence sitty
State only facts.
That should keep you mostly under the radar
Ask people questions, let them speak without interruping them as much as possible, and report their words verbatim
Well yeah
that's what they taught me for the last two years in school
really? they don't teach yellow journalism?
I'm being taught by several ex-CBC writers
and one award-winner who's now got multiple books and has nothing but glowing reviews across the board
For that situation he was probably a little hurt by the fact that you called his opinion hearsay, despite the fact that it is just that.
Depends on how ground standing/good of a relationship you want with these people
I'm standing by my opinions without trying to hurt anyone else's feelings
It's not really that easy but I'm learning
The biggest issue is I'm not sure how receptive to opposing ideas these guys are yet.
I mean there are different ways to standby your opinions
For example you couldve said something along the lines of "thats interesting, i havent read/watched any of her content yet but ill check her out"
If they go on about wasting your time or not trusting them you can simply say the journalism requires legwork and you dont intend to skip it
The catch with "alt right darling" is that it can be commentary on either Southern herself or the Alt Right
It's not terribly honest
Even then though I find a lot of that stuff is bunk anyway. Wasn't that long ago that people pointed to satirical articles to try to paint Peterson as having a large alt-right/white supremacist following
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Why exactly is „the following“ relevant anyway? The important thing is what someone says, not who is listening.
Guilt by association
Oh absolutely