Liberal outlets blast the speakers’ takes on issues of race, climate, and poverty
The latest episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast, which featured prominent clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson, saw the two discuss numerous topics including racism, comedy, climate change, and energy. Many liberal media outlets, who generally criticize both Rogan and Peterson and believe them to be “dangerous figures,” were quick to take issue with the opinions expressed during the four-hour episode.
Many outlets drew up headlines describing the latest episode of the podcast as “idiotic,” “brain dissolving,” and a “word salad of nonsense,” with an opinion piece for Rolling Stone calling Rogan and Peterson “two of the dumbest people on earth.”
The first issue many had a problem with was Peterson’s opinion on skin color. Recalling his encounter with academic Michael Eric Dyson, who called him a “mean angry white man,” Peterson said: “I am white – actually, that’s a lie too. I am kind of tan. And he was actually not black, he was sort of brown.” Rogan agreed with the notion, saying: “Well, isn’t that weird. The black and white thing is so strange, because the shades are such a spectrum of shades of people. Unless you are talking to someone who is like 100% African from the darkest place where they are not wearing any clothes all day … the term ‘black’ is weird.”
On Joe Rogan's Spotify podcast — Jordan Peterson claims Michael Eric Dyson is "not Black"
Rogan replies: "Unless you are talking to someone who is like 100% African from the darkest place where they are not wearing any clothes all day … the term Black is weird." pic.twitter.com/Wyk00WHwus
— Alex Paterson (@AlexPattyy) January 25, 2022
The observation that Dyson is “not black” has drawn the ire of many, with ‘Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah responding by “schooling Rogan and Peterson on blackness” according to the Daily Beast, while others accused the speakers of racism.
