Spotify reportedly fighting with employees about hosting episodes of Joe Rogan
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Re: Spotify reportedly fighting with employees about hosting episodes of Joe Rogan
#2So what happens in the future when they have exclusivity and he throws another similar joke in there? Skip the joke or not host the whole episode? Not allow it to begin with?
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#3>"Many LGBTQAI+/ally Spotifiers feel unwelcome and alienated because of leadership's response in JRE conversations. What is your message to those employees?" another read.
Identity politics. Something tells me if JRE wants to go on Spotify he will have to massively self-censor, which will ultimately make it easy for another grassroots JRE-alike to take his place and do what he originally did - have candid, open and honest discussions about whatever topics come up.
Shitty, but I guess he's laughing to the bank if he goes through with it.
Re: Spotify reportedly fighting with employees about hosting episodes of Joe Rogan
#4I’m curious what his contract with them stipulates on these matters. As for the employees, they could contact Rogan and either ask to come on the show to discuss what they find so offensive. Joe will talk to anyone, let them have their say and explain their point of view. Arguing to censor his episode history only sends the message that Spotify isn’t a platform for intellectual curiosity and free speech.
Re: Spotify reportedly fighting with employees about hosting episodes of Joe Rogan
#5Lol but they’ve got no problem with Spotify hosting Eminem songs since it’s inception? This is ridiculous.
Re: Spotify reportedly fighting with employees about hosting episodes of Joe Rogan
#6This seems antithetical to everything Joe Rogan presents himself as in his show.
I think it’s entirely reasonable for Spotify employees to want a catalog without what they think of as transphobic material.
But it seems completely incompatible with hosting Joe Rogan’s show.
I would presume that the contract gives Spotify no editorial control over the content.
This is going to be interesting.
Re: Spotify reportedly fighting with employees about hosting episodes of Joe Rogan
#7>"Many LGBTQAI+/ally Spotifiers feel unwelcome and alienated because of leadership's response in JRE conversations. What is your message to those employees?" another read. Identity politics. Something tells me if JRE wants to go on Spotify he will have to massively self-censor, which will ultimately make it easy for another grassroots JRE-alike to take his place and do what he originally did - have candid, open and h…
My guess is that he signed a contract that says he doesn’t have to self-censor.
The issue is going to be blowback within Spotify towards the management team that signed the deal.
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#8Identity politics will destroy our country. Whatever happened to freedom of thought? Shameful
Re: Spotify reportedly fighting with employees about hosting episodes of Joe Rogan
#9Identity politics will destroy our country. Whatever happened to freedom of thought? Shameful
> Identity politics will destroy our country
The idea of “our country” is, fundamentally, an expression of identity politics.
Your disagreement is with other’s choice of primary identity, not with “identity politics” generally.
Re: Spotify reportedly fighting with employees about hosting episodes of Joe Rogan
#10>"Many LGBTQAI+/ally Spotifiers feel unwelcome and alienated because of leadership's response in JRE conversations. What is your message to those employees?" another read. Identity politics. Something tells me if JRE wants to go on Spotify he will have to massively self-censor, which will ultimately make it easy for another grassroots JRE-alike to take his place and do what he originally did - have candid, open and h…
I don’t think Rogan needs Spotify’s money. If he continues as before with zero changes then it’s on Spotify to send the message to all potential partners wether they will be free to be themselves or if they will be censored. I’m sure Spotify’s shareholders will have a lot to say if editorial/censorship decisions reflect negatively on the bottom line.
Side note: it’s amazing to me we’re even having the discussion of censorship about a self-described liberal. Imagine what Spotify’s staff would do if they tried to land one of the biggest conservative podcasters?