15 advertisers drop Tucker Carlson after 'dirtier' immigration comments

[Thorn]

Hopefully this leads somewhere.

Seeing Tucker get curbed would put a cherry at the end of this godawful year.

 

[Deleted member 2809]

I wish for tucker to lose everything he cherishes in life

 

[Terranigma]

After the whole Laura Ingraham thing, who also lost a ton of advertisers for her show, but still kept her show in the end, I don't see Tucker losing his over this either, Fox News just does not care enough about this.

 

[Deleted member 31199]

Honestly, I hadn't heard of quite a few of those advertisers. I was more surprised they were advertising on Tucker's show.

 

[Keldroc]

After the whole Laura Ingraham thing, who also lost a ton of advertisers for her show, but still kept her show in the end, I don't see Tucker losing his over this either, Fox News just does not care enough about this.

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Honestly Fox News could probably go commercial free and still have plenty of funding from right wing billionaires who want to keep the constituency scared and ignorant.

 

[Ac30]

Damn, Fox with the double down. That's next-level stupid.

 

[greepoman]

Honestly Fox News could probably go commercial free and still have plenty of funding from right wing billionaires who want to keep the constituency scared and ignorant.

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I doubt they need to because they have 2 things advertisers want...a large audience and a highly susceptible one. And they probably have data to back it up.

 

[TheGhost]

Which look did he go for, this time?
Le Tigre, Magnum or Deplatformium?

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Magnum, it's always Magnum

 

[morningbus]

First, the Germans have a word for Tucker Carlson's face and it is backpfeifengesicht.

Second, did I miss the IHOP/Jaguar merger?

 

[Digital Dinosaur]

Tucker Carlson, in the directory of racist agitators, is a good example of the "just asking questions" person for those who don't get why people call that sort out.

Like many "just asking questions" he has flown under the radar a lot of the time. But I suppose in the age of trumpism and open fascism the rising tide lifts all boats.

 

[Camwi]

Lasted a minute and a half before shutting it off. Dude's a fucking idiot. Economic arguments for immigration are made ALL THE FUCKING TIME.

 

[Strike]

They just can't help but put their foot in their mouths every time they open them.

 

[chaostrophy]

Nate SIlver has a hot take on this issue *eyeroll*

Great response by Sleeping Giants:

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Nate is openly gay, so it's a bit weird to tell him how members of the LGBTQ community think.

Not that I agree with Nate. I'd challenge him for examples of this strong anti-corporate speech on major tv networks that we should be worried about giving up, because I don't see it. The status quo is for it to be filtered out, whether due to advertiser pressure or network self-censoring.

 

[Doof]

The thread banner is killing me lol.

 

[WedgeX]

Nate SIlver has a hot take on this issue *eyeroll*


Great response by Sleeping Giants:

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Nate Silver: I'm a libertarian!
Also Nate Silver: please don't use the free market when it comes to politics.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Nate SIlver has a hot take on this issue *eyeroll*


Great response by Sleeping Giants:

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The ol' Slippery Slope, every neoliberal's favorite defense of white nationalism.

 

[ISOM]

Nate is openly gay, so it's a bit weird to tell him how members of the LGBTQ community think.

Not that I agree with Nate. I'd challenge him for examples of this strong anti-corporate speech on major tv networks that we should be worried about giving up, because I don't see it. The status quo is for it to be filtered out, whether due to advertiser pressure or network self-censoring.

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Not every gay person is mindful of gay rights or cares about them. And it's the same with other minorities.