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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #101 on: February 13, 2018, 09:18:40 PM »
the barstool people are mostly the trump voters of sports twitter

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #102 on: February 15, 2018, 06:02:13 PM »
Dude was fired  :lol:

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #103 on: February 15, 2018, 06:50:56 PM »
i think it was his 2nd day?

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #104 on: February 16, 2018, 12:14:30 PM »
the guy was a co-host and dallas bradens radio show, that all you really need to know about him

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #106 on: September 26, 2018, 12:12:23 PM »
https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-barstool-sports-culture-of-online-hate-they-treat-sexual-harassment-and-cyberbullying-as-a-game

eff these guys

Just feeding the machine, they love crap like this. Erica Nardini is the real issue here, she is one of the nation's leaders in monetizing and profiting off of the aggrieved white male.

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #107 on: September 26, 2018, 02:44:44 PM »
https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-barstool-sports-culture-of-online-hate-they-treat-sexual-harassment-and-cyberbullying-as-a-game

eff these guys

Just feeding the machine, they love crap like this. Erica Nardini is the real issue here, she is one of the nation's leaders in monetizing and profiting off of the aggrieved white male.
yeah the guy that wrote the article is a real stand up human being....

https://twitter.com/Kmarkobarstool/status/1044703002085478400/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1044703002085478400&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fiframe%2Ftwitter.min.html%231044703002085478400

i wont be a barstool thumper here but anything that involves deadspin is the same gotcha bullshit

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #108 on: September 26, 2018, 03:25:41 PM »
Are you claiming that Barry Patchesky and Robert Silverman are the same person?

Either way whatever he/they did has absolutely no bearing on the entire barstool empire being built on misogyny, harassment, racism, and bullying. At the absolute very least it's indecent people using other indecent and insecure people to make cash off of. It's really emblematic of what media and our culture has become and it's to drum up outrage and then profit off of it. In the golden era or instagram models and free internet porn, all of the scantily clad women stuff is only window dressing to keep women angry about it then that is weaponized by barstool staff and stoolies to show how these feminist libs won't let the poor white man live the life he wants to live. Deadspin's well-documented, deplorable, history isn't a defense for barstool. If anything deadspin blazed a trail for barstool, so for them to point the finger out, to no ones surprise is both self-serving and hypocritical. It's a never ending hamster wheel of self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #109 on: September 26, 2018, 03:45:41 PM »
Deadspin's well-documented, deplorable, history isn't a defense for barstool. If anything deadspin blazed a trail for barstool, so for them to point the finger out, to no ones surprise is both self-serving and hypocritical.

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http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/09/what-fresh-kind-of-hell-is-barstool-sports.html

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #110 on: September 26, 2018, 03:45:47 PM »
Are you claiming that Barry Patchesky and Robert Silverman are the same person?

Either way whatever he/they did has absolutely no bearing on the entire barstool empire being built on misogyny, harassment, racism, and bullying. At the absolute very least it's indecent people using other indecent and insecure people to make cash off of. It's really emblematic of what media and our culture has become and it's to drum up outrage and then profit off of it. In the golden era or instagram models and free internet porn, all of the scantily clad women stuff is only window dressing to keep women angry about it then that is weaponized by barstool staff and stoolies to show how these feminist libs won't let the poor white man live the life he wants to live. Deadspin's well-documented, deplorable, history isn't a defense for barstool. If anything deadspin blazed a trail for barstool, so for them to point the finger out, to no ones surprise is both self-serving and hypocritical. It's a never ending hamster wheel of self-fulfilling prophecy.
i agree with almost everything you said, on that note and ive followed barstool for quite some time (not for the dumb petty things but more of the big cat videos and rundown stuff) deadspin has 100% been trying to get barstool in some sort of war and its never worked, they used to have good content but now like i said before they play the "gotcha" game. its pathetic and probably the main reason they are bankrupt and laying off employees left and right

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #111 on: September 26, 2018, 04:23:48 PM »
deadspin is in the toilet because barstool was the new hip kid on the block and beat them at their own game.  also gawker.

big cat and PFT are financing that company.  i assume the only reason those two are still there is because they're under some contract.  if/when those two leave, barstool will revert back to the fringe tucker max corner of the internet.


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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #112 on: September 26, 2018, 05:19:56 PM »
deadspin is in the toilet because barstool was the new hip kid on the block and beat them at their own game.  also gawker.

big cat and PFT are financing that company.  i assume the only reason those two are still there is because they're under some contract.  if/when those two leave, barstool will revert back to the fringe tucker max corner of the internet.

I dunno man. First of all, where are Big Cat and PFT gonna go? PFTs character isn't strong enough to get a deal on his own, we're not talking Colbert here. Katz is stained by barstool, he's forever linked, he's really not done much of anything to distance himself either. I also don't think you're giving barstool's brand much credit. Their brand is much much much bigger than Pardon My Take. PMT is much bigger for, as the article pointed out, people who want to be entertained but who don't want the rest of the stench on them. The Chernin Group purchased barstool before PMT started, in fact PFT Commenter was at SB Nation. I read that article and then decided to delete PMT off of my feed. There wasn't really much new in that article but I did realize by downloading PMT, I am doing my part to normalize the awful behavior of that company. Katz is who he is, he's definitely one of the bros. Sollenberger is fully aware of how he is being used, I am not going to hate on him for cashing his checks, but he's just as complicit. He's getting paid well and has no where else to go where he can make the money he's making now. I do think Barstool can survive any individual loss, including Portnoy, I'd be willing to bet Sollenberger knows the same.

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #113 on: September 27, 2018, 10:25:44 AM »


I am doing my part to normalize the awful behavior of that company.




lol and how are you doing that exactly?

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #114 on: September 28, 2018, 01:54:47 AM »


I am doing my part to normalize the awful behavior of that company.




lol and how are you doing that exactly?

I listened to every episode of PMT and Spitting Chicklets ever made until Tuesday. I had the app and used it until sometime in the spring until Portnoy did something I objected to, don't remember what, there's been so much crap. I'm not going to protest or anything, people can do whatever the eff they want, I don't care. However, I can't keep acting like I'm offended/insulted/angry and keep giving that dude downloads and clicks.

Portnoy is a legitimately shitty human. He could absolutely have his brand without being every -ist that exists he can have his brand without turning his sycophants on adults trying to earn a living and live their lives. He could keep his stoolies on their slice of the internet and look at all the college bobbies, irreverent league previews and recaps, and videos of NFL fans puking on kids, and make an absolute killing. None of this is good enough for him though. Dave Portnoy is an insecure, aggrieved, incel using the power of his website to own the bitches that didn't have the time for him when he was just an ugly ass mr. potato head looking common dude. The fact that whenever he fucks up it's never ever ever his fault, let's me know that despite attempts by people like PMT and Liz Gonzalez to lessen the bull crap Portnoy brings with him, the company will always have these issues until Chernin decides to buy him out. When that happens, I'll gladly return to listening to barstool programming 2-4 hours a week.

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #115 on: September 28, 2018, 06:18:09 PM »
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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #116 on: September 28, 2018, 06:23:27 PM »
Imagine being a rebel of a rebel sports forum/board who hates/is offended by other rebel sports forums. Jesus! :lol:

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Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #117 on: September 28, 2018, 06:37:47 PM »
Being a rough ridin' downgrade to people doesn’t make you a rebel. It just makes you a low quality human being.


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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #118 on: September 28, 2018, 06:43:52 PM »
I don’t listen to their show, but some of their Twitter content is hilarious. I can’t imagine going out of your way to listen to people you hate.

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #119 on: September 28, 2018, 07:01:45 PM »
I’m just saying, following MIR’s posting style through the years, you either agree with his takes or you’re a major rough ridin' idiot and he’ll make sure to tell you about it. Imagine being disgusted by guys who do the same thing but are making millions doing it. They’re funny. :dunno:

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #120 on: September 28, 2018, 07:14:14 PM »
I’m just saying, following MIR’s posting style through the years, you either agree with his takes or you’re a major rough ridin' idiot and he’ll make sure to tell you about it. Imagine being disgusted by guys who do the same thing but are making millions doing it. They’re funny. :dunno:
Negating entirely the content of the takes, sure it's the same thing
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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #121 on: September 28, 2018, 07:49:19 PM »
I don’t listen to these guys, what do they say that’s downgrade’y? Is it like ok_cat 24/7?
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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #122 on: September 28, 2018, 08:01:10 PM »
Oh boy I am surprised wackycat is a stollie.  So shocking!!!

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #123 on: September 28, 2018, 09:05:15 PM »
I’m just shocked that chings can’t laugh at funny things ppl say online. Totally, absolutely, shocked!

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Re: Explain the "barstool sports" espn controversy to me
« Reply #124 on: September 28, 2018, 09:12:48 PM »
Ugh.... jokes! :curse: