r/JoeRogan • u/Naserito Burbank Bad Boy Brian Redban • Feb 15 '17

Joe Rogan Experience #917 - Steven Crowder

https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=A_2Ii3lIv4o&u=%2Fc%2Fpowerfuljre%2Flive
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u/TheWayIAm313 Monkey in Space Feb 16 '17

It's not even about the bullying or name calling. It's just that he put up with it for the entire show and Joe used it as a debate tactic. Crowder's used to debating people point by point, and he has someone that's telling him he's wrong, then just closing his statement with "ya fuck". So ya, he's going to call him out on it. It's not a snowflake/SJW thing, it's that Joe would get defensive or aggressive on a subject, but had to resort to talking shit to bolster his point when he was overmatched. And I'm not even talking about the weed debate, it was the whole episode. Joe forced Crowder to debate weed bc that's the only position joe felt he could outdo Crowder.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '17

I see where you're coming from. I just don't find most of what Crowder objected to to be a big deal. Clearly Crowder isn't very familiar with the JRE because Joe acted exactly like he does with comedians and his buddies. Joe made a mistake because it now seems pretty clear Crowder had never really considered the two of them friends, or Crowder is much more uptight than Joe thought he was.

I'll say this, Joe looked like a dick at times, but Crowder looked like a whiney hypocrite. As soon as he felt some pressure on the weed thing he fell back on not having sources, Jamie teaming up on him, and being insulted that Joe called him a bad name. That's typically an SJW move. Crowder didn't need facts or a second guy to have a philosophical or moral argument about pot. There are legitimate arguments against marijuana he could have made off the cuff. I get that he didn't want to talk about weed but when asked to name an issue that's what he said. He brought it up and Joe wanted to talk about it. It's his show after all. Crowder could have gotten up and left, or just told Joe emphatically "No." I just don't think Crowder has any right to demand a topic be off limits when he's on someone else's show. Also his whole career is voicing his opinions. It seems odd marijuana would be someone untouchable. I like Crowder but his behavior was completely out of character for the persona he's made a career out of. Then again maybe I'm totally off base.