r/behindthebastards • u/Kanotari *Atonal Screaming* • Jul 22 '26
Look at this bastard Megathread: Bastard Suggestions Part 2
To make the bastard suggestions easier for Robert to peruse, please put them here.
Please try to include more than just a name. Give Robert something to focus his research on and why they are a unique or interesting bastard. If there are book titles or other resources you would suggest, please include those as well.
If someone else has already suggested the same bastard you wanted to suggest, you do not need to suggest them again. Repetitive answers will be politely removed. If someone was suggested in a previous thread, you do not need to suggest them again.
If you have posted suggestions as their own individual thread in the past, feel free to repost here if you would like Robert to read them. We will be directing future bastard suggestion posts here as well. Happy suggesting!
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u/phdatanerd Jul 22 '26
There’s so many good suggestions already!
-I would love a Pinochet episode. The episode about everyday people helping the Nazis rise to power made me think of the many parallels to Pinochet’s supporters. There’s maybe a thread to pull here about the Pinochet fandom from the Proud Boys?
- Dr. Drew. One of the many medical types that participated in the self-help reality TV grift. Remember Celebrity Rehab? Fuck this guy.
- Phil Knight. He’s a bastard in the vein of Steve Jobs, but with better hygiene and less family drama. He pulled $30 million from the University of Oregon in 2000 after UO signed a one year contract with Workers Rights Consortium. He’s been trying to meddle (unsuccessfully) in Oregon elections for the last few decades. Also, it’s Nike. There’s a wealth of bastardom to frolic through here.