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My definition of regular and pretty nice guy is not someone who spouts off against men who take parental leave to help their newborn and spouse during her recovery.

https://www.mediaite.com/podcasts/joe-rogan-goes-after-pete-...

Or speaks to someone like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbXV4WtfMtA

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Wow, that video is ridiculous, especially that last line. What a shitty way to treat someone who called in to his own show.

Yeah I don’t find any of this that crazy, if you recorded everything I said, I would have some dark moments too

> and spouse during her recovery

There was no her around to recover, just two men pretending to be in a hospital bed.

You’re likely not from the northeast.

That’s how we talk.

I am from the northeast, and spent 20s in NYC.

This comment made me realize I immediately discount this form of comment.

I'm guilty of using it myself, and this makes it clear I should stop. Not least because it's not effective.

I immediately discount 50 year olds who criticize fathers for being there for the birth of their child and helping the mom during their recovery. There is no excuse I would buy for a man with his exposure not knowing how difficult it is for a new mother to be on her own in the first few months.

A quick search says he has 3 daughters of his own, so either he’s an idiot or he’s creating controversy for the sake of controversy or to pander to other idiots.

Sadly, being completely detached from the difficulty of "motherhoood" is a pretty common form of idiocy.

The guy has thousands and thousands of hours of him talking online. If you think we couldn't distill from the same volume of your own views that you're "not a regular and pretty nice guy" by linking some bad shit you've said - you're wrong.

I am pretty sure I have not taken that tone with anyone as an adult, and this is not even a candid moment. This is his business, one where the very thing he is selling is his communication with others. And he is not a newbie, this is a relatively recent recording after decades in the show business.

Well, again, nobody can tell you who you personally have to like, but it's important to realize that your standards are not common. Most people don't mind if their friends or family or favorite podcast hosts are a jerk on rare occassion.

(It's also important to note that the last clip is entirely out of context, with no information at all on when it happened or where it came from. I'm not saying I know it's false, but this should be triggering your "unreliable source" alarm. If the clip were from 20 years ago, or misleadingly edited, or just entirely fabricated... would we know?)

Here’s more context then, looks like it’s from 3 years ago?

https://www.reddit.com/r/JoeRogan/comments/kv5nv5/joe_yells_...

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