To clarify, it's not so much about his actual beliefs or intentions but the things he's done.I'm super confused
I always had him down as super liberal. I've seen him be critical of paul joseph watson and he has always just come across as left leaning in all the videos i've seen of him. Someone has already mentioned the video "why i'd never use the n word"
I've not read the article yet so i'm yet to have made my mind up for myself.
Anthony Fantano is in three points of the video about white men asking questions in this anti-"SJW" tirade.
https://i.imgur.com/ETUER0O.gif
I'm going to have to strongly think about this. The dude has put out vids that talk about the importance of listening to minority voices and fighting injustices. Idk what two-face game he's trying to play but it's confusing the fuck out of me.
Just because he supported Bernie Sanders, criticised Trump on twitter, wants universal healthcare, has made videos about racism (although a bit too nuanced) and is liberal in general doesn't mean he isn't alt-right
Just because he supported Bernie Sanders, criticised Trump on twitter, wants universal healthcare, has made videos about racism (although a bit too nuanced) and is liberal in general doesn't mean he isn't alt-right
I don't understand this. How can you stand for everything that is against the 'alt-right' and yet still be 'alt-right'?
As for Fantano, I always saw thatistheplan as a satire of the 4chan culture he was a part of and still has some connection to these days.
You know the irony here, that you took that post a face value when it's satirical while stating how clear it is that Fantano is simply satire, is amusing
Getting hung up on whether he himself is alt-right is kind of missing the point, because factually he was creating videos which were basically indistinguishable from those created by alt-right people. Whether they were meant to be satirical, genuine or a cash grab doesnt really matter - he made the videos and they propagated alt-right talking points.
TBH i don't really care whether or not Fantano is or is not actually racist, is or is not actually a part of the alt-right, whether his TITP stuff was 'satire' (if this is what people are passing off as satire now oh god kill me), he absolutely courts all that for his own monetary gain and he just generally fucking sucks. It's all two-faced bullshit so he can appear nice and friendly and progressive to all the artists he covers and the contemporaries in his industry while also getting that sweet Youtube racist teen dollar.
Well there you go. Guess Im done with Fantano.
Just because he supported Bernie Sanders, criticised Trump on twitter, wants universal healthcare, has made videos about racism (although a bit too nuanced) and is liberal in general doesn't mean he isn't alt-right
Just because he supported Bernie Sanders, criticised Trump on twitter, wants universal healthcare, has made videos about racism (although a bit too nuanced) and is liberal in general doesn't mean he isn't alt-right
Almost every single word here could have also been said of the person on the left. Is she alt-right?
You know the irony here, that you took that post a face value when it's satirical while stating how clear it is that Fantano is simply satire, is amusing
I haven't got a clue who that is.
However, and I can't believe I have to say this, it is easier to understand tone in video format than in text.
He could've been completely serious. I didn't know. Unlike thatistheplan which is so ridiculous and OTT that it is clearly satire. I personally didn't find the channel funny, but I didn't see it as offensive.
There are plenty of political threads that bring out the ultra right wing people who often use alts so they can say their despicable shit and they get banned right quick. Islam, immigration, nazis, free speech, blackface, racism, body image, rape, and other discussions do not stay "super left" here. Every single page will have someone unique spouting a ridiculous position that will then become about them. It's only an "echo chamber" because those kinds of people don't stay long here since there's great moderation.You're seriously saying gaf isnt? Look man im super left leaning and very liberal, and even I can see it lol. It's not super bad but there is VERY rarely any sort of ultra right wing stuff on here from what I see. Every single thread like this is always left sided. From that perspective, gaf is an echo chamber.
Repeating alt-right arguments verbatim with silly voices or whatever doesn't make something satire.However, and I can't believe I have to say this, it is easier to understand tone in video format than in text.
He could've been completely serious. I didn't know. Unlike thatistheplan which is so ridiculous and OTT that it is clearly satire. I personally didn't find the channel funny, but I didn't see it as offensive.
"ultra right" like reddits threads where everyone we don't like is a "nigger jew faggot cuck"?You're seriously saying gaf isnt? Look man im super left leaning and very liberal, and even I can see it lol. It's not super bad but there is VERY rarely any sort of ultra right wing stuff on here from what I see. Every single thread like this is always left sided. From that perspective, gaf is an echo chamber.
Try to excuse it all you want. You still tried to defend satirical bigotry as being ok while in the same post taking blatant (and far less dangerous) satire at face value... I'm well within my rights to find that incredibly amusing.
It's pretty obvious that the people he is supposedly satirizing (if we go with it's satire) feel entertained and empowered by what he says. Satirical bigotry that is indistinguishable from real bigotry, satirical bigotry that attracts the exact same following as real bigotry... is in the end real bigotry.
Repeating alt-right arguments verbatim with silly voices or whatever doesn't make something satire.
You're seriously saying gaf isnt? Look man im super left leaning and very liberal, and even I can see it lol. It's not super bad but there is VERY rarely any sort of ultra right wing stuff on here from what I see. Every single thread like this is always left sided. From that perspective, gaf is an echo chamber.
can't get over how much this video sucks
If Fantano's reviews were written and on the side he was writing weird alt-right meme satire then I could understand people taking it the wrong way and by extension your amusement at my miss-interpretation of the user's post.
I didn't realise satirists have to go to you to define whether or not what they are doing is satire or not.
If Fantano's reviews were written and on the side he was writing weird alt-right meme satire then I could understand people taking it the wrong way and by extension your amusement at my miss-interpretation of the user's post.
I thought people knew this? The dude was in chats and livestreams with Sargon back in 2014.
Some of the greatest and most blatant satire was written.
This dude literally has an audience of 4channers...
But my point is he has an audience who doesn't treat what he says as satire (and he does nothing to dissuade them). Which is exactly the same way you treated that post, only in their case it's much more dangerous.You are, of course, correct. Hell I have studied satirical writing. That doesn't mean that it can't be misunderstood by people who think they are being sincere.
I enjoy his reviews and have followed him when he had like a 5% of the subscribers. And I have never been on 4chan. That probably explains why, outside of the early 'meme' reviews I didn't find that channel funny.
I thought people knew this? The dude was in chats and livestreams with Sargon back in 2014.
Is "satire" the new "mental illness" now?
Thanks! I always get it wrongit's spelled 'Carl of Swindon'
He was there at the start of GGHa that long ago? I didn't even know Sargon dates that far back. I noticed Anthony in one of the live chats right around the time JonTron joined up with Sargon at some point.
The fact many people make shitty excuses for racists in a variety of ways doesn't change the fact that sometimes, it really is just satire.
Ha that long ago? I didn't even know Sargon dates that far back. I noticed Anthony in one of the live chats right around the time JonTron joined up with Sargon at some point.
It being "just" satire doesn't make it ok.