Just ask Joe Rogan and his benefactors at Spotify.”The columnist elaborates, “Rogan already faced fierce criticism for promoting COVID-19 misinformation on his mega-popular podcast ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ — prompting singers such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell to pull their work from the content-streaming giant. On Instagram, Arie posted, “Neil Young opened a door that I MUST walk through. I’m tired.”In her February 8 column, Attiah describes Rogan as a symptom of a larger problem: racism’s profitability. “It’s true that the problem we face is bigger than Joe Rogan,” Attiah argues. McInnes, in fact, has said that appearing on “The Joe Rogan Experience” helped him recruit new Proud Boys members.

Source: Washington Post February 09, 2022 16:57 UTC