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CNN, the Media, and Becoming a Boogeyman
from #283 - Joe Rogan | The Tim Dillon Show · #283
2 min
Joe discusses the intensity of media attacks against him, comparing it to government-level scrutiny, and argues the media needs a boogeyman since they lack original, courageous thought and instead follow network narratives.
- Tim argues that trans women competing in sports after two years of hormone treatment retain too much advantage from prior testosterone exposure.
- A former Navy SEAL who transitioned to female competed in regional MMA, winning in the second round despite nearly losing the first.
- Tim realized people distort his positions on things, but notes CNN's coverage represents the most egregious media misrepresentation he's seen of any private individual.
- Being aware of the media criticism has to affect you, but the real question is whether you change how you operate in response to it.