Kobe Bryant Fans React After Joe Rogan Weighs in on Ari Shaffir's Over-the-Line Joke
Kobe Bryant fans are weighing in on Joe Rogan's latest podcast about Ari Shaffir. Shaffir has been [...]
'Finally'
Joe Rogan FINALLY Addressed Ari Shaffir's Kobe Bryant Comments https://t.co/Vswx5sKqVo#IowaCaucusDisaster
— SciontC🧢 (@CSciont) February 4, 2020
Regardless of what he said or which side he took, many fans were just glad that Rogan had "finally" addressed the controversy surrounding Shaffir. The two comedians are close, with Shaffir sometimes citing Rogan as a kind of industry mentor, and they have done many podcasts together over the years.
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Joe Rogan and Jim Norton distancing themselves from the @AriShaffir trainwreck. Very cryptic vibe with this...https://t.co/z0YFAoluIl
— Enrique Escalante II (@83Enrique) February 5, 2020
Regular listeners of Rogan were surprised by the way Rogan talked about Shaffir, as if he had watched this whole thing unfold from a distance. They had imagined that Rogan would have more of an inside scoop, perhaps having talked to Shaffir before, during or after this ordeal. If so, Rogan gave no hint of it.
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All these guys just want to be buddy buddy with Joe. But what Ari did was terrible and not at all funny. He should have known better considering he does a lot of shows in LA.
— Tom Spencer (@t_acegolf8) February 11, 2020
Some of Rogan's die-hard listeners expressed a distaste for Norton, Shaffir or other frequent guests on the podcast. They feel that the other comics are yes-men, agreeing with Rogan and giving him positive feedback on whatever he says because the want to stay in his orbit and benefit from his massive platform.
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Lmao theyre over it and still friends you should get over it too.
— Brandon Campbell (@BrandonCampbeII) January 27, 2020
After hearing Rogan weigh in on Shaffir's current controversy, many were still not clear on where the two stand in their personal friendship. They argued endlessly on social media about whether Rogan had "thrown" Shaffir "under the bus" and whether they were still on good terms.
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Joe Rogan and Jim Norton Respond to Ari Shaffir's Kobe Rant https://t.co/RFW13f20Rv via @YouTube what a shame Rogan and norton are living legends and they just lost all my respect because they feel like they can determine what is and isn’t funny or acceptable to to say !!!
— jarred nigh (@JarredNigh) February 11, 2020
Some fans had so much conviction in defending Shaffir that they denounced Rogan over his commentary. They felt that Rogan was trying to steer the public conversation and protect himself from the same ire Shaffir is getting, when the more natural thing for him to do would be to defend his friend.
"[Joe Rogan]'s comedian license is hereby revoked," one fan tweeted.
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Hey @JimNorton why did you shit on @AriShaffir on @joerogan when there are HOURS AND HOURS of you saying HORRIFIC shit like this? @luisjgomez @terrorsperg @hippojuicefilm @ryanlongcomedy https://t.co/ceqcv0ISOw
— John (@John95154512) February 10, 2020
Shaffir's defenders dredged up the past controversies of Rogan and Norton to support their defense. They wondered how other comedians could denounce Shaffir's shock-value jokes when they themselves had made them in the past.
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ari shaffir thinks he's joe rogan but the thing is nobody's heard of him except for when he slipped bert kreischer molly
— xXtoxic.teddybearXx (@kingjakisbak) February 5, 2020
Finally, more casual listeners of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast were growing confused about why this controversy had gone on so long. They argued that Shaffir was not famous or important enough to merit this amount of discussion.
It is unclear what the future holds for Shaffir. He has four stand-up comedy specials out — the latest one on Netflix — and spent much of 2019 touring with material he said he intended to put on the next recorded special. Plans for that release have not been formalized.
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