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⌈ Secret Post #4134 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

They don't have an obligation.

But, one, it's OK for viewers to want them to do so, and to choose to avoid hosts who don't do so. That's a totally legit preferences. And personally, even setting aside the political side of things, I would definitely prefer to watch a talk show that has actual interesting conversations, instead of shows where the host just lets the guest riff on their pre-rehearsed stories.

Two, if you're a host and your guest is someone who's done wildly controversial things, I do think it's better to either address that, or not have them on the show at all, rather than ignoring it. If you have someone who consistently and intentionally says racist or sexist or homophobic shit, I don't think there's any virtue in giving someone a pass on that. If you don't want to talk about those things, don't talk to people who do those things.

If you had Don Blankenship on your show, there wouldn't be any virtue in just refusing to ask him about the fact that he caused a shitload of worker deaths, you know? Sometimes people do things that they really can't be given a pass for. Obviously, where you draw that line can vary, but I think the line does exist.

[(Anonymous)]

Reading this comment made me realize why I stopped watching talk shows.
There is literally nothing fun about them anymore. They exist and operate almost exclusively as the mouthpiece for a bloodthirsty mob. They actually suck joy from my life force. Just like your comment.

[(Anonymous)]

They actually suck joy from my life force. Just like your comment.

Happy to help!

But also...

if you don't like talk shows, don't watch them. Ultimately they're a consumer product like any other. And if talk shows shouldn't be political in the first place, OK, then why have politicians on as guests? If you're going to have politicians on as guests, the shows aren't going to be apolitical.

I really don't know what you're asking for.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know why they have politicians on talk shows. Or why they have to be so political. It wasn't always a thing, and when it became a thing, I stopped watching.

From what I can tell, the majority of current consumers want exactly what you want from your talk shows, which I guess is why they changed to meet that need.

I hope someday people will prefer fun again. These things are cyclical, so maybe they will.

[(Anonymous)]

Honestly, I'd be fine with them not having politicians on at all! But if you're going to have politicians on in the first place, you can't do it in a way that's total dogshit.

Also, like... I'd prefer to have fun too but the reason that people care about politics usually has less to do with being joyless scolds and more to do with the fact that politics has a material impact on the actual quality of life of ordinary people, yadda yadda yadda

[(Anonymous)]

I hope someday people will prefer fun again.

I'm with you...I'd rather watch a lighthearted interview with interesting personal anecdotes. There's enough politics everywhere else.

[(Anonymous)]

I hope someday people will prefer fun again.

Some of us actually consider politics to be fun. I'd much rather watch politicians on talk shows than some brainless celebrity advertising some movie I have zero interest in seeing.

[(Anonymous)]

"I hope someday people will prefer fun again."

What an odd thing to say, as though people are genuinely making a mass decision to not watch fun stuff vs. having different standards of fun than you.

[(Anonymous)]

Seriously. That was just a weird comment.

I posted this comment below.

[(Anonymous)]

Late night talk shows are about entertainment. If you want politics, try Bill Maher on HBO or the MacNeil Lehrer News Hour.

Re: I posted this comment below.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not the one choosing to have presidents and other politicians as guests on talk shows

But to the extent that presidents and politicians are guests as talk shows, talk shows are going to be unavoidably political

Re: I posted this comment below.

[(Anonymous)]

What if I told you... that different people find different things entertaining?