I don't disagree with the parent you replied to, but also agree with your conclusion.
It's a -really- tough spot to be in. Far right people left in droves when Cuties came out. Far left people left in droves when Chapelle was allowed to remain. It seems like people quit treating content providers as neutral tubes, and more like a club that they control which is bizarre. I mean, nobody cancels cable because CMT or BET or PBS or TNT exists as a channel. What's the difference?
(note: these are claims I've read, I don't have the numbers to know if anyone at all actually left).
How the hell do you win anymore without offending someone? Completely neutral content that could not possibly offend anyone is, well, boring.
It's a -really- tough spot to be in. Far right people left in droves when Cuties came out. Far left people left in droves when Chapelle was allowed to remain. It seems like people quit treating content providers as neutral tubes, and more like a club that they control which is bizarre. I mean, nobody cancels cable because CMT or BET or PBS or TNT exists as a channel. What's the difference?
(note: these are claims I've read, I don't have the numbers to know if anyone at all actually left).
How the hell do you win anymore without offending someone? Completely neutral content that could not possibly offend anyone is, well, boring.