How is this a real article?? | Asmongold TV

The New York Times ran a profile of Twitch streamer Hasan Piker with the initial headline, "A progressive mind in a magazine," and a subhead that read, "Hasan Piker pumps iron, likes weapons and wears pearls. His brand of masculinity has won him many fans online and has been a useful vehicle for his politics." The Times later changed the headline to "A progressive mind in a body made for the manosphere." The profile was widely criticized as overly flattering, and Asmongold and his co-host spend this episode dissecting why the piece was so uncritical, what it reveals about media double standards, and the deeper problem of trying to manufacture a "Joe Rogan of the left."

The "Glazing" Problem and Media Double Standards

Asmongold's central complaint is that the Times profile was too generous—what he calls "glazing." He argues that the uncritical tone does Piker a disservice because it makes the coverage look like a coordinated push rather than honest journalism. "If they're not more critical, everybody is going to think that it's like a coordinated thing," he says. "Like it's almost like basically they're doing him a disservice by being so uncritical."