Stavros and Theo Discuss Transgender Issues

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[@JoanWaters2024]

As a trans woman, I def see where Theo is coming from with the role of the company amid the backlash. For her own mental health, I am not sure if Dylan should have taken the gig; however, she's no stranger to being the right's trans scapegoat, so maybe she was ready for it. I think what gets lost in all of this, especially for straight people, is that Bud Light has been making LGBT targeted ads for YEARS and is one of the most popular beers at gay bars all across the US. In a business sense, this is a perfect storm for them. All they have to do is sit by as crazy right wingers and transphobes literally destroy product they already payed for themselves, and then all of the normal people will either continue buying it as normal and/or start buying it again when people stop talking about it in two weeks. They benefit from the huge amount of exposure, and most of the backlash will fall in Dylan herself. There are also a wide variety of alcohol companies that make lgbt ads, Jack Daniels, Absolut Vodka, and Smirnoff are big ones just to name a few. I think this is just one of the many times the right tries to virtue signal their outrage over LGBT issues, so they can seem righter than thou. Also just to respond to the puberty blockers thing. I understand the hesitancy where Theo is coming from. If you're not exposed to trans people, hearing that some adolescents can be prescribed medication for trans issues can be quite a scary thought. But I ask you to dig a little deeper and see past the sensationalized rhetoric surrounding this issue. No, a young kid or teen cannot go to a doctor's office and get hormones after one conversation with a doctor. There are a wide variety of steps that one must take before they can even be considered for them as well, usually this involves a year at least of therapy, a signed letter from said therapist, and at least 6 months to a year of social transition. When I started hormones in liberal NJ, I was required by my doctor to have socially transitioned for a year and get that doctors note that I talked about before that social transition is usually the first thing that a potentially trans kid is told to explore. Try out a new name, present your clothes in a different way, etc.. After all of that a decision is then made between the child, their parents, and a physician/endocrinologist. Like all medical decisions, it should be up to the patient, their parents if they are a minor, and medical professionals - NOT THE GOVERNMENT. The science is there if you're operating in good faith and it costs nothing to treat trans people with respect and dignity, especially in the climate that we live in now.

[@shaunacasale3311]

Apparently it cost Bud Light $5B’s to treat that dude with respect and dignity 😂

[@bigmikewithdahoodie1427]

@@shaunacasale3311 the stock went down 3 bucks and it’s up today. they will bounce back

[@floppydong295]

She? He’s a guy. A he

[@mattjackson2622]

​@@floppydong295 and you are a floppy dong. A floppy. Dong

[@CalculatedMediocrity9000]

Gays are not the same as trans lol, don't lump something natural with something requiring medical intervention. Gays, Bi and lesbians should be lumped in with straight people tbh Should iust be TQ+ HAHAHA

[@alexmiller1018]

“Throw on some overalls” damn, stavros knows his non-binary people lmfao

[@alexmiller1018]

@@PRR-ny6eq overalls are dope, cope harder

[@homeygfunkoffacherryfruitl4971]

Tbf he's been living most of his adult life as a fat toothless lesbian so he knows the demographic.

[@orthoptera100]

The best part of this is Stavros making fun of Kid Rock, not knowing Theo is friends with him lol.

[@PeterGoodview]

The best part is Stavros doesn't know fuck all about business. Busch's stock is down over 30% since the dumb marketing stunt.

[@Docholidayintheflesh]

What a no balls having fat idiot!!! Doesn’t have the balls to call out this fake transformer!! Fuck Dylan and anyone who won’t call this sick shit out!!!

[@dragonrider9051]

Kid Rock light's up a bag of potatoes on a couch next, lol.

[@leafseaburg198]

F Kid Rock

[@n0-one0]

Kid Rock grew up rich. Google "Kid Rock childhood home".

[@jtilton5]

I will continue to not drink Bud Light, not because of who's is on the can, but because of what is in the can.

[@Ghee768]

I will continue to drink bud light bc I like the taste but the trans stufff I don’t support just like I don’t support underage drinking idc what they put on the can what they put on the can doesn’t have anything to do with what I believe in so it shouldn’t be a issue i just want to drink a cold beer after a hard day of work but I feel like this shit is going way to far over board also how do real biological women feel that a male who pretends to be a woman is woman of the year lmfao

[@LaddRusso91]

​@Tobias Saibot I heard it's transexual bath water

[@dogchaser520]

Rice beer is most American beer!!!!!!!!how are du!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dannysmith9675]

Sooo brave of you... Lol

[@quentinceb]

agreeed hahahah

[@koii55]

The non-binary person naming themselves “Sock” is so accurate

[@MotoRider224]

For the record, Kid Rock was nowhere near middle class. He was wealthy as fuck since birth. Unless you consider a 22 room house, with horses, a barn, in ground pool and tennis court to be middle class..

[@WellActualllyyy]

lmao how did his image become trailer trash. odd choice but i guess he knows who will be buying his records

[@tharp42]

Not a fan of Kid Rock, but he's playing a character. It's theater, and he's very good at the role. And he knows his audience. Dude is shrewd.

[@jacksonroberts6595]

Yeah who tells false stories of being poor.. when they were young???.. in Scranton?. . with corn pop?. ..😅

[@euro51116]

@@tharp42 yeah coming from rich shrewd people you learn to be shrewd

[@Meowhsss]

What’s the problem with him coming from a wealthy family?

[@dadtherapper3535]

“I think the mullet is a nice non-binary look” 😂😂

[@thegreatpiginthesky3904]

I thought he said Mullen lol

[@sarahkaltenecker]

I cackled. Hilarious

[@carebear4554]

And throwing on a pair of overalls.

[@LA-xc4tc]

😂😂😂

[@DanEMO592]

I screamed 😂

[@chasesavvy918]

Theo is the Ted Lasso quote, "Be curious, not judgmental", personified. I think that's why i respect him so much.

[@hamburgler227]

Theo kept coming back to the trans stuff LMAO. You conservatives are really obsessed with this shit.

[@Porklion]

Pushing transitioning on children is evil

[@hamburgler227]

@@Porklion you’re right. Good thing no one’s doing that

[@TGun7]

@@hamburgler227 All kinds of videos of parents speaking to the school boards about indoctrinating, and sexualizing children. A MAYOR just told one school board to either resign or be charged with pedophilia. Children are testifying about their horrible mistake of getting their breasts removed (transition surgery). I have no idea how you don't know any of this - OH WAIT, YES I DO, you only watch, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC and the BBC. And you're probably a fan of TYT and the NEW YORK TIMES. Transsexuality is a very big agenda, WOMAN OF THE YEAR - BRUCE JENNER? It is all madness, the feminist of all people, are okay with MEN stealing their awards. You are aware of the GIGANTIC CONTROVERSY over MEN PRETENDING LIKE THEY ARE WOMEN and then destroying all the women they compete against? BECAUSE THAT'S FAIR ACCORDING TO THE LEFTIST CLOWNS who have no idea what is happening in the world. Please note; GIRLS ARE NOT PRETENDING TO BE BOYS SO THEY CAN BREAK RECORDS! Trans vs Trans sounds like a solution to me - but no one will go for it because it doesn't piss enough people off.

[@BasedHyperborean]

@@hamburgler227 people are most fucking certainly doing that, and you goddamn well know it.

[@TheBelovedDesirableIsland]

Theo seriously is one of the few people I’ve seen that can genuinely question anything from a space of really wanting to just know in a way where there is zero justification in giving him shit. Like any question he asks even when he’s joking my head just goes “ohshit he just really wants to know I hope someone gives him a good answer.” Lol

[@seanstars6637]

You need to see more people.

[@__Brandon__]

Most people are like this. Talk to your neighbors or people in your community. Get off corporate and social media. Try to avoid services that recommend you content

[@TheBelovedDesirableIsland]

@@seanstars6637 says the guy surfing KZbin for people to troll

[@SierraVA]

He inspires me to continue thinking this way. Sometimes, it feels like I'm the only one.

[@DELERY2.0]

Yeah he def has his very own sense of humor. The names he gives things are hilariously correct lol

[@MantraattheDisco]

Our boy Theo a lot smarter than he acts

[@No_one448]

Nah, he is smart in his actions and wisdom.

[@David.-_-]

No way bruh

[@RickyVall3y]

Theo’s always been smart. You must be new

[@closeenough1343]

Actually he realized this guy's stance and pulled back. He was testing the waters to not offend him and once he realized his beliefs he could barely talk and the stutter fest began. Believe what you want but when you see someone afraid to even talk about it, that's a problem.

[@CorsicaCollector]

He is but most of his fanbase is similar to that of Larry the Cable guy.

[@84mikerider]

Theo is really, really fucking smart at how he approaches these socially driven subjects with questions that spark a conversation in a way that people can openly converse with each other with opposing viewpoints.

[@Dee12327]

He’s incredibly intelligent

[@dogchaser520]

Empathy has a lot to do with it. Put yourself in somebody else's shoes. It's not that hard, but a lot of people are too lazy to do it anymore

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

​@@dogchaser520nah. When children are involved and the ministry of truth. Forcing by law you to believe someone else's delusions as truth. You can keep your God damn shoes

[@SuperTed.]

​@dogchaser520 Most people are reptile demons who lack the capacity, hence war and poverty.

[@georgetucker1603]

Yea he really is. Although it’s hard for even Theo to make this guy interesting. All he wants to do is repeat talking points not have a conversation.

[@KageKitsune64]

A refreshing conversation. 👍🏼 The media needs to chill on trans people. I just want to quietly live my life as a trans woman, not be in the middle of a political warzone. We're only small minority of people.

[@DogfartNetworkk]

You aren’t a woman though

[@agusttea8615]

@@DogfartNetworkk you aren’t loved by your parents either

[@tooturntlivs]

@@DogfartNetworkk it takes absolutely 0 effort to be a decent human being. just mind your damn business and maybe you wouldn’t be so affected by someone else’s choice of lifestyle.

[@elliottalonso2405]

No you dont “Just” want that. When it comes time to vote for someone who supports transitioning kids , cutting off genitals , giving hormone therapy to children. You’re going to vote in favor of that instead of against it because of who you are. Trans or not these things are currently happening and the left (majority of who trans Vote for) are allowing it and even encouraging it. Doctors are making a fortunate off of transitioning kids (who statistically come to regret the decision). SURE BE TRANS no one cares what fully grown adults do. But when it comes to minors like leave the fucking kids alone.

[@truetolkienfan8491]

​@livs Quit fucking with children and you will.

[@seanfarrell2853]

This is a better and calmer conversation than has happened on cable news in the past 25 years.

[@brians2811]

Stav is so left. Theo was biting his tongue in some instances and the rest he’s just not knowledgeable

[@sk33t_38]

@@brians2811 are you mad everyone doesnt have the same opinions as you?

[@sk33t_38]

@@codingwitheric is Straw Manning the new Manning brother? I'm sure some bland coder knows more about this than someone whos actually met and is friends with the very people they are discussing. Nice video thumbnails, you get them from coolmathgames?

[@sheridan7475]

Theo played nice to pacify his woke friend. Stavros is gonna pander for popularity.

[@Phlayr]

@@sheridan7475 it’s true so much insincerity in the podcast world just a buncha smooth talking wise guys

[@CZProductions]

No offense to Stavvy here, but he has the mentality of a junior high student. Always talking about sex and food and engaging in all manner of debauchery. Not exactly the intelligent take I'd want for this topic haha

[@HiGlowie]

Then Kid Rock is seen with a Bud Light the other day. He did grow up affluent. Kid Rock is a total grifter.

[@DJFloorPancake]

Based comrade Stavros. Getting into class consciousness here.

[@LannyGood]

i wouldnt take stav's opinon or deep take on anything, the hasan butt buddy is showin, zero nuance

[@formlis]

@13:48 him him perfect example of how theo is a fucking genius

[@jzen1455]

Great way to throw Asians under the bus!

[@jmedakwon]

I’m Korean-American & this is the first time I heard this. I thought there were tons of Asian trans. Older generations, not just Asians, used to place much importance in having a son but that type of thinking is changing. I’ll need to see what Bobby Lee thinks about that. Luv that Theo.

[@hvnter-xy2xw]

*transphobes seething in the comments*

[@harleybfilms]

No one is scared of trans people

[@xTheReapersSpawn]

There are no such things as transphobes.

[@ZBirDEveryday]

These are the two funniest non binary looking comedians in the game !

[@ethangallup565]

Hysterically & and ironically, this was probably the best conversation on the topic I have heard

[@n4nurfknb1ness52]

Never would I thought stavi and Theo would interest me in the discussion of this topic.

[@reggaelion86]

No way… fat boy was just parroting leftist horseshit

[@saferabies]

Definetly ironicslly

[@SpudBro1]

The follow up question should have been, if its such a low percentage of the population, why then is it so over represented. Every movie, tv show, ads, must include trans people.. nike, bud light are juste the latest ones.. the push back is because of that.

[@VannywiththeFanny]

Why is it overrepresented. Trans people are getting legislated out of existence. Are you living under a rock?

[@mutestingray]

While I’m tempted to suggest nefarious reasons, I think those are left to the playmakers in government, honestly. The real answer is that this is what gets eyeballs and corpos see something we don’t: they’re betting the farm that this ideology is the future.

[@napoleonbonerfarte6739]

lol corporations bad so I'm voting right wing

[@ingwopwetrust]

@@mutestingray wtf, unbiased and critical thinking exercised in a youtube comment? Never thought i'd see the day 🤣🤣

[@raptor_guy2327]

It’s not weird. Trans people have hardly ever been represented before. More representation is not a bad thing. Why the fuck does it bother you? Billionaires and government elites are literally robbing you and making your life worse every day and you can’t get your goddamn eyes off of some people who identify differently. You’re more concerned with making trans folk feel unwelcome and marginalized than you are about your own fucking interests. Things that actually matter. I will never understand this kind of braindead bigotry.

[@lifesabowlofcherries]

I wonder what Stone Cold Steve Austin thinks

[@xxdrexyxxyt3755]

Fr😂

[@gitgenKE]

Them two birds

[@Cnaztee]

Best comment

[@TIMIMPALA420]

Stone Colds based af

[@halibutman_fishing]

Stone cold drinks coors brother...now give me a he'll yeah!!!!!

[@AveryJohnson04747rhrhrudu]

Pleasently surprised with how thoughtful and respectful this was. I kinda get some of theos hang ups, but his willingness to learn is really reasuring.

[@Powers420]

Honestly, Would you let Stavros watch your kids? lol

[@VannywiththeFanny]

Why not? Better than a transphobic religious zelot watching them🤷‍♀️.

[@Fighting_Fatigue_117]

Close up or with binoculars?

[@Civilmonkey1]

If I knew him for years, yeah sure. Why not? He's self-secure.

[@double_d_8885]

He offered candy to my kids the other day, I heard them yelling “stranger danger” I looked and I seen starvos speeding away in a white van

[@Peppersfirst]

Hell no.

[@SK371]

Budweiser is just water that identifies as beer but is not committed enough to make a full transformation.

[@chadchadchadchadchad]

THAT'S what I'm talking about! Keep the jokes about Bud Light tasting nasty coming! 😂😂😂

[@corablah9809]

I, as a 23 year old female with a husband who literally loves intense German beer, will continue to drink light weak beer😭😭

[@onamattapeeya]

​@@corablah9809 shiner bock sux...

[@onamattapeeya]

Funny enough I actually saw somebody on another video who was post-op, saying people that didn't get bottom surgery were not really women LOL, oh the irony😂

[@StrawberryDonutKing]

It really is the perfect trans beer then huh?

[@Mike-wf2gx]

The only thing I get from all this controversy, is that advertising only works on simple people.

[@dogchaser520]

Tobias has the right of it. Everyone is influenced by propaganda, even when you're very well armed against it. (Advertising having been born out of the propaganda industry, especially as pioneered by Bernays, Freud's nephew.) Advertising works on everyone. Look at the clothes you're wearing, the things you buy, what you want without questioning. I have yet to meet a person who is immune.

[@closeenough1343]

​@@dogchaser520 No, it actually doesn't. Lying can work on everyone, gaslighting can work on everyone but the truth. The truth can't be propaganda because the truth will have facts to support it. Unfortunately everything now is based on feeling. The fact is they lost 4 billion dollars but feel it's a good idea to keep going. Thats propaganda. There is a major difference between the truth and propaganda. It's simply based on facts. Thats why all of it fell apart. Even the master at it, Hitler eventually paid the ultimate price. The truth will always prevail. Unfortunately, most people aren't very fucking bright. Just look at the Balenciaga collection. People following trends to look homeless. Advertising and propaganda are similar but propaganda has a nefarious agenda. If you can convince people to spend $500 on a paper clip(Prada) you can convince an idiot to do anything. Unfortunately most people are not that bright.

[@Mike-wf2gx]

@Tobias Saibot you're right and it's literally everywhere. But an individual can choose to pay attention to it or not. 5 seconds after I hit "skip" on whatever ad played in this video I couldn't tell you what it was for. I buy beer from a local brewery that doesn't advertise because it's convenient and I like the taste.

[@gaysfortrump2024]

@@dogchaser520 im largely immune. dont buy big name brand clothes. food i buy is almost all basic produce/meat. for stuff like condiments or whatever i usually try the no name brands and compare rather than pay a premium for no reason. cars ive owned are based on things like fuel efficiency and reviews i read rather than advertisements etc... some people are definitely more immune than others to being influenced by ads. maybe no one is 100% immune but i'd say unironically i'm 99% immune.

[@dogchaser520]

@@gaysfortrump2024 I'm pretty similar. In fact, advertisements create brand aversion for me because I dislike being manipulated. I actively avoid buying branded products and somewhat secretly despise people who wear branded clothing. It's a prejudice for sure, but I can't help but feel the deepest contempt mixed with pity at seeing someone not just advertise a product, but pay a premium for the privilege to do so. The vanity of buying a branded product so you're not "off-brand" is so deeply pathetic that inspires revulsion in anyone with a modicum of intelligence. Watching advertisements makes me feel physically ill, somewhat anxious, and occasionally furious. Nonetheless, that does still mean I'm being manipulated by the propaganda, but in the opposite intended direction most of the time. Still influence, though! You need serious training, diligence and critical thinking to try and separate yourself from that influence. As you say, you're still not perfectly immune. And at the very least, it affects others around you, which in turn affects your life through interaction with those people. They may provide certain subtle frames of reference that influence your thinking, propagating the mind-virus unconsciously, and you wouldn't even be aware it's happening. But fortunately, yes, we can train ourselves. Media literacy and propaganda resistance training should be taught to all children. This would also help avoid the "fake news" effect. Yes, of course all news is "fake" in that it's biased and has a motive. The funny thing with the "fake news" decriers is that they usually opt to get news from even more biased and propagandizing sources that lure them in through an addiction to outrage and smug superiority. Can't say I'm immune to that, either.

[@lukeut8680]

This is how 2 people with different views have a respectful conversation kids

[@Riclmnopp]

Congratulations to Dylan Mulvaney on day 0 of being a woman.

[@abbie2863]

congrats to you on day 0 of being a funny man

[@AbadonBIack]

You look like a Carlos Mencia alt account the way you're stealing other people's jokes.

[@Riclmnopp]

@@abbie2863 what’s funny is that you can’t even define what a man or a woman is. Also did you just assume my gender?

[@Cub__]

@@abbie2863 I and many others laughed Albert- I mean, Abbie...

[@purphexyon]

Yikes! Imagine being so scared that trans people exist that it triggers your incel rage this hard.

[@zachsalvatore5175]

“Being center-left, you have to support the trans community fully, without knowing wtf the trans community does” -Nick Mullen

[@aldousbrawndo996]

They teach little boys about cutting off their private parts. And what anal sex is. Not cool. WAKE UP.

[@shmokoguwop4819]

They’ve really used that as a meme to evade criticism lol

[@NickYankee]

You don't have to support them. You have to gtfo of their way when it comes to their personal lives. That's it. How hard is that? It's fvking easy. You can do it in your sleep.

[@SlickRick12]

What?

[@MrFuzziiWuzzii]

Nick Mullen @nycguidovoice If I had a trans son, I’d never speak to him again. Because I would be speaking to HER.

[@alroyal374]

Damn disappointed in Stavros

[@denny0420]

trans rights are human rights

[@milesharris1893]

Fuck that

[@denny0420]

@@milesharris1893 womp womp

[@EddiXP]

Stavros def swings that way

[@DillionDallas]

Was thinking the EXACT same thing

[@introspectivetonysoprano]

100%

[@Angelina-nm9lx]

what’s wrong w that

[@lythyboo]

Yeh he openly does... he’s straight and he ain’t scared of trans women unlike urself?

[@lucien4980]

​@@lythyboo oh hush

[@sledgren5368]

When theo says “you young people” and the camera pans to stavros😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@germainjico5874]

The whole Bud Light thing is weird because it was just a one and done ad that if it hadn't been blown out of proportion, only that trans influencers followers would have seen it 😅, it was in her instagram I think, so who would see it? I sure wouldn't have.

[@adammockler]

yeah people were incredibly reactionary about it

[@brucetransjenner7111]

Bud light deserves the boycott tf y'all talking about?

[@vladtheinhaler8940]

​@@adammockler Many people say this like their somehow any different.

[@_munkykok_]

I'd say blowing stuff out of proportion is a regular part of modern advertising, aka attempting to go viral (wasn't a coincidence)

[@danielgray5185]

Damn. Stav and Theo hitting many intelligent, refreshingly honest points with regards to having their finger on the pulse of society. Im impressed…

[@oabobby]

Stav is hittinh many intellegent points, theo is friends with Kid Rock

[@user-nj1zu2nf1x]

And we've now discovered that Stavros is gay ! Or bi

[@man.itz.ashton]

@@user-nj1zu2nf1x youre the problem

[@zacshifler]

​​@@man.itz.ashtonhe is gay

[@DayMan..]

​@robertgonzales9036 he's hitting no.points. dudes got 2 brain cells and both can only come up with shitty comedy skits. Dudes never touched a woman in his life either so he's full of shit as well

[@kiethj7]

Hey Stravos. Trans have always existed but at the rate it happens now is very concerning and several people are de transitioning with regret.

[@HappyG1lm0re]

There is also zero evidence to show that they've always existed and that this isn't just a recent cultural phenomena, similar to teenage girls cutting thing.

[@veryfinan5187]

@@HappyG1lm0re trans people have always existed what are you talking about

[@FloridaGoth]

@@veryfinan5187 show me the carfax bub

[@goldie481]

@@FloridaGoth you can literally find examples of transgender throughout every culture in any time period. can you point me towards a specific time period/civilization where you think they did not exist?

[@damien4969]

Several people? 8% detransition and 60% percent of detransitioners retransition. Most detransitioners do it because of how society treats them

[@AvionHanleyThatOneCoverGirl]

Theo is such a handsome looking guy. I wonder if he knows that

[@catbreath8361]

Dude what?

[@kylieshaye6562]

I agree.

[@Sms12391]

Majority of trans is still attracted to the opposite sex. So if a man transitions to a woman they are still attracted to women. It’s very complicated. I have experience with several being a makeup artist in the 90s. Even drag queens are entirely different. Most identify as gay who perform in drag theatre. My experiences with individual men who sought me to help them transition-revealed to me how much of a fetish it was to them. Ex: sexual gratification from wearing lingerie to then complete transition to women in public. And these examples are just a few on the dozens I could mention. I think parents have a right to be concerned and trans conversations do not belong in schools. Let kids be kids and not burden them with this.

[@CrystalBbyUSA]

I think he does

[@DaniMysteryZone]

He thinks he is an 8. But since his burnout last month he is approaching 6 real fast. He needs sleep, a peeling, some glutathione and less calories.

[@10oner]

Stavi looks like a guy that thinks transvestites should be alone in a room with little kids. Not suprised

[@lythyboo]

🤡 W O W 🤡 U don’t sound demented at all..... wot u look like Stavy? that something u think about a lot buddy........ Pure nouncy projection.

[@abbie2863]

i’m sure you don’t have a problem with priests and preachers being left alone with kids even though the stats are way higher for them. you dont hate trans people because they’re groomers you hate them because you’re small mined and dumb

[@saltyfresh9712]

Incredible conversation, two people just chilling, calming talking about some heated topics 👏

[@EddiXP]

I knew I didn't like this dude for some reason. Looks like every red flag walking

[@mikejoe8018]

Of course this guys hooked up w a they/them 😂😂🤡

[@SpudBro1]

Stavros is missing it and using a lot of Strawman argument.. he miss represent what people are saying or why they are saying it…

[@Stainedglasswindowz]

What are they saying and why are they saying it?

[@ebbb365]

@@Stainedglasswindowz People are saying dudes can't become girls, it's not that complicated bro

[@Stainedglasswindowz]

@@ebbb365 you are a cry baby. If something doesn’t affect you mind your own business. You people are the ultimate Karen’s. People like you are just as whiney as the people you hate on the far left. You are fighting a losing battle. Cry

[@cazygohan94]

Love comedians but hate hearing the brainwashing rhetoric coming outta their mouth because they don't understand how trans are being promoted to impressionable kids

[@_GandalfTheGrey_]

Stavros is fully left bro.

[@pairofnines5250]

Yeah you can tell by how empathetic, kind and intelligent he is.

[@_GandalfTheGrey_]

@@pairofnines5250 Leftists aren’t empathetic to all. They’re selectively empathetic and then pretend they’re universally empathetic. Thats number one. Number two, plenty of people on both sides are kind, so being kind is not a distinguishing feature of one’s political views. Three, he’s debatably intelligent. His Rogan pod showed me he lives in a bubble and uses comedy as a coping mechanism to satiate the void left behind by his nihilism.

[@pairofnines5250]

@@_GandalfTheGrey_ eh, don't know about all that

[@_GandalfTheGrey_]

@@pairofnines5250 Clearly…

[@alexkehoepwj]

I was pleasantly surprised at how empathetic and thoughtful you guys were

[@anotherjewishsharpnicholas9425]

Have some empathy for the children Theo wants to castrate.

[@reggaelion86]

Thoughtful? 🤣🤣🤣 fat boy was parroting leftist horseshit

[@chuckb8877]

Crazy when you watch more then a 2 second sound bite

[@valdewar8093]

Stav is the best, finally a mainstream comic who is based and empathetic

[@anotherjewishsharpnicholas9425]

@@valdewar8093 it's an act lol

[@draculinalilith396]

Thank you, this was such a respectful way to go about with this topic. You brought up a lot of seriously good points.

[@GordGonzola]

When i was younger And ignorant we had a roommate whom was gay. Not one of my issues with them had nothing to do with his 'prefrence'....but when he acted like a shitty person.....We had 'Clashes'. Humanity needs a morality check. People are Just people....Anywhere you go on this planet. Thanks to you both for the episode.

[@Forestwidow]

Trans people can be shitty too lol no side is without it's faults or people that make everyone else look bad

[@GordGonzola]

Can't see what you wrote....must be hiding. All the best. FATE , 'Finds' us all.....AND those we leave behind.

[@badlaamaurukehu]

People who can't define their personality from their biology are inherently annoying.

[@NoNombre.45]

The funniest thing Theo said here was that owning a car dealership is middle class

[@jennamarie2481]

I mean.....they don't just want to have surgeries, they want the tax payers to pay for it....

[@abbie2863]

lol you’re so dumb, no one is saying tax payers should pay for trans surgery, that’s not even how it works. when do surgeries ever get paid by tax payers.

[@Dildobaggins70]

I can see Stavro transitioning

[@2Evil2Hope]

Stavros isn't very bright.

[@diaperwarfare5138]

Lol just because you don’t understand what he’s saying is true doesn’t make him not bright, if anything it makes you not very bright

[@bsx132]

@@diaperwarfare5138 You've heard him talk, haven't you? The guy is 5 IQ away from being legally considered mentally retarded.

[@xe666]

@@diaperwarfare5138 Everything he said was as simple as it gets. Zero nuance, just black & white statements. Thats not very bright.

[@diaperwarfare5138]

@@xe666 like what give an example

[@jay-ti4bt]

​@X simplicity is the ultimate sophistication but good try dummy

[@J_Clean_1996]

This is just a guess, buy maybe people wouldn't feel tricked if they weren't tricked.

[@TonsMoreCowbell]

REPORTED FOR HATE SPEECH!

[@Cub__]

​@@TonsMoreCowbell report Deez nuts while you're at it

[@J_Clean_1996]

@Tobias Saibot Lol.

[@J_Clean_1996]

@@TonsMoreCowbell Lol.

[@parker.simmons4]

The idea that people are upset at the fact that people are trans is a willfully blind misconception of the issue. People generally do not care about what people decide to do with their bodies, however people tend to care A LOT when compulsion is used to re-write our understanding of biology, social norms, and language to conform to the .01%. This is a blatantly absurd situation. “Why do you care?”…. Maybe because im being coerced to say and believe things i disagree with.

[@mikemars2112]

Grow up and go to school, turd.

[@barronvonschneider2834]

And just like that! Stavros lost half his fans

[@yvonnelee4385]

Unfortunately that’s not true, his stats say he’s gained 17k subs in the last 30 days. Thing is this video alone didn’t cause me to unsub… it def made me consider it but I decided to continue supporting him because I don’t want to stop supporting someone *just* because of their politics. What made me unsub was Stav mocking his conservative/centrist fans and essentially calling them “cocksucking ghouls” for criticizing the trans community. He doesn’t like us. For that reason I had to peace out. He doesn’t support respectful dialogue or disagreement. And the fact that he went on Rogan’s podcast while knowing he hates most of his fanbase makes him a grifter.

[@yvonnelee4385]

But maybe more people will realize this and do the same, I truly hope so.

[@barronvonschneider2834]

@@yvonnelee4385 Yep

[@pablojr25]

If yall cant see whats going on just stick to comedy bro. Its pushing this shit on children thats pissing people off.

[@AliceBowie]

The craziest part is finding out that the CEO of Budweiser was a marine, and then became a CIA agent involved in covert ops.

[@peaceformula5830]

And now promoting a woke brainwashing agenda for money from Blackrock, promoting sex change Op's.

[@WellActualllyyy]

how is that crazy? it’s literally the norm for people in government to be offered well paying corporate jobs after their service. They’re often even promised jobs before their service is over to so that regulations will be made in their favor. plus if you think the CEO of one of the largest beverage manufacturers in the entire world is paying close attention to a random marketing campaign then i don’t think you know what CEOs do lol

[@tylerdavis849]

CEOs know what going on. They get briefed. They sign off on campaigns. Chill out

[@WellActualllyyy]

@@tylerdavis849 lmao no they don't. The CEO is leading a global 500 company that owns hundreds of international brands and thousands of products, he's not dilly-dallying on some random ass marketing campaign. he has way more important shit to do

[@tylerdavis849]

@@WellActualllyyy I’m sure you’d like to think so. They get briefed.

[@juicedeleon4958]

LOL.. Stavros you don't even know.. also some trans people find drag queens offensive as it pushes a stereotype as well as cross dressing, you are generalizing a lot a stuff and lump it in with other stuff.

[@jacobshahin2017]

Hey stav sure being trans is tough…but the breakfast??

[@Alex-uc3ye]

Greek guy doesn't know the history involving the downfall of his own civilization. Makes sense.

[@arthurg.calixto3338]

The fall of the greek civilization had nothing to do with homosexuality.

[@hellodarling2197]

Exactly, what do you expect 😂😂 like he’d said “I’ve gotten the best head from a they/them” 🤡

[@owenwalsh1471]

@@arthurg.calixto3338dude it had a ton to do with it what are you talking about?

[@arthurg.calixto3338]

@@owenwalsh1471 The greatest extension of the Greek empire was created by a bisexual man.

[@yourenotthatguy7051]

When did beer and politics ever mix well anyway 😂

[@scaathreykr]

In Germany it's working out pretty well though...

[@Cody---]

Jimmy Carter's brother

[@sarahhughes4437]

Only the bigots are making it political

[@Jay-pd9kc]

@@sarahhughes4437 oh whatever.

[@TheAluvisify]

I think the overall point of the conservation is that this shouldn't be a political issue. There are trans people on both sides of the aisle.

[@maddenking2505]

Yeah I had a feeling I didn’t like that other guy

[@peterjannett7896]

Theo struggling to understand that grown men should not care about what Budweiser does with its ad budget. Grown men should care about governments intruding on people's liberty, wealth inequality, environmental justice, and the abysmal state of American healthcare.

[@L3V3YE]

My two favorite comedians coming together. Dreams do come true.

[@rsblanchette]

Lol right. I’d love to hang with them.

[@thegreatpiginthesky3904]

Stav? Really? That gay is fat and gay

[@BasedHyperborean]

damn your standards are in the fucking toilet huh

[@PantalonRouge]

Stav sucks

[@callmeacutekitten8106]

Stavros is McDonald humor lmao his stand up is mid af

[@gbh_events]

Interesting point about the drugs part of it. Big pharma is loving this whole thing.

[@tr702]

Whose pushing it? The ones making money off of a lifetime science project.

[@hexcodeff6624]

The anti-depressant you can sell to people who have unaddressed gender dysphoria is probably worth more than a bunch of puberty blockers and hormones. Also, you could say the same thing about WWE. They most definitely promote a life style that can lead into medical dependencies and abuse of substances like steroids.

[@johnmcneil5238]

Thing is tho Lea Thomas or whatever was a fully intact male for competition just on hormone blockers. The women that had to change in the locker room with him were the ones that said so.

[@bsimms583]

I think we should all err on the side of "why do I care?". If it isn't affecting you, why waste energy frothing at the mouth about it? I do think that children shouldn't be allowed to make permanent changes to their body until they reach adulthood. However, the issue as a whole is representative of all social issues we fight about. People overreact because media highlights points of division for ratings.

[@connormcdonald5075]

exactly. Kids shouldn't be concerned with sexuality to begin with. But why tf should I care what a sexually developed adult does to their body?

[@bsimms583]

@connormcdonald5075 i agree with the caveat that I do think children should be given the freedom to develop their own opinions about themselves and shouldn't be shamed if they don't fit into the binary. Children learn about sex whether we want them to or not, so the parent should discuss this (at an appropriate age) so they are taught about sex from them and not the world. If parents are worried about trans people on TV, then they should limit their exposure by parenting (imagine that, haha). If you don't want them watching Bert and Ernie, for example, then use parental controls. You should discuss these topics so they can adequately process any positive or negative influence. Parents seeking to control every show, movie, book, etc, because they don't want it to influence their children, don't realize that the world isn't going to conform 100% to their beliefs, and therefore you have to take the initiative and be an active parent.

[@danpoli3311]

How many mentally ill parents will try and convince their child that they're different? How did we reach this point as a society? We are all basically being forced to agree that it's okay but it isn't

[@Emma-hw1tn]

How did we reach this point of a society that people can be so delusional that they genuinely believe parents are turning their children transgender LMFAO

[@thetongueandcheek5495]

The real reason companies do this type of crap is bc they r scored based on their wokeness. Similar to China’s social credit but with a nice sick twisted version 😂

[@707romo707]

ESG score. Thanks to the WEF

[@veryfinan5187]

no because its profitable

[@williamhornabrook8081]

You are talking about ESG scores but to equate these to being "woke points" is an oversimplification. The subject of an advertising campaign isn't mentioned as a factor in ESG frameworks that I have seen. Anheuser-Busch selling alcohol with a number of negative health effects to consumers is going to be the bigger piece of that pie. Consuming water as the primary resource of production will also ping them into the zone where they aren't getting selected for ESG. They did this campaign for two reasons. Firstly, to virtue signal to the more progressive crowd. Maybe it will encourage more sales from more progressive demographics. Secondly, they are very much aware that this would spark controversy. I think they counted on conservatives on social media and news networks propagating their brand well beyond the dollars they spent on the campaign. 'All publicity is good publicity.' Some people might stop buying their products, but they have calculated a win in the greater exposure that the controversy has given them.

[@HanTheProphet]

You think it’s more likely that or the fact that creative professionals lean left, you put a bunch of them in a board room and there’s no way any of them are gonna go against the most progressive idea once someone suggests it. People are pretty simple

[@callumnolan]

@@williamhornabrook8081 Not ESG but CEI in this case. Dylan Mulvaney is the Messi of CEI.

[@ramonhenare9088]

The big guy tries to come across like he doesn't really care, but talks like an activist haha

[@goldie481]

Maybe it says a little more about your side that people behaving normally are considered activists lmao Asking to be left alone isn't asking for much.

[@aa1greg]

@@goldie481 sure , being friends with Hassan abi tells you all you need to know about Stavros alt left socialist opinions , good one though

[@goldie481]

@Tobias Saibot the fact you confuse drag and transgenders says all we need to know about your knowledge on this issue lmfao But to answer your question nonetheless, let me ask you another first. Do you think we should make it illegal for children to go to church?

[@MNZGamin]

@@goldie481the fact that you think trans and drags aren’t two sides of the same coin tells everyone all they need to know

[@goldie481]

@@MNZGamin they're not. Some trans women and men participate in drag. That doesn't equate them at all. Drag queens are mostly gay men. Do you also claim that homosexuality and drag are two sides of the same coin?

[@joeyoualreadyknow99]

Starvos is slowly becoming woke

[@derekgardner1861]

Slowly? He is woke

[@bryce9083]

@@derekgardner1861 he’ll fall off soon, audiences like authentic people, not schills for the woke mob

[@typkrft]

It's nice to see a good faith discussion. Clearly Theo has hesitation around the subject, but was still respectful and tried to articulate real motivations of fear that people have. Stav pretty much echoed my exact thoughts on most of it, which is cool because I was sure where he would be on that. This is exactly how discourse should occur, good for them. It's a little concerning to me to see Theo gravitate to some of the right lately though. And here's the thing there's nothing wrong with hanging out with people i ideologically disagree with, people are more than politics, but some of these people are abhorrent, like Bar and Peterson. And those people don't deserve a platform imo.

[@davids5710]

As a Republican, none of us care if someone is trans, gay lesbian, straight, whatever, no one cares. We don't enjoy having this LGBT+ shoved in our faces all day every day. 99% of us don't give two shits what they do with their lives. Y'all go do your thing, and just let us and our kids do our thing. We don't all have to agree on every single little thing...

[@twiggy1253]

Agreed. I wouldn’t think twice about it if it wasn’t shoved down my throat constantly. I’m also somewhat curious and concerned about how the youth will respond to LGBTQ.

[@seanm3123]

Also there’s a big difference between let adults do whatever they want and: 1. Forcing a special carveout for representation in every segment of society for them. 2. Allowing and actively pushing hormone therapy and surgery on children 3. Forcing biological girls to compete with biological men in sports Stav just conflates all that like we give a shit that an adult male wants to pretend to be a woman

[@timothycarey3883]

So none of you care yet you picket and protest against them and tell them they are going to hell. America gets christianity shoved down their throat much more than trans stuff, and it is all the right wingers making all the guff about trans stuff. If it werent for fox news and right wing youtubers you would barely know trans was a thing.

[@clearsky4042]

Look at stavros. Point made. Lmfao

[@bobdoessportstothemoon]

Wouldn’t be bad if Lia Thomas was taking Bronze in college swimming…But it’s 1st place Gold every time. Wake the hell up Stavros

[@buuddha77]

No, Stavros, they don't want to just be trans. Some want to be a "woman" and compete against naturally born women in sports. Ya see, there is this little thing called testosterone and it does amazing things to the male body.

[@fndrr42]

The dude that looks like a pedo stereotype making fun of pedos is the best joke.

[@dallassegno]

correct

[@bravomike1021]

Hahahaha!! I was thinking the same thing!

[@veryonlineman]

I can't believe how almost nobody is pointing out how creepy this dude looks. And a hardcore leftist. What a surprise

[@kinggordon8762]

I knew I didn't like Stavros.

[@reuben34]

Irrelevant comment L

[@kinggordon8762]

@@reuben34 Your mother is an irrelevant cunt-ment

[@reesf743]

Trans guy here. what hurts most is all through childhood, cis men hit on me, tried to lure me to their car, asked my age when I was 12 to 16. When you turn them down, they might yell, cuss at you, follow you. unless you let em down easy, and that always felt like being an ant in an antlion's trap trying to claw your way out while they pull you in. Now after my transition, I still can't feel safe. I've never been afraid of a dragqueen or a trans woman in life. I've always been afraid of men, still am. And a lot of men don't listen to girls or trans people, or least of all, abuse survivers. They only listen to the news 🤷

[@UwU.dont.ask.]

The thing is cis people respect homosexuals, gays, lesbians- but not the people who take it too far.

[@CTBandit4]

Lmao these trans females out here deserve to have the shit beat out of them for trying to date as women.

[@reesf743]

@Gobity I was always a tomboy growing up, socially transitioned in my teens and never took a step back. I'm totally sure this is what I want. Ironically the biggest roadblock was fear of being unlovable Seen plenty of people in the trans community de-transition and even transition in the first place for a relationship, so it's true a lot of people don't do this for the right reasons. Hate to say something this generalizing but I'm under the impression most girls have the same childhood experience I had. I mean it's common, men creeping up on kids is all over the place. I wasn't attractive either, very poor andscrubby. The prettier girls and the girls who look older get it worse. I don't think for a second that I got special treatment from older men, I was the last one they would've picked to get fresh with

[@bluesmama3726]

I think the majority of kids are approached by creeps period. I didn't have a friend who wasn't.

[@mikehunt3530]

@@Joe-sg9ll it’s so funny mfs always attribute that to people transitioning without even thinking for a second what other factors could’ve gone into it, have u lived this persons life or something? why do u care so much about other people and what they doin with their own bodies? i bet it must suck to see more and more people finally being who they want in a world where u feel like everyone has to apply to ur goof ass standards😂

[@rtripp88]

Stav got a few echo chamber talking points

[@reuben34]

Oh yea basic human rights and free will such an echo chamber. Lmao it’s funny bc the opinions he’s disagreeing with are the actual echo chamber points 🤡

[@BattleBro77]

@@reuben34 Who is against basic human rights? Wait, it's not the side who want to strip your HUMAN RIGHT to free speech? It's the ones defending human rights? Woah that's craaazy.

[@KCPelletier]

the irony of calling a perspective outside your own an echo chamber

[@charlesthrush8134]

Great convo. A lot of ppl are just new to this concept like Theo and it’s nice to see stavros calmly explaining shit without being confrontational

[@ktlieb]

Stavros is the best kind of ambassador for this shit to regular dudes

[@U.s-epa]

Damn this makes me like stav less

[@muttsnuts5849]

Stavros looking like the basement dweller from a South Park episode

[@David.-_-]

Imagine being a 40-60 year old. Like, I transed And then realizing China owns the Bud

[@EddyG0rdo]

Who gives a shit

[@TTVLeMarkieMark]

After this Stav's got me believing he's trans..

[@itr0863]

He just likes looking like a pedophile as well

[@AbadonBIack]

What does that even mean? If he talked about black people is he black now? Make it make sense.

[@Frankenfurter69]

I immensely enjoy both comedians here. Almost couldnt pick which one I think is "better". But it's kinda baffling that someone as skilled at their craft as Stavi is to be stupid enough to go "Oh it's those evil corporations ruining our lives" + spend the whole segment pushing the wokeism that every major corporation is constantly shoving in our faces, and believe that he is for the "proletariat", or he's speaking truth to power, or he's actually punk rock or he's really a flock of seagulls. Hes as aligned with the political establishment as one could possibly be. He's funny and entertaining, but he should stay away from politics.

[@asdf52708]

someone tell Stav that you don't have to cut it off😂

[@Steinmetal4]

I was going to say... Stav, Lia still has a penis. Ask the rest of the swim team how they know.

[@_munkykok_]

too late now

[@Hammerhead1986]

I like the trans woman who broke all the female powerlifting records after being a woman for half an hour

[@abcdefbcdefg8352]

"she" was so brave

[@arthurg.calixto3338]

Tell me her name

[@Nonameforyoudangit]

Stavros... not every trans person has bottom or top surgery, or has taken hormones that 'level the playing field.' And it's a trans person's fundamental right to take the physical form that is most comfortable to them. It's not a fundamental right to participate in sports, and it's definitely not fair for someone to compete in oppsite sex sports when they have already developed physical characteristics that give them an unfair advantage. All that said, I always will fight for the rights of trans people to have safe, happy, healthy lives... we have to be fair and realistic about things that are not fundamental.

[@johnnygray8563]

Is starvos delusional

[@powerstroke-qi8tn]

Yes,and very fat.

[@Lukas-rw7ok]

Yes and he will go to hell

[@diaperwarfare5138]

@@Lukas-rw7okthere is no hell

[@Charge11]

He’s a communist (unironically). Of course he is

[@purdysanchez]

No. He is just fat and gay

[@andrewstephens7246]

" I defer to the younger generation" You don't do that with hard topics. You let them be heard but not necessarily make the decisions on what's right and wrong. Adults need to lead not follow!

[@anonymousbosch9265]

Youth is the engine of the world and always have been

[@andrewstephens7246]

@@anonymousbosch9265 exactly. That's why it's important to leave that energy towards productive and good causes

[@jvega1473]

@@anonymousbosch9265 when you're young , you're naive and borderline retarded. There is a reason every tribe respects its elders since th dawn of time. i dont think we should listen to a younger generation that gets social anxiety asking for extra ketchup at mcdonalds. they arent leaders.

[@bobthemadmonkey]

Would make sense if we didn't live in a post values society bro. Adults are fucking up and have been for generations

[@quidipher]

13:48 Theo's setup is so smooth watch the joke sink in as Stavs laugh grows in intensity.

[@virtualmarvmaximus5539]

If someone IS grooming kids, it’s not “dangerous” to call them out in it and stop it. I would say letting men in dresses dancing provocatively in front of kids grooming. You’re trans? I don’t care, be YOU!🎉.. just stay away from the kids!!!!!!

[@cocobutterkisses95]

Just to correct Stavros’ on the period tracking comment 😂 It was actually 2 separate news articles that through the grapevine, merged together into one story. First, a Florida high school almost made it a rule to answer questions about your menstrual cycle to play on women’s sports teams. Second, since all this AI scare is happening and the Roe vs. Wade event, women have been telling each other to delete period tracking apps to prevent proof of criminal activity in states where abortion is illegal. Hope this helps, love you so much Theo! ❤

[@kimmi8389]

Are you telling me there wasn’t a “don’t say period bill” ? 😂

[@cocobutterkisses95]

@@kimmi8389not sure?

[@UnknownWarriorZz]

He also said that swimmer “cut his nuts off” to compete with females. Not true, he still has male genitalia and shared locker rooms with biological women, with no warning. Stavros said a lot of shit that he was wrong about.

[@cocobutterkisses95]

@@UnknownWarriorZz oh wow! such a misinformed man.

[@Jay-pd9kc]

@@UnknownWarriorZz yeah Stavros appears to be a lefty and just doesn’t understand that the general public doesn’t like this shoved down their throats

[@Chilipeperes007]

Interesting move having Ron Jeremy there, very insightful

[@calebkdesign]

Theo just quietly mimicking all the conservative talking points, about these issues being "shoved down our throats" and stavvy having a point to come back to every time was impressive.

[@yungbeast3308]

Riiiiiggggghhhhhhhttttttt

[@S-tank_]

I understand the outrage about aunt jumyma just like I don't understand it against bud light. Don't like it don't buy it case closed. Both sides have lost their minds everyone is perpetually grievanced. Being offended is the new hip thing. Don't like it? Don't buy it. Case closed.

[@S-tank_]

Not that I have anything against rainbows but when I first heard about it I was sorta on everyone's side like I don't mind it but it ain't gonna be cool to walk around the bar with rainbow trying to get chicks. But then I read they aren't changing the cans it was just one special can that they made for one person. And it's hysterical that people would even care about that lol. Flakes of snow everywhere

[@J-Bird88]

I enjoy the conversation, but with all due respect, it does have an influence on children nowadays being younger and younger just being confused about puberty, thinking they’re transgender and making huge life decisions I think that’s the extreme from the other side stating, do what you want with your body by, B careful because underage kids are now able to go to California and make life-changing surgery decisions. I see both sides.

[@dat_sauce_tho2194]

Stavy needs to stop watching so much cnn......

[@Ty-fs9tp]

I knew he was a for real degenerate

[@Whityfisks]

Shoosh he is trying to cultivate a new fan base

[@ongogablogian3178]

​@@Whityfisks The dude is left leaning what are you talking about

[@Whityfisks]

Left leaning but not woke. Cumtown stav would never have these retarded views. He would be the first one laughing when nick mullen makes actual funny jokes on non-pc topics

[@denny0420]

this is a normal persons point of view dude, most people dont wanna have a holocaust for LGBT folk

[@jackvegas1579]

WTF! Ron Jeremy out on bail. 😂

[@Bun_neez]

Theo this was sadly the worst person to speak to about these subjects. He’s literally so detached from reality lol

[@SlickRick12]

How?

[@hexcodeff6624]

How many mfers will be saying others are detached from reality without even referring to a sliver of reality themselves? Get real or get out.

[@DawsDaws860]

Ur a cuck

[@gorillathaspinna]

You’re clearly anti trans. You have no argument except the fact that you simply do not like transgender people. Cope.

[@hellodarling2197]

Lay of the crack. He’s the only one living in reality compared to the other dude