Timcast IRL · January 23, 2021 · 2h 0m

Timcast IRL #209 - Someone SABOTAGED Our Gorilla Shirt To FRAME US, It's War

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Episode Recap

In the January 23, 2021 episode of Timcast IRL, Tim Pool and his co-hosts addressed the controversy surrounding someone wearing a gorilla shirt at what appears to be a protest rally, which they believe was an attempt to frame them. The discussion evolved into a broader examination of how independent media creators are held to impossible standards of accountability for their viewers' actions and comments. Tim recounted how left-wing group Unicorn Riot deliberately took his comments out of context regarding a Vox.com article that claimed Jewish people inherit materialism genetically—Tim was criticizing the article, but Unicorn Riot edited his remarks to make it appear he was espousing those views. The conversation delved into mainstream media's historical misinformation campaigns, including the Gulf of Tonkin incident, weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and chemical weapons attacks in Syria that were later found to be fabrications. Tim emphasized that while major media outlets face virtually no accountability for egregious lies causing human suffering, independent creators are expected to police every comment and viewer. The co-hosts discussed Section 230 and platform versus publisher distinctions, with Tim arguing that the establishment elites resent independent media's ability to challenge their narratives and verify their claims. The Babylon Bee's joke about National Guard troops sleeping in a parking garage during the January 6th security situation was referenced as an example of the kind of content that triggers selective enforcement against conservative voices.

TL;DR

  • →Tim Pool addresses an incident where someone wore a gorilla shirt at a rally in an apparent attempt to frame Timcast IRL and associate them with extremist groups.
  • →Tim reveals how left-wing group Unicorn Riot took his criticism of a racist Vox.com article out of context and presented it as if he was the one making racist claims.
  • →The hosts discuss the impossibility of holding content creators responsible for every viewer comment and the selective enforcement of these standards against conservative voices.
  • →Historical examples of mainstream media lies are examined, including Gulf of Tonkin, WMDs in Iraq, and disputed chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
  • →The Babylon Bee's joke about National Guard troops sleeping in a parking garage is referenced as an example of content that triggers media backlash and potential platform penalties.
  • →Section 230 and platform versus publisher legal distinctions are discussed as relevant to the broader issue of content creator accountability.

Key Moments

  • 0:19:30
    YouTube Monetization Penalty
    Tim addresses being penalized by YouTube and the video being demonetized, though he notes it's now fully monetized again.
  • 0:20:20
    Gorilla Shirt Frame Job
    Tim explains how one person wearing a gorilla shirt at a rally with a bad sign can label an entire content creator, discussing the trend of holding creators responsible for viewers.
  • 0:21:00
    Discord Raids and Unicorn Riot
    Tim recounts how Unicorn Riot archived his Discord and deliberately edited his comments to misrepresent his criticism of Vox.com's racist content.
  • 0:23:13
    Mainstream Media Accountability
    Tim and co-hosts discuss how mainstream media outlets told us about weapons of mass destruction, 2008 banker bailouts, and 9/11 air safety with zero accountability.
  • 0:25:32
    Historical Government Lies
    Tim references the Gulf of Tonkin incident, Iraq WMDs, and Syrian chemical weapons attacks as examples of establishment lies that independent media can now verify.

Notable Quotes

“We have seen a kind of transition and a trend online that's really worrying where you have to be responsible for every comment, you have to be responsible for every viewer, you have to be responsible for people who consume your content now, which is absolutely insane and it's impossible and it's selectively enforced.”

— Tim Pool · Discussion of the impossible standards applied to independent media creators

“These people are zealots, they're authoritarians, and they believe that they're morally justified in evil because the end results for them are good.”

— Tim Pool · Describing how groups like Unicorn Riot justify taking his comments out of context

“These are institutions, the mainstream media that told us that there was weapons of mass destruction, that told us that bankers deserve bailouts in 2008, that told us the air was safe to breathe on 9-11. They have zero to little accountability at all for their grotesque lies that lead to tremendous human suffering. But yet, we have to be criticized for comments on our YouTube videos?”

— Ian Crossland · Comparison of mainstream media's lack of accountability versus independent media being held to impossible standards

“It's a point where they can't even critique us, so they invent things to critique us on.”

— Tim Pool · Explaining why media outlets resort to taking comments out of context

“The mainstream media and the establishment elites want to be able to yell that we need war and lie about weapons of mass destruction to get us into war. And they don't like it when independent media challenges that narrative.”

— Tim Pool · Why establishment forces target independent media creators

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