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McInnes is a racist, misogynistic shitheel for sure, but he also left in 2008. Since, Vice has become an outlet that does objectively good stuff with its reporting and its specialist media--I love Waypoint, I have a friend there whose moral compass is beyond reproach as far as I am concerned, and I have zero doubt that that friend wouldn't be there if they weren't convinced of the place.

Near as I can tell, Vice is an outlet that escaped its asshole founder and gone past his goals. Should probably be commended for that (while at the same time expected to clean house when confronted with meritorious allegations).



Not sure why you're being downvoted.

Austin Walker (current editor in chief for Waypoint - Vice's Video Games site) is the walking antithesis of an alt-right bro.

It is a good question though: how long do you hold an organization responsible for someone or for their collective actions?


> Austin Walker (current editor in chief for Waypoint - Vice's Video Games site) is the walking antithesis of an alt-right bro.

What does being left wing or right wing have to do with anything? We’re talking about sexual harassment, not politics. The majority if the recent high profile cases have been democrats doing the harassment btw.


The discussion thread you are responding to was about one of the founders starting "a alt-right white boy club".


Read two posts above you. We were talking about how one of the founders is a public racist, but how Vice's current editorial approach seems to have move passed that.

I don't think it's controversial that sexual misconduct is persistent across the political spectrum.


Yes, Vice is extremely left wing. They apparently also commit a good deal of sexual harassment internally if this article is to be believed.

Not sure what the founder who left (and his politics) well before any of the alleged offenses has to do with anything.


Alt-right is way beyond right wing. Chances are high that if you label yourself alt-right, you're also drinking the sweet red pill poison.




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