22. Balenciaga Bulls*t

On episode 22 of The Carousel podcast, social media expert Nathan Baker (@NateyBakes ) joins me to discuss the recent Balenciaga controversy, various World Cup virtue signaling, NHL trans fixation, Tampax, and his experiences representing Twitter advertisers.

Here’s the tweet that launched the Balenciaga controversy, pointing out various ways the company seems to be sexualizing children and hinting at pedophilia.

https://twitter.com/shoe0nhead/status/1594532715126202368

The mainstream media’s “response” story, calling the whole thing absurd, which is a bit strange given that Balenciaga has already apologized and removed the campaigns:

https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/balenciaga-child-ad-conspiracy-theory

Various World Cup virtue signaling at team country anthems:

England kneels “because inclusion is important”: https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/why-england-players-kneeling-world-cup-2022-games/blt8b8180acc7d4638e

Germany covers its mouth:

https://twitter.com/runews/status/1595426637935480834

Iran doesn’t sing album:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/fears-grow-iran-players-may-face-reprisals-for-not-singing-national-anthem-world-cup-2022-qatar
NHL trans tweet:

https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1595076956852260865

Controversial Tampax tweet:

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1595421218500497408

YouTube link to show!

https://youtu.be/LzQQwX7melk