I honestly believe that so long as Portnoy is with that company he's the force behind what they do. It's his company. And too many of his fans emulate his shitbag, gamergate behavior.
Who gives a shit whether it's Portnoy, Nardini, or anyone else? Nardini has been quite explicit from Day 1 that she didn't want to change Barstool's culture. According to this Business Insider article, she was specifically hired because she was the only candidate who didn't raise their misogynistic attitude as an issue that needed to be addressed.
I should also add that they've branched out in their harassment; when they used a recording or video of something Fenway organist Josh Kantor had done, and Kantor expressed the mildest of objections on Twitter about it, the Stoolies brigaded him too, led by Carrabis. Which was also fucking gross.
And because she was extremely qualified to lead a 21st century media company, which she has backed up. Don't forget about the fact that she's, you know, good at what she did and does. But I enjoy the insinuation that a woman at Barstool is more or less a figurehead (hyperbole, I know) instead of driving the strategic direction of the company.
I specifically said Portnoy is the creative side of the company. I assume the CEO is not in on meetings to determine which Deadspin personality they're going to harass next.
I didn't insinuate that, and I don't disagree that she's good at what she does. My point is that "what she does" is, explicitly, to seek a wider base of consumers/others ways of monetizing the same misogynist trash that Barstool has continually put out. The fact that she might be making decisions instead of Portnoy (to the extent that's true) is irrelevant because they both are all-in on the "Barstool culture."
Yes you're right you're being pedantic.
The second biggest podcast on Barstool behind PMT has a 70% female audience. She's expanding to the female audience since there are only so many middle-aged white bros to go after, which is tricky to do with the strategy you outlined above. And one I'm assuming that was not driven by Portnoy, despite his ability to drive everything at the company.
Has having her as a CEO stopped the company’s misogyny? If so, was it by virtue of the fact that she’s a woman?
Imagine being this offended about a hockey game rally towel sponsor. Jeez.
Thanks. My ignorance is nearly complete.
Imagine being concerned with what people who aren’t you are offended about that you didn’t do and that has nothing to do with you.
I'll be honest, I really have no idea and don't consume them outside of PMT and Chiclets, so I don't follow the every moves of the company. That said, I find them to be a fascinating company and the way they have gone about building themselves up from what they were to what they are has been truly impressive from a business model perspective. I imagine she's doing the classic strategic direction stuff (e.g., focus on going after the female market, heavy emphasis on podcasts, getting into video, etc.) and then there's some collaboration with Portnoy as to how that is done, then he likely runs with it. But that's just a wild ass guess.
Deadspin chooses to go after successful women in non-Barstool media on their own, like Rachel Nichols, for merely being friendly with a couple of Barstool employees. While it's certainly not to the same level as the outright harassment from Portnoy, it's kinda gross all the same. Rachel is awesome and they basically implied that she's only successful because she bends her morals...yuck.
Imagine being this dismissive of a woman's opinion on a site that is severely lacking in women's perspectives.
She literally told a poster: “I am ashamed at your toxic lack of self awareness as a human and as a male”
Kind of the eye of the beholder yeah? I can think of a number of organizations that could sponsor these towels that would piss me off, but probably not bother someone else.
This is the take I most agree with. I think it's absolutely valid for anyone to have a negative view of the company, since as others have said, Portnoy is a jerk, he's said some truly terrible stuff, and at the end of the day it's still his company and always will be.
This isn't really fair. First of all, I personally want nothing to do with "All Lives Matter", it's obviously a shitty narrative.
For me, the last time I visited that site was when Portnoy was trying to sell that Erin Andrews was involved with leaking the video of her in the hotel room. He tried forever to claim it was a publicity stunt.
The post at issue claimed that Nardini’s presence and another woman’s opinion ipso facto meant that the site wasn’t sexist. And used that as the basis to tell a female poster how should should feel about the issue.
Does the CEO of a media company typically drive the organization’s editorial direction?
You could see that coming a mile away. Have to think he will do a bunch of stuff in Boston with Jerry Thornton.
Dave heads content, Kmarko is ostensibly E-I-C, and I would assume Big Cat, has a big say. The day Dave and Big Cat walk out the door, is the day the clock starts ticking on the demise of Barstool.
At least God will only need one asteroid.
I have to assume Minihane is going to be simulcast out of Boston, I don’t think he’s moving to NYC.
I didn't mean in regard to where he lives. Just the criticism that comes with the territory. Portnoy obviously doesn't give a shit as long as he makes money. I don't think minihane is wired that way.
Sounds like it’s just gonna be a podcast, which is a pretty underwhelming announcement after all the hype.
