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| − | Former [[MSNBC]] anchor '''Cenk Uygur''' is the co-founder and main host of the left-leaning online media outlet ''‘[[The Young Turks]]’'', that according to him is the ''“biggest online news show in the world”''.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2016/apr/01/cenk-uygur-the-young-turks-bernie-sanders-political-revolution-we-are-the-media-revolution Cenk Uygur: 'Bernie Sanders is the political revolution, we are the media revolution']</ref> Uygur, a [[progressive]] racist, is a proponent of legalized [[bestiality]] and an [[Armenian genocide|Armenian holocaust]] denier with an affinity for common use of the "N" word.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmnS1XPVmj0&t=319s</ref> In 2019 Uyger announced his intention to run for the [[U.S. House]] as a [[Democrat]] to fill the seat vacated by [[California]] Democrat and [[white supremacist]] [[Katie Hill]]. | + | Former [[MSNBC]] anchor '''Cenk Uygur''' is the co-founder and main host of the left-leaning online media outlet ''‘[[The Young Turks]]’'', that according to him is the ''“biggest online news show in the world”''.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2016/apr/01/cenk-uygur-the-young-turks-bernie-sanders-political-revolution-we-are-the-media-revolution Cenk Uygur: 'Bernie Sanders is the political revolution, we are the media revolution']</ref> Uygur, a [[progressive]] racist, is a proponent of legalized [[bestiality]] and an [[Armenian genocide|Armenian holocaust]] denier with an affinity for common use of the "N" word.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmnS1XPVmj0&t=319s</ref> In 2019 Uygur announced his intention to run for the [[U.S. House]] as a [[Democrat]] to fill the seat vacated by [[California]] Democrat and [[white supremacist]] [[Katie Hill]]. |
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| − | Cenk Uygur is and [[agnosticism|agnostic]] and ex-Muslim.<ref>[https://ffrf.org/outreach/awards/emperor-has-no-clothes-award/item/11999-cenk-uygur CENK UYGUR – 2010. They're afraid of our truth], Freedom From Religion Foundation website</ref> | + | Cenk Uygur is an [[agnosticism|agnostic]] and ex-Muslim.<ref>[https://ffrf.org/outreach/awards/emperor-has-no-clothes-award/item/11999-cenk-uygur CENK UYGUR – 2010. They're afraid of our truth], Freedom From Religion Foundation website</ref> |
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| | Despite good ratings while Uygur hosted ''MSNBC Live'' for six months, he was not offered a permanent role.<ref>"Despite a significant increase in ratings while Uygur hosted MSNBC Live, he was not offered a continued prime-time hosting role." Making the News Popular: Mobilizing U.S. News Audiences, Anthony Nadler, University of Illinois Press, 2016</ref> According to his version of events, his departure from the network was because MSNBC management considered him too combative towards ''"those in power"'' and wanted him to ''"tone it down"''.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/cenk-uygur-msnbc-leaving_n_905415.html?section=australia Cenk Uygur On Leaving MSNBC]</ref> | | Despite good ratings while Uygur hosted ''MSNBC Live'' for six months, he was not offered a permanent role.<ref>"Despite a significant increase in ratings while Uygur hosted MSNBC Live, he was not offered a continued prime-time hosting role." Making the News Popular: Mobilizing U.S. News Audiences, Anthony Nadler, University of Illinois Press, 2016</ref> According to his version of events, his departure from the network was because MSNBC management considered him too combative towards ''"those in power"'' and wanted him to ''"tone it down"''.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/cenk-uygur-msnbc-leaving_n_905415.html?section=australia Cenk Uygur On Leaving MSNBC]</ref> |
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| | Cenk Uygur and Kyle Kulinski of ''The Young Turks'' network were on the board of [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]'s [[Justice Democrats]] PAC in early December 2017, but Uygur was forced out of the organization on Dec. 22, 2017 after what [[Saikat Chakrabarti]] called “extremely disturbing [[sexist]] and [[racist]] statements” Uygur made in the early 2000s were unearthed.<ref>https://twitter.com/justicedems/status/944356205476106240/photo/1</ref> | | Cenk Uygur and Kyle Kulinski of ''The Young Turks'' network were on the board of [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]'s [[Justice Democrats]] PAC in early December 2017, but Uygur was forced out of the organization on Dec. 22, 2017 after what [[Saikat Chakrabarti]] called “extremely disturbing [[sexist]] and [[racist]] statements” Uygur made in the early 2000s were unearthed.<ref>https://twitter.com/justicedems/status/944356205476106240/photo/1</ref> |
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| − | == Cenk Uyger and his view on the legalization of bestiality in some circumstances == | + | ==Cenk Uygur and his view on the legalization of bestiality in some circumstances== |
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| | ''See also:'' [[Atheism and bestiality]] and [[Liberalism and bestiality]] | | ''See also:'' [[Atheism and bestiality]] and [[Liberalism and bestiality]] |
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| − | In 2013, Cenk Uyger said that if he had the power to do so he would legalize [[bestiality]] in cases where the person is pleasuring the animal and the animal appears not to mind.<ref>[https://www.dcclothesline.com/2019/12/02/cenk-uyger-young-turks-host-now-running-for-katie-hills-vacant-house-seat-i-would-legalize-beastiality/ Cenk Uyger, Young Turks Host Now Running for Katie Hill’s Vacant House Seat, “I Would Legalize Bestiality”]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er7mWDRRCGQ SICK 2013 Video Is a HORRIFYING Nightmare for House Dem Candidate That Should Lead to his ARREST]</ref> | + | In 2013, Cenk Uygur said that if he had the power to do so he would legalize [[bestiality]] in cases where the person is pleasuring the animal and the animal appears not to mind.<ref>[https://www.dcclothesline.com/2019/12/02/cenk-uyger-young-turks-host-now-running-for-katie-hills-vacant-house-seat-i-would-legalize-beastiality/ Cenk Uyger, Young Turks Host Now Running for Katie Hill’s Vacant House Seat, “I Would Legalize Bestiality”]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er7mWDRRCGQ SICK 2013 Video Is a HORRIFYING Nightmare for House Dem Candidate That Should Lead to his ARREST]</ref> |
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| − | == Cenk Uygur on Israel == | + | ==Cenk Uygur on Israel== |
| − | On December 12, 2006, Uygur referred to [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]] as a "pain in the world’s ass" and stated that his plan to solving the [[Israel]]-[[Palestine]] conflict is to bulldoze the city.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUsflSju_nY</ref> On March 7, 2019, he tweeted that right-wing evangelical support of Israel is [[anti-Semitism]], as well as calling it the "worst anti-Semitism in the world".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Berrien |first1=Hank |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/cenk-uygur-makes-outrageous-statement-about-anti-hank-berrien |title=Cenk Uygur Makes Outrageous Statement About Anti-Semitism And Christians, Gets Destroyed Online |publisher=The Daily Wire |date=March 8, 2019}}</ref> | + | On December 12, 2006, Uygur, a notorious anti-Semite, referred to [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]] as a "pain in the world’s ass" and stated that his plan to solving the [[Israel]]-"[[Palestine]]" conflict is to bulldoze the city.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUsflSju_nY</ref> On March 7, 2019, he hypocritically claimed in a Twitter post that right-wing evangelical support of Israel is "[[anti-Semitism]]", as well as calling it the "worst anti-Semitism in the world", which drew heavy criticism against him for his anti-Semitic and anti-Christian comments.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Berrien |first1=Hank |url=https://www.dailywire.com/news/cenk-uygur-makes-outrageous-statement-about-anti-hank-berrien |title=Cenk Uygur Makes Outrageous Statement About Anti-Semitism And Christians, Gets Destroyed Online |publisher=The Daily Wire |date=March 8, 2019}}</ref> |
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| | [[Category:Bigotry]] | | [[Category:Bigotry]] |
| | [[Category:Liberalism]] | | [[Category:Liberalism]] |
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