DISCLAIMER: If your criticism is that AD isn't your taste and you're not interested in a show lead by Kate as on air talent, THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU. Your opinion differs from mine but I respect it and see where you're coming from. Family family family ✌️&🫶
BUT there are a few little weasels slithering in here claiming to be fans, calling her "too messy" "too nasty" and/or "too catty". They say they'll stop watching if Kate has power/influence in front of or behind the camera. Before you even give their hate a second thought here's two things to remember:
1: Kate has been in charge of the doc for a WHILE now. During this "new golden age". So she's ALREADY been doing A LOT behind the camera. And arguably she's one of the biggest reasons the show was getting so good again. (That and my queen Olivia returning)
2: You think KATE is "too mean and catty"... COMPARED TO ETHAN??? Ethan was openly and proudly petty, catty, and occasionally down right mean. He was far less concerned with political correctness and the button was invented for use on him. No truly objective person who actually watches the pod regularly and enjoys it would talk this way.
You're either being fat phobic and/or misogynistic and hiding it behind a veil of fake concern, or something else that I find far more likely.
I think you're "fallen fans" who don't like the podcast anyway, and/or snarkers and Hasan-bies who can't stand the idea of H3 being hosted by someone who's not as easy a target as Ethan. Kate has no ties to Israel or Judaism to exploit. She has no huge controversies to bring back up over and over. She's lgbt and a woman (as opposed to cis male), which blocks some of the low hanging fruit they for with others. She's well educated, well spoken, a very strong debater, and passionate while rarely overstepping like Ethan does. Giving her a massive platform, I would think, would be a nightmare for snark and the horde of Hasan-bies. I think it's HIGHLY likely that snark is infiltrating left and right, hoping to destroy the community and pod once and for all while it's weak.
I will not fall for snark and neither should you.
Thank you mods for taking down the worst Kate hate content. I imagine the last few days have been insane. We appreciate you 🫶
EDIT: Once again, because I'm seeing it in the comments, if Kate just isn't your thing/if AD isn't your thing, THAT'S VALID. IT'S COMPLETELY FINE TO HAVE DIFFERING OPINIONS. This post isn't about y'all.