3 months ago
Comedian turned prominent anti-war commentator Dave Smith pulled no punches this week in jabbing Hasan Piker in a heated debate with his uncle Cenk Uygur.
Smith argued that Piker's comments about China are far more concerning than his past remarks about the U.S. deserving 9/11, for which he is probably most well known. The debate took place on Piers Morgan's show on Monday night and began with MAGA convert Lindy Li jabbing Piker.
"It's absolutely unconscionable for somebody to say that America deserved 9/11. I was a kid. I remember what happened on 9/11. He is not sorry — he said that. He's only sorry he got caught. It's his true belief. It's what's in his heart. And there are millions of Americans—" Li said as Uygur cut in, "You guys are making things up."
"He's only sorry because he's finished—" Li tried to continue as Uygur again cut her off, "I'm sorry, but you are — you're making things up?"
"No, Cenk, you have to stick up for him because that's your nephew. Let her finish. I know you have to stick up for him because he's your blood, but don't — a guy that hates America like that, don't do it. Let her finish, please," jumped in comedian Vincent Oshana.
#uygur #sorry
Smith argued that Piker's comments about China are far more concerning than his past remarks about the U.S. deserving 9/11, for which he is probably most well known. The debate took place on Piers Morgan's show on Monday night and began with MAGA convert Lindy Li jabbing Piker.
"It's absolutely unconscionable for somebody to say that America deserved 9/11. I was a kid. I remember what happened on 9/11. He is not sorry — he said that. He's only sorry he got caught. It's his true belief. It's what's in his heart. And there are millions of Americans—" Li said as Uygur cut in, "You guys are making things up."
"He's only sorry because he's finished—" Li tried to continue as Uygur again cut her off, "I'm sorry, but you are — you're making things up?"
"No, Cenk, you have to stick up for him because that's your nephew. Let her finish. I know you have to stick up for him because he's your blood, but don't — a guy that hates America like that, don't do it. Let her finish, please," jumped in comedian Vincent Oshana.
#uygur #sorry
5 months ago
Hasan Piker put SXSW London on blast Monday for not defending him after he and uncle Cenk Uygur were banned from entering the United Kingdom over previous criticisms they’ve made against Israel.
“SXSW was a minor part of my trip to the U.K.,” Piker wrote on X Monday. “They totally didn’t defend me or Cenk at all, they’re actual f–king losers and I will never work with them for the rest of my life. If you bought a ticket expecting to see me you should demand a refund.”
Kicking off Monday for the second year in London, the Austin, Texas-founded culture and arts festival was due to have Piker speak this week in conversation with British journalist and libertarian communist political activist Ash Sarkar.
In a separate video on his Twitch page, Piker went in harder on the fest, calling SXSW’s statement “disgusting.”
“It’s not like they’re paying me, right? I’m not getting paid by SXSW to do this, right? It’s actually really insane. I’m doing this as a f—king favor and they’re literally farming donations off of my image off of my likeness,” he said. “Then it’s crazy that they just, once the Home Office intervened and revoked my visa, when the Home Office intervened and revoked my visa, SXSW’s statement was disgusting. Like, it was literally nothing.
“SXSW was a minor part of my trip to the U.K.,” Piker wrote on X Monday. “They totally didn’t defend me or Cenk at all, they’re actual f–king losers and I will never work with them for the rest of my life. If you bought a ticket expecting to see me you should demand a refund.”
Kicking off Monday for the second year in London, the Austin, Texas-founded culture and arts festival was due to have Piker speak this week in conversation with British journalist and libertarian communist political activist Ash Sarkar.
In a separate video on his Twitch page, Piker went in harder on the fest, calling SXSW’s statement “disgusting.”
“It’s not like they’re paying me, right? I’m not getting paid by SXSW to do this, right? It’s actually really insane. I’m doing this as a f—king favor and they’re literally farming donations off of my image off of my likeness,” he said. “Then it’s crazy that they just, once the Home Office intervened and revoked my visa, when the Home Office intervened and revoked my visa, SXSW’s statement was disgusting. Like, it was literally nothing.
