• Christian@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    Never watched the channel, but I would guess that being tech-themed makes it a worse look that they promoted it for so long before catching the issue, so they were worried it would cast doubt on all other endorsements and tank the value of advertising with them.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I think coming out and pointing out what honey did would probably be the least damaging thing they’ve done in the past few years.

      because holy fuck have they had some whoppers.

      • JackbyDev@programming.dev
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        2 days ago

        The “hard R” thing still permanently etched into my brain lol.

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        Linus misunderstood that the phrase “hard R” referred to the N-word. He thought it was the R-word. He was saying “people used to use hard R all the time, like on Family Guy and stuff. I used to use it too!” His co-host caught the misunderstanding and it was sorted out quickly before he said anything else embarrassing lol.

        • redisdead@lemmy.world
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          1 day ago

          My favorite was the trust me bro shirt.

          You could see Luke having to physically restrain himself for calling his boss a fucking hard R word on live stream.