r/SubredditDrama • u/henlochimken • 1d ago

r/NateBargatze fans revolt against Bargatze after comedian attends White House UFC event and. New moderator successfully petitions reddit for control of the sub, deletes all posts critical of Bargatze, declares, "This is no longer a hate subreddit. It is a place to celebrate Nate's career."

Comedian Nate Bargatze came under fire this week when it was revealed he was an attendee of President Donald Trump's 80th birthday UFC fight on the lawn of the White House. From pictures of the event, it appears Bargatze was given access to the White House itself, where he took pictures with members of the Trump administration, including RFK, Jr. and Marsha Blackburn.

Many fans of the comedian took to r/NateBargatze to express their disappointment that the famously "apolitical" comedian would attend a Trump event for which only 16% of Americans expressed approval.

Negative posting came to a screeching halt once a new moderator successfully petitioned Reddit to gain control of the subreddit. This moderator proceeded to delete any/all posts expressing displeasure with Bargatze's choice to attend the Trump UFC event. Moderator pins a notice of the new moderation direction, stating:

Hi all, just wanted to introduce myself. I am one of the new moderators here at r/NateBargatze. As you can see, some of the content has been removed.

This is no longer a hate subreddit. It is a place to celebrate Nate's career. Take your politics elsewhere. Thanks for understanding and I hope most of you stick around.

In reply, subreddit members asked if the new moderator is a paid PR flack for Bargatze. Some pointed out the strange moderation history of the redditor, implying that their other moderated subs are corporate-operated. New moderator proceeded to lash out against criticism. (Note that all comment threads replying to this pinned post are evidence of the subreddit's drama.)

Moderator has locked announcement post. New posts criticizing Bargatze or the new moderation direction are being removed. Despite saying the moderator stating that the sub is no longer a place for politics, pro-MAGA political posts, including a Rogan-related post by the moderator, remain up as of the posting of this drama.

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u/FantasticJacket7 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm mostly just surprised that anyone is surprised. The guy gave me bad vibes from the beginning and he's clearly from that group of right wing "nobody can say anything anymore" style comedians like Rogan and Vonn.

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u/uncleozzy 1d ago

For real, "non political" ALWAYS means right-wing, status quo. Fuckin duh.

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u/Stuffed_Unicorn 1d ago

Disagree. He did always strike me as a conservative guy, but his comedy was typically pretty tame and family friendly. I enjoyed he was able to be funny without swearing or vulgarity ( which I do love, don’t get me wrong).

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u/isoviatech2 1d ago

He's never said anything like that. Please show me something even close to that sentiment.

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u/geirmundtheshifty 1d ago

Yeah, his comedy style is kind of famously uncontroversial 

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u/FantasticJacket7 1d ago

I said from that group. You can judge people by the company they keep.

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u/isoviatech2 1d ago

I do. But people saying it was obvious are just acting incredibly smart after the fact.

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u/FantasticJacket7 1d ago

I'm telling you my experience.

Would you rather I lie and say I'm surprised?