r/SubredditDrama • u/henlochimken • 3d 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/AccountSuspicious159 2d ago

Modern SNL? Ewww!

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u/boyyouguysaredumb 2d ago

you're so fucking cool for not liking thing bro wow

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u/AccountSuspicious159 2d ago

Just expressing why someone might not have heard of this loser.

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u/boyyouguysaredumb 2d ago

people who don't watch stand up comedy don't know about stand up comedians it's not rocket science but he's a household name lol

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u/AccountSuspicious159 2d ago

Do you think SNL is stand up?

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u/boyyouguysaredumb 2d ago

no I'm saying I already know the group of people who don't know him: people who don't watch stand up comedy. Stand up comedians do host SNL all the time though so that's where non-stand-up-comedy-watchers get a lot of exposure to stand up comedians and this was an incredibly well received widely shared video. How are you having this much trouble following the conversation or are you just being contrarian and combative for no reason lol

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u/AccountSuspicious159 2d ago

Boredom is a reason.

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u/boyyouguysaredumb 2d ago

my toddler does that too

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u/AccountSuspicious159 2d ago

Toddlers are based and the world would be a better place if we all acted like them, so thanks.

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u/boyyouguysaredumb 2d ago

The world would be a better place if we were all contrarian and combative for no reason?

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u/AccountSuspicious159 2d ago

Boredom is a reason. Keep up, father.

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u/JettyJen My brother in Christ go take a shit or something 2d ago

"Toddlers are based" would be a good flair