Content Cop - Tana Mongeau

Content Cop - Tana Mongeau is the 10th episode of the critically-acclaimed Content Cop series. It was released on February 6, 2017.

This video showed us that people that are so sensitive about black slurs are hypocrites , because even though they despise this word , at the same time use other slurs that are just as offensive and even have more tragic backgrounds than slavery.

either all of them are okay or none of them are okay

## Background

On December 10, 2016, the feud between Tana Mongoose and Ian began when she tweeted:

> “*@Idubbbz so 3 million ppl subscribe to u and u openly say the n-word and retard???? kill yourself."*
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Tana's fans spoke negatively of the tweet, claiming that it was "too far", but Tana refused to delete it, because it was "her feelings". In response, iDubbbz purchased a VIP ticket to Mongeau’s show in San Francisco, and, on January 21, 2017, attended said show. At the VIP meet-and-greet, iDubbbz posed for a picture with Mongeau and while the photo was being taken, iDubbbz said “*Say n\*gger!*”. This caused outrage from onlookers, and Mongeau responded by storming out of the area, prompting security to ask iDubbbz to leave, which he did. Tana felt that she was terrified of what Ian said, prompting her to cancel the tour and get through tough security. But was Tana in the right or is she just a hypocrite?

## Summary and Analysis

The theme of today's Content Cop episode is Equality. Minutes into the video, you'll realize that all of Tana's storytime videos are too exaggerated. We're not gonna say clickbait here, because that's the whole point of Storytime vids, but to exaggerate them is a completely different story.

When Tana tweeted the statement above, Ian was very suspicious of her being in the right, so when digging and doing research, it turns out that she herself had also used the N-word as well. But unlike how Ian does it, Tana says the word in a mean-spirited way. When Ian says the word, he says this in a comedic context. Apparently, someone said to her that the N-word was racist, and Tana thought it was racist in however way you said it; comedy, out of context, etc. So after finding this out, Ian did an experiment: he took the N-word and he would see how Tana would react if he asked her to say the dreaded N-word.

Later on, Ian explained that Tana thinks that context isn't important when saying the N-word. This isn't actually true. By not caring for the context at all, you make yourself closer to being a hypocrite than you are to actually be in the right. Plus, Ian clearly states that every other slur can carry the same grudge and feeling, so not allowing one racial slur won't mean you're off the hook.

Another point Tana missed is how she can critique the use of it. Do not be confused; when Tana criticized Ian, she also wished horrible things upon Ian. When Ian says the N-word, she could've responded politely like "that wasn't funny". But she didn't. Why? Because she felt SO OFFENDED by that word without knowing and understanding the context of it.

### VICTIM OF A HATE CRIME

At one of her YouNow live streams, Tana's hypocrisy shows when it looks like she feels sad and dejected by the hate in the comments, only to do the same thing when she calls out Ian. At this point, all the editors can't even describe Tana's thoughts right now - it's just pure hypocrisy.

Back to Ian's San Francisco vlog. Ian was the last person in line to pose for Tana. As soon as Ian posed for the shot, he said the most famous line ever: "Say n\*gger!" Ian was eventually kicked out. Tana was very critical of this, telling her fans that she was scared and she didn't know what to do. But something's not right...

### STORYTIME/EXAGGERATIONS

**Pokedex Number:** 261

**Pokemon Name:** Exaggerator

**Alias:** The Physical Embodiment of Hypocrisy

**Type:** Storytime

**Brief Description:** Each face holds a different story.

What Tana is known for is her Storytime videos, where she basically tries to make the story more interesting by using embellishments. Below is a list of things Tana claimed that happened in their encounter:

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 #5

### CONCLUSION

With all of this, the beef between Ian and Tana serves as a lesson about context. "It's either all okay or none of it is okay." Any word is fine to say, nothing is off-limits. If you're offended by a word, then that's fine, but to put it over-the-top is a completely different story. At the end of the day, if you're offended by a word, you can choose to be offended or not get offended by it. The choice is yours. Just don't ever exaggerate the situation.