Responding to Sargon of Akkad

"*Oh, he said my name again. This next part's probably important.*"
―Erik
Responding to Sargon of Akkad is a commentary video where Erik hears a criticism of his video by Sargon of Akkad. It follows Woke Lord of the Rings, and it was released in March 27, 2022.

## Summary

Erik watches a 43 minute video by Sargon of Akkad that complains about the video Woke Lord of the Rings. Erik agrees with Sargon's criticisms, though he acknowledges that they have little to do with his video. Sargon spends lots of time explaining why you should never change a work of art and why social justice warriors are evil while Erik gets excited every time Sargon addresses him as "Erik." Sargon argues that it's actually ignorant to let Black people be allowed in movies that involve European stories, and Erik notices that Sargon tends to drift off topic a lot. Erik accuses Sargon of putting words in his mouth and tries to remember what this is called. Then Erik takes a clip of Sargon saying to tune in to Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and posts it to Twitter out of context.

Sargon argues the exclusivity is actually good and that companies only try to expand their audience because of wokeness. He argues that Shang-Chi doesn't have Black people, therefore no franchise should have Black people unless it's specifically about Black people. Sargon keeps making up fake arguments and putting words into other people's mouths, and Erik gets frustrated that he can't remember what that's called.

After watching the video, Erik sarcastically admits that Sargon is correct and that he's actually just a leftist that promotes social justice and makes people realize that they're transgender. Then Erik invites Sargon's viewers to stick around, knowing that he'll win them over.

## Comments

*First of all, it's an honor Sargon of Akkad to finally have you hone in on my particular brand of woke propaganda. I can't tell you how many people I've made blind to the blatant corporatization and monetization of our planet's many cultures. There are babies born with purple hair every day because their mothers watched my channel while pregnant. I am responsible for at least five hundred transgender realizations in 2021 alone, and I hope to break that record this year. If I'm not making a video to call someone or something racist, then I'm not making a video. I drank the koolaid so long ago, I can barely feel it influencing my decisions anymore, because I'm an American leftist comedian and the things I make fun of are low hanging fruit It's not my choice of course.**I've been trained this way by decades of right-leaning comedians being cast out and discounted so that the only clear path to success was to echo progressive sentiments and shit on whatever the opposing political party is saying. It's a comfortable space to be in because everyone congratulates you for your wokeness, but you start to wonder if maybe the other side isn't all full of assholes like you hoped? Like you'd already broadcast yourself saying? How can you take anything back when it lasts forever on the internet? No you need to find a way to make sure the divide stays put, because this is your livelihood. The second you give respect to the other side, you've lost. Everyone will turn on you because all they want is blood. You'll be replaced by someone hungrier and faster, willing to ignore the overlap and keep the teams clearly marked.**But I can't help the feeling I had while watching all 43 minutes of this video, that perhaps I had you people figured out wrong. This is like that scene in Avatar when the white guy makes friends with the blue Native Americans because he looks like a blue Native American, but can never be with them in white dude form. I feel like I can't be with you all in white dude form. We have too many differences of opinion that at least for now will always end in hatred and ridicule. But listen Sargon of Akkad, in case you just skipped to this part of the video, we can respect each other all we want quietly to ourselves, but the left won't allow me to say you were right about anything, and the right won't let you say the new Lord of the Rings show might not be all that bad we gotta wait and see. And that's what they call an Abigail's Promise you fuckin tomato*
- Erik

## Context

1. ↑ This is called making a strawman. It's common for fake intelectuals like Sargon of Akkad to accuse people of making strawmen whenever their arguments are refuted.

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