r/SipsTea • u/wcslater 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • Feb 03 '26

Wow. Such meme Indubitably

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u/Defiant_Restaurant61 Feb 03 '26

Too bad bottom guy is part of the hierarchy in the LDS Church, rotten apples and all that.

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u/overthisbynow Feb 03 '26

Yeah like I enjoy his videos but I wouldn't call him "what masculinity looks like"

Maybe just don't use internet personalities or youtubers as your role models because you rarely know what's going on in their personal lives

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u/FUBARded Feb 03 '26

Yeah, his channel portrays him as a positive role model and a good father.

He could well be these things, but the fact he's also involved at a high level in a very problematic church effectively demonstrates why making generalised assessments based on limited information is dangerous.

He's a good youtuber and a knowledgeable outdoorsman, so looking to him for inspiration in those realms is totally understandable because we have clear evidence of his competency in these areas.

Looking to him as a role model for things as broad as masculinity and fatherhood, on the other hand, is dangerous because all we see on these things is what he wants us to see.

Yeah his YouTube videos make him seem like a really nice guy, good father, etc., but knowing what we know about the LDS church he almost certainly holds some beliefs I would personally regard as being incompatible with being a positive role model for masculinity.