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A left-wing Facebook page called “The Southern Gentleman” said popular TV host and producer Mike Rowe is a fraud.
“Mike Rowe is a fraud,” the liberal Facebook page began. “A man who studied opera and has a B.A. in communications perfectly happy to sh*t on everyone else with college degrees in humanities.”
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Rowe has been outspoken against students putting themselves deep in debt with college loans. Now Joe Biden and the Democrats’ have a terrible plan to cancel a large portion of college student loans.
“We’re lending money we don’t have to kids who can’t pay it back to educate them for jobs that don’t exist anymore, and that’s crazy,” Rowe said in 2018.
Rowe refused to let the name-calling on Facebook go unanswered. Rowe commented on “The Southern Gentleman” and said he is not pretending to be someone that he isn’t. Rowe has been outspoken about his background and life experiences.
“Dear Mr. Gentleman: Some of your facts are correct,” Rowe began. “It’s true, for instance, that I sang in the Baltimore Opera for several years, and it’s true that I have a degree in Communications. But I’m not sure how either of those things make me a ‘fraud.’”
‘Obviously, you’re welcome to your opinion, but I wonder if you might be confused as to the definition of what a ‘fraud’ really is?” Rowe responded in the comments.
“A fraud, as I understand it, is a person who pretends to be someone they aren’t. To my knowledge, I’ve never done that,” he continued. “My entire resume – including my musical and educational background – are a matter of public record. I’ve done nothing to conceal either.”
“Is it possible that you saw me on the tee-vee, crawling through a sewer or fishing for crabs, and simply assumed you knew everything about me, based on a one-dimensional glance? If so, you’re not alone. A lot of people today struggle with this kind of cognitive dissonance. I’m sure some such people have come here, and concluded that you were trying to pass yourself off as a ‘gentleman,’” he added.
More on this story via The Independent journal Review:
There are about 48 million Americans who have student loan debt.
Meanwhile, there is a national shortage of skilled laborers (i.e. people who went to trade or vocational school for specific training), Fox News reported.
The shortage became especially noticeable and dire during the pandemic.
But as he highlighted, he’s not a fraud for having both a college degree and these opinions that advocate for changes that will balance the economy better and give individuals fulfilling and well-paid careers that don’t require a bachelor’s degree.
— Advertisement — Of course, just like Rowe is entitled to his opinion, “The Southern Gentleman” is also entitled to his, as Rowe pointed out.
It’s just important to know what one is talking about before criticizing.
“Thanks for your time, and good luck with the whole gentleman thing,” Rowe concluded his comment.
