Dr. Jim uses this episode to call out Joshua Loudenback, a LinkedIn user and financial services professional who allegedly responded to a Pride Month post with anti-gay slurs and threats.
The bigger issue is not just one troll in the comments. It is what happens when business platforms like LinkedIn fail to enforce basic standards against hate speech, especially when professionals put their full name behind public bigotry and expect that behavior not to follow them.
Chapters:
00:00 – You can try Jesus, don’t try me
01:05 – Anti-gay slurs and LinkedIn moderation
02:14 – Financial services and public judgment
02:54 – A teachable moment on hate speech
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Dr. Jim: You can try Jesus, don't try me. Now, most of us who are active on any sort of social media platforms knows that we get a fair amount of trolls, and it doesn't really matter what platform that you're on.
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[00:00:26] It takes a special kind of courage to do that, and frankly, I respect people that have the courage to say that stuff out loud instead of hiding behind anonymous DMs. Which brings us to the case of Joshua Loudenback.
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[00:00:56] And I posted that video [00:01:00] yesterday to kick off Pride Month. So apparently that rubbed old Joshua the wrong way.
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[00:01:25] but for some reason, LinkedIn didn't think that it was a big deal that a financial professional on a business platform is hurling gay slurs left and right, and threatening to remove other people from the platform.
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[00:01:59] [00:02:00] Because clearly, he is brave and bold enough to put his whole government name behind his comments, and he thinks that it's a good way to get business. Here you go, Joshua. Here's some free publicity and free attention that you were looking for.
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[00:02:41] That doesn't seem like a very wise decision on your part. It doesn't strike me as particularly smart. Those are the things that I would be thinking about if I was deciding on who I should pick for some financial advice
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[00:03:09] But considering that you are from Idaho, the state that produced Doug Wilson, I doubt that the message will get through. Have the day you deserve
