{"id":111763,"date":"2024-10-08T11:31:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T04:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111763"},"modified":"2024-10-08T11:31:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T04:31:52","slug":"alex-cooper-didnt-ask-her-about-sex-what-she-did-ask-couldve-been-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111763","title":{"rendered":"Alex Cooper didn&#8217;t ask her about sex. What she did ask could&#8217;ve been worse."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\">\n<p class=\"slate-paragraph slate-graf\" data-word-count=\"103\" data-uri=\"slate.com\/_components\/slate-paragraph\/instances\/cm1zk9mo3000guqm4aynu1oel@published\">In a perfect world, Kamala Harris would never have to encounter the phrase \u201cDaddy Gang.\u201d Sadly, that is not the world we live in, because the woman running to be the first female president of the United States has now appeared on an episode of the podcast <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em>, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4B9WOUCWY8qY0f9MMjOSXa\">released Sunday<\/a>. Fans of the podcast, hosted by Alex Cooper, are known as the Daddy Gang, and Harris wants their votes. \u201cI urge all the Daddy Gang, don\u2019t hear \u2018No,\u2019 just don\u2019t hear it,\u201d Harris said at one point during the episode, as I felt a little life leave my body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slate-paragraph slate-graf\" data-word-count=\"117\" data-uri=\"slate.com\/_components\/slate-paragraph\/instances\/cm1zl286c00233b722r5oibqy@published\">How did we slip into a timeline where a presidential candidate is speaking directly to the Daddy Gang? When the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/04\/call-her-daddy-kamala-harris-podcast\">news broke last week<\/a> that Harris would appear on the podcast, it raised eyebrows, especially because Harris has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/facing-criticism-walled-harris-slowly-opens-door-media-interviews-rcna170152\">faced criticism<\/a> for not doing more interviews this election cycle. (Harris is planning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/06\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-interviews-the-view-stern-stephen-colbert.html\">a media blitz<\/a> this week, with appearances on <em>60 Minutes<\/em>, <em>The Howard Stern Show<\/em>, and more.) But it also made a certain amount of sense: <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em> is one of the most popular podcasts around, second only to Joe Rogen on Spotify, with a high listenership among young women especially. If Harris wants to reach young female voters, this is a way to do it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slate-paragraph slate-graf\" data-word-count=\"201\" data-uri=\"slate.com\/_components\/slate-paragraph\/instances\/cm1zl287s00243b72g1fliclh@published\">And yet <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em> is not an un-controversial choice for a campaign stop. The show originally gained a reputation for its raunchy discussions of sex, back when it was co-hosted by a pal of Cooper\u2019s, Sofia Franklyn. Franklyn and Cooper split in 2020 (fans sometimes refer to as \u201cthe divorce\u201d), and since then, Cooper has set about retooling and professionalizing the show. She\u2019s been paid handsomely along the way, most recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/20\/business\/alex-cooper-call-her-daddy-spotify-podcast\/index.html\">landing a $125 million deal with SiriusXM<\/a>. In its current incarnation, the show still includes frank discussions of sex, but now they\u2019re much more likely to be in the form of a celebrity interview than Cooper dishing about her personal life. These days, <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em> \u201chas become an A-list press stop for the likes of Megan Fox, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas and\u00a0John Mayer,\u201d as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/style\/alex-cooper-podcast-call-her-daddy-unwell-trending-13ce3697\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> put it earlier this year. You may remember Gwyneth Paltrow getting a bunch of attention last year for <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/human-interest\/2023\/05\/gwyneth-paltrow-call-her-daddy-interview-ben-affleck-brad-pitt.html\">talking about sex with her famous exes like Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck<\/a>\u2014the source of that was none other than a <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em> interview. Clips of these episodes frequently go viral on social media, leading to even more exposure beyond the podcast listenership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slate-paragraph slate-graf\" data-word-count=\"150\" data-uri=\"slate.com\/_components\/slate-paragraph\/instances\/cm1zl289400253b723d3widz9@published\">Cooper has succeeded in creating a space that celebrities feel comfortable getting vulnerable in. Some have suspected that she allows guests to dictate the topics, but she told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/18\/style\/alex-cooper-call-her-daddy-podcast.html\">New York Times<\/a> earlier this year that she does not provide questions in advance or allow publicists to sit in on interviews. Nevertheless, she also doesn\u2019t probe too hard\u2014a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/memes\/katy-perry-call-her-daddy\/\">interview with Katy Perry<\/a> earned widespread criticism for not holding Perry to account for her decision to work with a controversial producer. Celebrities seem to understand that they\u2019ll never be truly challenged in a setting like <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em>, and it\u2019s part of why they increasingly seem to be choosing it and outlets like it over traditional media. In this context, Harris\u2019 choice to go on <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em> might register as a little disappointing, but it also seems fine\u2014Harris will have other interviews where she\u2019s challenged. This was something else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"slate-paragraph slate-graf\" data-word-count=\"89\" data-uri=\"slate.com\/_components\/slate-paragraph\/instances\/cm1zl28ai00263b7286ndvg88@published\">In an introduction to the episode, Cooper explained that she usually tries to steer clear of politics, acknowledging that her show\u2019s audience has a range of political views. Still, she felt compelled to be part of the conversation given how much this election has focused on women and women\u2019s issues. To keep things fair, she said she also offered to do an interview with Donald Trump, which he has not yet taken her up on. (Despite these caveats, the episode seems to have generated a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/alex-coopers-call-her-daddy-podcast-faces-backlash-over-propaganda-harris-interview\">fair amount of backlash<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"slate-paragraph slate-graf\" data-word-count=\"171\" data-uri=\"slate.com\/_components\/slate-paragraph\/instances\/cm1zl28bn00273b72rnlq66go@published\">I was a little afraid Cooper was going to ask Harris her favorite sex position. Instead, through issues like reproductive rights and student loans, the episode mostly consisted of Harris using the 40 minutes to pitch herself to the Daddy Gang. Yes, that was the dynamic; Cooper had the upper hand. Early on, she asked Harris what made her want to do <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em>, a question that struck me as a bit self-centered, like when people on reality TV dating shows ask their suitors what attracted them. I suppose everyone just wants to be told they\u2019re special. And Harris needs the Daddy Gang, not the other way around. Cooper has said in interviews that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/style\/alex-cooper-podcast-call-her-daddy-unwell-trending-13ce3697\">she\u2019s rejected other politicians\u2019 offers<\/a> to come on the show. And even though I felt Harris was slightly debasing herself and pandering to Gen Z by going on the show at all, she proved capable of doing so with dignity and a casual air. (Hillary Clinton\u2019s podcast appearances in 2016 were much more labored in comparison.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"slate-paragraph slate-graf\" data-word-count=\"131\" data-uri=\"slate.com\/_components\/slate-paragraph\/instances\/cm1zl28d500283b7258hwijfj@published\">Cooper has already been outspoken on reproductive rights and sexual health. In <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/7bfP1gefNHiobJBSjRUgM7?si=159ba0020ec74c64\">a recent episode<\/a>, she broke with the podcast\u2019s usual format to tell the story of a years-ago trip to Paris with a regrettable hookup that resulted in her contracting a version of HPV she had to treat with a painful procedure on her cervix. It was harrowing, and I wonder if it\u2019s part of what attracted Harris\u2019 team to the show. Still, in the pair\u2019s discussion of abortion, I didn\u2019t learn much, and they avoided specifics. At times, it seemed less like an interview than two people who agree on a topic spurring each other on with \u201cYes, and\u2026 \u201ds. You know that <a href=\"https:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/memes\/its-always-2-dumb-bitches-telling-each-other-exactlyyyyy\">meme<\/a>, \u201cIt\u2019s Always 2 Dumb Bitches Telling Each Other \u2018Exactlyyyyy\u2019\u201d? It was a little like that.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"recirc-line\" data-via=\"recirc-line\" data-uri=\"slate.com\/_components\/recirc-line\/instances\/cm1zk9mo3000huqm4o60ql4t7@published\">\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/culture\/2023\/10\/alix-earle-hot-mess-spotify-podcast-joe-rogan-braxton-berrios.html\" class=\"recirc-line__content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"recirc-line__img\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/a8ced8c9-6387-4397-a82d-1f224ca5653f.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&amp;width=140\" width=\"141\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/a8ced8c9-6387-4397-a82d-1f224ca5653f.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&amp;width=320 320w,&#10;https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/a8ced8c9-6387-4397-a82d-1f224ca5653f.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&amp;width=480 480w,&#10;https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/a8ced8c9-6387-4397-a82d-1f224ca5653f.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&amp;width=600 600w,&#10;https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/a8ced8c9-6387-4397-a82d-1f224ca5653f.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&amp;width=840 840w,&#10;https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/a8ced8c9-6387-4397-a82d-1f224ca5653f.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&amp;width=960 960w,&#10;https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/a8ced8c9-6387-4397-a82d-1f224ca5653f.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&amp;width=1280 1280w,&#10;https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/a8ced8c9-6387-4397-a82d-1f224ca5653f.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&amp;width=1440 1440w,&#10;https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/a8ced8c9-6387-4397-a82d-1f224ca5653f.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&amp;width=1600 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/a8ced8c9-6387-4397-a82d-1f224ca5653f.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&amp;width=1920 1920w,&#10;https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/a8ced8c9-6387-4397-a82d-1f224ca5653f.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&amp;width=2200 2200w\" sizes=\"auto, 141px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"recirc-line__byline\">Luke Winkie<\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"recirc-line__promoline\">The 22-Year-Old Woman Who Dethroned Joe Rogan<\/h3>\n<p>        <b class=\"slate-link--bold recirc-line__read-more\">Read More<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"slate-paragraph slate-graf\" data-word-count=\"92\" data-uri=\"slate.com\/_components\/slate-paragraph\/instances\/cm1zl28el00293b72zimkzd5z@published\">Cooper can be a divisive host. Some fans miss the old, coarser days of the podcast. Some have complained about the softball interviews. Personally, I\u2019ve struggled to see what\u2019s compelling about her. She doesn\u2019t come off as particularly well-informed or clever, filling the void with the endless overuse of \u201c<em>fuck<\/em>\u201d and the same annoying hand gestures that are all over TikTok and drive me crazy. All of this were on full display during the Harris interview, as when Cooper <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Che_vuoi%3F\">pinched her fingers<\/a> together for emphasis, with her hoodie sleeves half-covering her hands.<\/p>\n<aside data-uri=\"slate.com\/_components\/in-article-recirc\/instances\/cm1zk9mo3000iuqm4k33nc48g@published\" class=\"in-article-recirc\" data-via=\"article-inline_recirc-section-life\">\n<ol class=\"in-article-recirc__list\">\n<li class=\"in-article-recirc__item\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/life\/2024\/10\/kamala-harris-interview-call-her-daddy-podcast-alex-cooper.html\" class=\"in-article-recirc__link\"><\/p>\n<p>            Alex Cooper Didn\u2019t Ask Kamala Harris\u2019 Favorite Sex Position on Call Her Daddy. 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But I don\u2019t actually know any women who listen to or profess to be big fans of <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em>. I know this means I must be living in a bubble to some degree, but I\u2019ve long thought the amount of hype she gets is strange. Landing the Harris interview only further confirms Cooper\u2019s golden status, of course. The WSJ quoted an NBC executive who hired Cooper for the Olympics\u2014oh yes, she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/blog\/alex-cooper-to-host-live-interactive-watch-parties-from-paris-olympics\">at the Olympics this summer<\/a> too\u2014who seemed to do so partly on her 20-year-old daughters\u2019 recommendation. \u201cShe\u2019s this generation\u2019s Oprah Winfrey,\u201d the exec crowed. Is Alex Cooper just an old person\u2019s idea of a popular young person? But Oprah\u2019s audience at its peak dwarfed Cooper\u2019s, and it\u2019s a weird consequence of the fracturing of media that Cooper would be treated as a similar level of kingmaker. She\u2019s a specific taste, for specific people. It goes to show that the media and candidates alike are grasping at straws to reach people\u2014it feels like every week some newsmaker appears on a huge podcast I\u2019ve never heard of. Remember when Obama went on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/barack-obama-loves-charli-xcx-brat-1235768301\/\">something called <em>I\u2019ve Had It<\/em> recently<\/a>? Me neither!<\/p>\n<p class=\"slate-paragraph slate-graf\" data-word-count=\"159\" data-uri=\"slate.com\/_components\/slate-paragraph\/instances\/cm1zl28hd002b3b72w5t23bx5@published\">The real problem with the Harris episode is that it is not particularly fun: Listeners who come to the pod because they enjoyed Miley Cyrus talking about how she likes to decorate her house with dildos or Lil Dicky on his early sexual humiliations may be disappointed. Or they may find it refreshing that Harris chose to reach out to a young woman whom they look up to. Again, who is this mystery audience anyway? In election seasons, journalists race to interview undecided voters, but when it turns out that they\u2019re just not paying attention, it can feel unfair that <em>these<\/em> are the people who are deciding the election. I feel similarly about <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em> fans\u2014why must it fall on Daddy Gang to decide the fate of the free world? But I guess I\u2019ll take it. 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