{"id":168324,"date":"2021-02-24T12:48:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T17:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=168324"},"modified":"2021-02-24T13:53:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T18:53:04","slug":"legend-mike-rowe-reacts-to-critic-who-has-lost-all-respect-for-prageru-collab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legend-mike-rowe-reacts-to-critic-who-has-lost-all-respect-for-prageru-collab\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Legend\u2019: Mike Rowe Reacts To Critic Who Has \u2018Lost All Respect\u2019 For PragerU Collab"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flegend-mike-rowe-reacts-to-critic-who-has-lost-all-respect-for-prageru-collab%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=168324&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>American television host Mike Rowe defended his work with conservative outlet PragerU after a fan told him she had \u201clost all respect\u201d for him when he began collaborating with the group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re involved in PragerU, I\u2019ve lost all respect for you\u2026..and apparently your ignorant followers\u2026.happy?\u201d the woman posted to Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheRealMikeRowe\/posts\/if-youre-involved-in-prageru-ive-lost-all-respect-for-youand-apparently-your-ign\/3416224121721040\/\">comment<\/a> was made on July 12, 2020, but Rowe\u2019s reaction resurfaced on Monday when PragerU posted a screengrab of the host\u2019s response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe part that fascinates me, Jennifer, is the part where you assume your respect is something I might be craving,\u201d Rowe sharply responded, refusing to discredit PragerU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened exactly, to give you the impression that people you\u2019ve never met might care about having your respect?\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_194078\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-194078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Screenshot via Facebook<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2016, Rowe teamed up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/entire-prageru-content-library-now-available-at-the-daily-wire\">PragerU<\/a> to create an informative video titled, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prageru.com\/video\/dont-follow-your-passion\/\">Don\u2019t Follow Your Passion<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the video, the former \u201cDirty Jobs\u201d host argues that it can be \u201cterrible advice\u201d to tell someone to follow their passion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my opinion, you have all been given some terrible advice, and that advice is this: Follow your passion,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prageru.com\/video\/dont-follow-your-passion\/\">says<\/a>. \u201cEvery time I watch the Oscars, I cringe when some famous movie star\u2014trophy in hand\u2014starts to deconstruct the secret of their success. It\u2019s always the same thing: \u2018Don\u2019t let anyone tell you that you don\u2019t have what it takes, kid!\u2019; and the ever popular, \u2018Never give up on your dreams!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I understand the importance of persistence, and the value of encouragement, but who tells a stranger to never give up on their dreams, without even knowing what it is they\u2019re dreaming? How can Lady Gaga possibly know where your passion will lead you?\u201d Rowe argues, adding,\u00a0\u201cWhen it comes to making a living, it\u2019s easy to forget the dirty truth: just because you\u2019re passionate about something doesn\u2019t mean you won\u2019t suck at it.\u00a0And just because you\u2019ve earned a degree in your chosen field, doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re gonna find your \u2018dream job.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDream Jobs are usually just that\u2014dreams,\u201d the host offers. \u201cBut their imaginary existence just might keep you from exploring careers that offer a legitimate chance to perform meaningful work and develop a genuine passion for the job you already have. Because here\u2019s another Dirty Truth: your happiness on the job has very little to do with the work itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rowe, a fierce advocate for blue-collar workers, likened President Donald Trump\u2019s win in 2016 to the success of his former show, \u201cDirty Jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut here\u2019s the thing \u2013 \u2018Dirty Jobs\u2019 didn\u2019t resonate because the host was incredibly charming,\u201d he said via Facebook, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/dirty-jobs-mike-rowe-joe-biden\">according<\/a> to Fox News. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a hit because it was gross, or irreverent, or funny, or silly, or smart, or terribly clever. \u2018Dirty Jobs\u2019 succeeded because it was authentic. It spoke directly and candidly to a big chunk of the country that non-fiction networks had been completely ignoring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a very simple way, \u2018Dirty Jobs\u2019 said \u2018Hey \u2013 we can see you,\u2019 to millions of regular people who had started to feel invisible,\u201d he continued. \u201cUltimately, that\u2019s why \u2018Dirty Jobs\u2019 ran for eight seasons. And today, that\u2019s also why Donald Trump is the President of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mike-rowes-take-down-of-cancel-culture-outrage-mobs-has-gotten-even-better-with-age\">Mike Rowe Tackles Cancel Culture, Outrage\u00a0Mobs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American television host Mike Rowe defended his work with conservative outlet PragerU after a fan told him she had \u201clost all respect\u201d for him when he began collaborating with the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2274129,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2274129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}