On the latest episode, Rogan asked a member of the team to pull up a picture of Paytas. When looking at a photo of them in a bikini to "see how [Paytas] would look naked," he said: "Yeah, you can keep that."
In comments below the clip, shared by internet news reporter Def Noodles, people accused Rogan of body shaming Paytas and using the wrong pronouns (Paytas announced they identify as non-binary and use they/ them pronouns this week).
"Dear Joe Rogan podcast," they said. "Thank you for providing me with some video content today."
Paytas said they had woken up to tweets and social media mentions alerting them Rogan had spoken about them. They said they didn't know much about Rogan except that he was "really popping on 'Fear Factor' when I was a kid."
Paytas said Rogan fits into a pattern of men going after people who present as women
Paytas said that men going after the appearances of people who present as women has been "a pattern."
Rogan didn't have to say anything if he didn't find them attractive, Paytas said.
"Not every woman is here to be pleasure for your eyeballs," they said. "Just for future reference, for people - attention trolls like myself that aren't me - you don't have to 'urgh' at somebody. Because chances are, even if they are the most beautiful person, maybe they already 'urgh' at themselves."
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Rogan has not responded to Paytas' video. Insider has reached out to his reps for comment.
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