Just a brief bit of meme-busting – I’ve been seeing this image making the rounds on social networks:

I’ve been a fan of stand-up for a long time, and so I knew immediately that Joe Rogan didn’t say that. Greg Giraldo said it:

To help people who still like the joke, I’ve put the actual quote on a photo of Giraldo. You’re welcome.

This one homeless guy came up to me the other day, and he was asking me for money. I was about to give it to him, and then I thought, ‘He’s just gonna use it on drugs or alcohol.’ And then I thought, ‘That’s what I’m gonna use it on. Who am I to judge the guy, really?’

I’ll leave it to you to decide whether or not Joe Rogan would have had the insight necessary to satirize wealthy Americans’ condescending attitudes toward people in unfortunate circumstances, but just to be fair, here are a few things Joe Rogan has said, in case you really want to make a Joe Rogan meme:

https://twitter.com/joerogan/status/319666559805186048

If you're a man and you call yourself a feminist I hope you choke to death on vegan pizza while crying over a lady gaga song — Joe Rogan (@joerogan) April 5, 2013

To the white knights coming to the defense of women who hate kids – they're still not going to fuck you weak bitches. — Joe Rogan (@joerogan) April 5, 2013

https://twitter.com/joerogan/status/320004871346606080

(Curiously, “gender traitor” is a phrase Men’s Rights Advocates accuse me of using, and suggest that it’s the worst thing a woman could call another woman, though I’ve never said or written it in my life.)

If you need a good photo of Rogan to use for those quotes, maybe grab this one from Brandon Stroud, who writes:

With that in mind, here’s Joe Rogan’s face during Dana White’s TUF announcement. Watch it closely and see if you can figure out what he’s thinking. Spoiler: he’s thinking, “this is a great idea and women are people.”

Sample: