Screw Harry’s
Kyle with his Founder’s Kit
Yesterday I received the Founder’s Kit from Jeremy’s Razors. As you can see from the picture, I don’t spend a lot of time shaving, but I don’t want to look like Santa Claus. However, I do shave most days and keep my beard well-trimmed. My son had ordered the kit several months ago when he first watched the Daily Wire commercial embedded below. The kit contains a nice weighted razor handle, shave cream, post-shave balm, and eight blades.
Why did Jeremy Boreing, the CEO of the Daily Wire, start a razor company? Well, in many ways it is the story of our time. Last year a Twitter user with two followers complained the Daily Wire podcast host Michael Knowles was “spreading homophobic and transphobic content.” The Twitter user went on to state, “It is wrong that Harry’s or anyone sponsors this vile content.” Harry’s responded on their Twitter account with, “Thanks for bringing this up. We condemn the views in this video, which are inexcusable & at odds with our longtime support of the LGBTQ+ community. We’ve ended our relationship with this show & are looking into our sponsorships to prevent any values misalignment going forward.”
In response, Boreing stated, “I mean, I’m sure they’ll still take your money, but they don’t want to be SEEN taking it by woke Twitter accounts with 2 - yes, 2 - followers,” Boreing continued, “What matters to Harry’s is being seen by the left as ideologically pure.”
Because they fear the woke mob, or in this case, the woke threesome, many companies respond like this, they apologize and virtue signal. I’m thrilled that Jeremy Boreing and the Daily Wire have instead done something positive and consistent with their values—they started Jeremy’s Razors, a competing company.
Boreing also declared that advertisers leave all the time and “That’s totally appropriate. They have their own businesses to run. But to CONDEMN our product - and thus our audience - after we’ve PROMOTED your product is assholish behavior. Screw Harry’s.”
My kit arrived in time for Father’s Day. I’m enjoying this high-quality kit and will continue to support Jeremy’s Razors.
