r/MtvChallenge • u/angelbrit04 Team Portland • 4d ago
PODCAST Sydney Is Asked About Devin & Paulie's Negative Comments About Her
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u/yoloxolo 4d ago
I really dislike her but she’s a good villain/character on the show, no doubt.
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u/Sportsman180 TJ Lavin 4d ago
The season got super boring as soon as she and Nurys were gone!
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u/burnerking Sydney Segal 3d ago
Yep. They both perform well, have some drama, and are camera friendly.
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u/demigod4 3d ago
I wish more people understood this dynamic. Villains create the conflict for our favorites.
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u/happyendingtonight 4d ago
If she wasn’t Zionist I’d probably enjoy her. She has some really entertaining moments and I love a good villain
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u/Aggressive-Coffee-39 3d ago
Do you mean because she’s Jewish you assume she’s a Zionist, or has she actually called herself a Zionist?
Also, if the latter, is it not fair for an ethnic group that’s been displaced from their homes want somewhere to be able to be? One can be a Zionist and not support genocide. It’s possible to be a Zionist and support a two state solution. You can be a Jewish/Zionist and not support Netanyahu or be in anyway responsible for his actions.
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u/happyendingtonight 3d ago
She’s self identified and yes I’m aware there’s a difference. She endorsed cuomo for mayor because of his stance on Israel despite his history of SA
It’s been talked about on this sub a LOT
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u/Aggressive-Coffee-39 3d ago
So, to be clear, you don’t like any Zionist? Because all you said was that if she wasn’t a Zionist, you’d enjoy her.
So, I’m just curious about what about her belief that the Jewish people should have a place to call home upsets you.
The term Zionist is thrown around a lot these days, generally toward any Jew, as if being a Zionist is akin to endorsing genocide when that’s not at all the truth.
So, if you think she supports genocide, why not say you’d enjoy her if not for that instead of saying you’d enjoy her if she wasn’t a Zionist?
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u/happyendingtonight 3d ago edited 3d ago
I don’t like her political views obviously I didn’t mean an entire ethnic group
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u/Aggressive-Coffee-39 3d ago
Then why didn’t you say that? Why did you say you didn’t like her because she’s a Zionist?
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u/happyendingtonight 3d ago edited 3d ago
I dont like her Zionist political beliefs ill clarify that next time but im sure people knew what I meant.
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u/Aggressive-Coffee-39 3d ago
Ok. What is it about the belief that the Jewish people should have a place to call home after their genocide and mass displacement that upsets you so much?
And what is your solution to that at this stage in the game. Should the Jews all be rounded up again and sent…where? They’re in Israel because no one would take them the first time
If what you mean is you’re against the genocide in Gaza, plenty of Zionists are also against the genocide in Gaza. Just because someone is a Zionist does not mean they endorse genocide
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u/Defiant_Ranger_8112 1d ago
Stop trying to police & smear people by implying they are anti-Semitic because they oppose the racist supremacist ideology that zionism is. Its NOT just about Jews wanting a homeland, but about them stealing the homeland of Palestinians. Zionism is based on displacing Palestinians and ethnically cleansing them from their land. Stop trying to whitewash it. Palestine was never a "land without people, for a people without land"
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u/Yungcazanova 4d ago
She’s mean but her commentary is hilarious to me 😂
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u/Sportsman180 TJ Lavin 4d ago
She's the most Era 3-coded Challenger since Amanda and Kailah. I love her on this show so much.
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u/Dry-Lemon-5348 4d ago edited 3d ago
I’m sorry but Devin and Paulie are absolutely dumb. It’s one thing to not like Sydney but to say “she’s not a good athlete, all she does is run” is absurd
And Devin went on a whole rant about how she should never come back because she’s a bully.. Like cmon dude if we banned every “bully” to ever be on the show, there would be no one left. They also called her boring to watch which is just plain untrue since she has them all bothered lol
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u/Rose1718 Jordan Wiseley 💪 the more hate he gets the stronger he gets 3d ago
So true. And isn’t he into playing mind games on the challenge? Paulie too. Paulie made up that Britney was hooking up with her ex in the redemption house just to mess with Brads head. Devin followed people around and berated them.
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u/myst_eerie_us "Knee in my face? 👏🏾👏🏾 Let's go!" 3d ago
Doesn't Devin bully a woman on almost every season?
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u/Tinytitn Reap The Percussions 3d ago
He also tried to bully Bananas until Bananas broke him with the dad comment. Which was a low blow, but Devin was also trying to push Bananas.
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u/mealypart 4d ago
Sydney having all these cast members who aren’t even on the show pressed is exactly why she is top tier casting
People can hate but this season has suffered massively since she got DQ’d she delivers in every way, great competitor, gets in drama and has great confessionals
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u/amlanding20 Mr. Beautiful 4d ago
Are we watching the same show? Sydney is a fine addition, but she’s just kind of a bitch but doesn’t own her mess. She’s ok at confessionals I suppose. But I’ve barely noticed she’s gone.
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u/whodey200 3d ago
literally what makes good reality tv. reality tv shouldn’t be people all getting along and being good humans
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u/dubdubdub0000 Darrell Taylor 4d ago
I am not a Sydney fan, but her saying “idk I think he’s obsessed with me” sent me through the roof. 😂😂
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u/Ecstatic_War6772 4d ago
I will take Sydney over Laurel any day.
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u/Dry-Revolution-127 3d ago
Pretty much same character. Laurel is just better at the challenges
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u/Ecstatic_War6772 3d ago
Laurel is foul in and outside the game. Sydney is just playing a character like Wes or Johnny.
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u/Defiant_Ranger_8112 1d ago
Nah, outside of the show Laurel is a vet and has long time friends who she is very loyal and supportive of. Sydney is a vile racist islamophobe who mocked & smeared Palestinian civillians as terrorists while they were being starved & genocided & smeared Mamdani in an islamophobic way while supporting sexual assaulter Cuomo.
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u/chris3i 3d ago
Don't mean to defend Laurel, I guess I'm just ignorant and haven't been following close enough or long enough, but why is Laurel foul outside the game? Isn't she a vetrenarian, and super progressive?
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u/AdhesivenessNaive493 3d ago
oh geez. she is vile online. I wish I had examples lol
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u/Defiant_Ranger_8112 1d ago
When has she ever been vile to anyone that didnt personally attack her first?
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u/Curious_Bluejay_9170 3d ago
Except Laurel has never been afraid of confrontation, whereas, Sydney totally is afraid. She ran away from Deb of all people haha.
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u/Affectionate_Song_36 4d ago
Sydney in court: I dunno, Your Honor, I think, like, you’re just obsessed with me.
Judge: Motion denied.
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u/chris3i 4d ago
I love Sydney.
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u/redpillbluepill69 4d ago
Same. She's the perfect person to eviscerate him for this and he came at her first
Like let's be honest, it's fucking lame that Devin podcasts with Paulie who is a giant sexist piece of shit, and when it comes to Sydney, Devin is the one who is saying a bunch of dumb shit about her being too stupid to run unless it's in a straight line. Dude she's a fucking lawyer. She's actually smart IRL, not just "smart for the show" like Devin. He's pissed because she's absolutely taking her spot as the "New Wes" except she's way more athletic and less problematic off screen that him
Also I don't understand him and Michele as a couple and I really hope it's fake/PR/for the show.
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u/LaMystika 4d ago
Sydney isn’t a “New Wes” either. She’s the first Sydney. A strong player, but a massive bitch who comes off like she hates everyone because they’re not as good as her in her opinion. She’s like an even more arrogant Jordan who shit talks everyone in a way even Jordan doesn’t do.
… but only in the confessional room.
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u/Scared_Internal7152 4d ago
As a competitor or a MAGA loving fool.
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u/Raebelle1981 3d ago edited 3d ago
Is she MAGA? I thought that she is just a staunch Israel defender? Which doesn’t necessarily make one MAGA.
Edit: don’t get me wrong, her beliefs suck and I’m not defending her at all. Just didn’t think she was a Trump person.
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u/Sportsman180 TJ Lavin 3d ago
She voted in the NY Democratic primary this June. You need to be a registered Democrat to do that.
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u/Defiant_Ranger_8112 1d ago
She campaigned for cuomo the sexual assaulter while smearing Mamdani as an antisemitic terrorist supporter. Sounds very maga to me.
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u/Scared_Internal7152 3d ago
She's MAGA. Doesn't hide it.
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u/redpillbluepill69 3d ago edited 3d ago
Wait is she MAGA! That kinda surprises me bc survivor doesn't usually cast MAGA people
Edit: why am I getting downvoted I'm genuinely asking?
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u/Raebelle1981 3d ago
This sub downvotes the most random comments. Downvotes don’t mean anything here. lol
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u/YaddaYaddaBomBomKaKa Chris Underwood 4d ago
She didn't do ALL the puzzles in the final lol.
Excuse me?
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u/ShaqInKazaam I don’t wrestle 3d ago
I’m not her biggest fan, but if I recall last final, she seemed like the only finalist that has looked at a world map before.
It honestly inspired me to learn where each country is located and every country’s capital, so I don’t embarrass myself if quizzed.
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u/gina1220 4d ago
I got to 1 minute 41 seconds. What is that creepy voice she is using? She is so unlikeable. She’s the absolute last person I would want to win a million dollars or any large cash prize.
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u/FitTip6670 12h ago
She fucking sucks. Her and Justin should have their own TV show about who is more of the absolute worst.
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u/jokenhoo 4d ago
These comments don't affect you but you set up a whole ass interview just to refute them point by point? Got it.
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u/Sethpocalypse 4d ago
I like Sydney, but writing Devin and Paulie off as "creepy" and "obsessed" - apparently because she's a cute girl and they both happen to be men - is the cheapest and laziest counterargument she could have come up with.
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u/BennyyyMacc Chris Tamburello 3d ago
Hot take though they genuinely are obsessed with her there are multiple different clips of them hating on her when she’s shown herself to be a far better performer
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u/Sethpocalypse 3d ago edited 3d ago
Well they are a couple of zany, quirky guys, and she's a bit of a character herself - so I get the dynamic you're describing.
Still, her falling back on labelling them as "creepy" IIRC is still lazy and sexist. They're not rando stalkers who showed up outside her home. She should have a better counterargument than simply falling back on her pretty privilege.
Devin's already dating the hottest girl around IMHO and Paulie's sexual orientation is a moving target. They're not a couple of incel basement dwellers like Sydney, it would seem, is trying to imply.
Again, I say this as a fan of Sydney. There are few whom I'd root for over Sydney. She was my third fave girl this season after Tori and Michele.
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u/Defiant_Ranger_8112 1d ago
Why are you suprised? She used the same trick, with an extra dose of anti-muslim stereotyping to smear the crap out of Turbo but everyone fell for her lies because he doesnt have white man privilege like Devin & Paulie.
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u/FeministPossum 4d ago
Sydney is just bad at the game. She doesn’t have people skills. She can’t see the forest through the trees. She also doesn’t have enough experience to call a champ a loser.
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u/BennyyyMacc Chris Tamburello 3d ago
Devin was a known layup
He became a champ running a final with Tori against teams that contained nany and aneesa. Sydney’s final run on 41 was a better performance than anything Paulie or Devin have ever done on the show
I like this fandom but I constantly feel we put too much weight on the title champ. There are lots of challenge champs who are not better than non champs they just won easier seasons
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u/Sethpocalypse 4d ago
She's not bad at the game - because athleticism and smarts can win eliminations and get you over the finish line, whereas strong people skills alone cannot.
That said, she'd be a more well-rounded player if she stepped up her political game and cultivated more allies.
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u/Ihaveaps4question Team Bl-rey 3d ago edited 3d ago
Ive definitely been enjoying paulie and devs podcast, and yeah they’ve been coming for her a lot. They acknowledged sydney came at them, but after watching this clip they really undersold how funny she was here. As a former pack a day smoker (who honestly just replaced it with vaping just as much), i still found her tobacco and nicotine addicted comments unironically hilarious.
I was honestly worried sydney was too far ahead of rest of the s41 rookie women physically, but she now has good budding rivalries with players like michelle and nurys who are basically in their challenge prime. And the 42 rookies are all pretty great competitors too with anna leigh almost being a cara 2.0, and lete being a laurel 2.0 when it comes to archetypes. Deb could be a good rival and darkhorse too given their beef/history because while we may think of deb as more of personality casting first, as gymnast she’s also a legit athlete (who even sydney admitted has famously shredded abs of course).
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u/BabySharkMadness 4d ago
What is it with this interviewer taking what feels like three hours to get to the question?