Aaron Rodgers Reveals He Likes 'Atlas Shrugged,' Angering Many Already Irritated With Him

During Monday Night Football last night, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who's been stirring up outrage among some online recently, joined Peyton and Eli Manning in analyzing the game and generally talking about football. During this time, Aaron was asked about the multitude of books that were arranged on his bookshelf behind him during the program. While going over the list of books, he mentioned that one of them was Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand.

This, apparently, did not sit well with some on Twitter, who view Atlas Shrugged as a book that only edgy young adults read. This helped reignite the ongoing backlash that Rodgers has received this season for his lack of vaccinations and seemingly uncaring attitude towards COVID protocols.

People don’t read Atlas Shrugged they just point to it on their shelf to excuse being an asshole https://t.co/7jGwvwiTkA

— Jack Bacon (@Jrbacon50) January 4, 2022

Aaron Rodgers brags he has Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” on his bookshelf.

Explains everything. pic.twitter.com/fYHmGeY7FX

— Marcus Hayes (@inkstainedretch) January 4, 2022

Being a grown adult person and proudly pointing to a copy of "Atlas Shrugged" on your shelf is a bit like pointing to a toilet and telling people you can go by yourself now. Like: okay, great, but that's really something much younger people take pride in.

— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) January 4, 2022

It’d be better if Rodgers pointed to Anatomy of the State instead of Atlas Shrugged, but it’s a start pic.twitter.com/Pcsq7t0dQz

— Liam McCollum (@MLiamMcCollum) January 4, 2022

While many were upset at Rodgers and used the book as a way to justify or otherwise denounce his character, there were plenty of others that used it as an opportunity to repost an old copypasta about the book and throw down against those who like it.

"2 novels can change a bookish 14-year old’s life: LOTR and Atlas Shrugged. One is childish fantasy that engenders lifelong obsession with unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adult,unable to deal with the real world. The other involves orcs." https://t.co/eXs9OnnNHE

— Mike (@HawksBearsCubs) January 4, 2022

average Atlas Shrugged reader pic.twitter.com/xzJT90bqIP

— Ship of Theses (@postclassics) January 4, 2022

Atlas Shrugged is the Asshole Bible, so, this makes sense. https://t.co/As6BkpdTiX

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) January 4, 2022

For the record, I read "Atlas Shrugged" 38 years ago, in 1984, which is the title of another book I've actually read.
The notion that adults would give Atlas creedence would have boggled my mind at the time.
More so now.

— Steve Gorman (@SGSFOX) January 4, 2022

While there were some people trying to defend not just the book but Rodgers for liking it, it ended up being largely irrelevant as Rodgers himself admitted on Tuesday's Pat McAfee show that he never actually read the book to begin with.

aaron rogers won't see your tweet dunking on him, but your friends who cherish their copy of atlas shrugged will 😔😔😔 https://t.co/CMSZzdwka5

— paddington 2 stan MD (@trashrascal2) January 4, 2022

If 2020 proved one thing, it is that, while Atlas Shrugged can be cartoonish, the real world is in fact even more cartoonish. https://t.co/Jrf0ZunJjM

— deadalǹ͔͜͡i͎̜͖͗̎͞x̛̳̠̤̥̦̉̊̕̕ (@deadalnix) January 4, 2022