Chapter
The Impact of Cancel Culture
1:07:51 - 1:12:32 (04:41)
The podcast host talks about cancel culture and how it affects people who have been accused of sexual harassment in the past. They also discuss how cancel culture can cause people to double down on their worst traits.
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The speaker discusses a menu from 1927 that spelled out ingredients in a racist way and how this type of racism was not exceptional for the time.
1:07:51 - 1:09:24 (01:33)
Summary
The speaker discusses a menu from 1927 that spelled out ingredients in a racist way and how this type of racism was not exceptional for the time.
ChapterThe Impact of Cancel Culture
EpisodeThe Man Who Pioneered Libraries and Sexual Harassment
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Dewey, the father of library science, was involved in a sexual harassment controversy in 1927 when he hugged and kissed his stenographer in public and ended up settling with her for $2,147, leading many to question the justice system and the treatment of sexual harassment victims.
1:09:24 - 1:10:57 (01:33)
Summary
Dewey, the father of library science, was involved in a sexual harassment controversy in 1927 when he hugged and kissed his stenographer in public and ended up settling with her for $2,147, leading many to question the justice system and the treatment of sexual harassment victims.
ChapterThe Impact of Cancel Culture
EpisodeThe Man Who Pioneered Libraries and Sexual Harassment
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The impulse in people to double down on the worst parts of themselves, to the point where anything useful they had done in their entire lives are rendered upsetting to even think about.
1:10:57 - 1:12:32 (01:34)
Summary
The impulse in people to double down on the worst parts of themselves, to the point where anything useful they had done in their entire lives are rendered upsetting to even think about. The man who got canceled for sexual harassment in 1906 was not being judged by 21st-century standards but because his behavior started being recognized by broader culture as problematic again.