Cancel Culture Bleeds From Academia Into Newsrooms

• 54:11Tim says ideas that thrived in academia for a decade are now bleeding into media, citing James Bennett's resignation from the New York Times after publishing Tom Cotton's op-ed.
• 54:54Andrew Sullivan at New York magazine cannot publish freely about the riots; his articles require extensive vetting to avoid triggering readers.
• 56:19Tim argues that academia's attack on humor backfires because people who've worked minimum-wage jobs bond over race jokes as a release from misery.
• 57:39The George Floyd murder has exposed these academic excesses to the mainstream after years of college kids demanding trigger warnings and deplatforming speakers.
• 59:02David Shore was fired for tweeting a study by a Black researcher showing violent protests hurt voter support while nonviolent protests increase Democratic turnout.
• 59:37Someone called current workplace purges "Me Too for microaggressions," which parallels real harassment firings but targets elite institutions instead of working-class jobs.
• 1:00:25Tim worked in cafes and restaurants where actual racist comments and sexual harassment happen; he doesn't expect purges to reach the underclass where real abuse occurs.
• 1:01:08Wealthy corporations use social justice language to signal commitment to change while running out the back door with money, avoiding taxes and not improving employee conditions.
• 1:01:24Jeff Bezos lauded as a hero for Black Lives Matter statement, yet he doesn't ensure his Black employees get bathroom breaks at fulfillment centers.

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