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EPISODE · Feb 1, 2022 · 56 MIN

CensorSHIP

from That's a Thing?! · host Karen Unland and Elizabeth Spencer

Here are some of the things we mentioned in this episode: Susan Sontag’s Notes On “Camp” Or a six-minute explainer if you don’t have the time The shortcomings of CinemaSins The even-shorter-comings of Nostalgia Critic About KiwiFarms, one of the most unpleasant sites on the surface web Interview with the creator of Leave Britney Alone A case study for toxic anti-fandom behaviour: gamergate Callback to a long-ago episode where we talked about shipping A look at both sides of the shipping war And a look at the history of purity culture in fandom Twitter thread on disinterpretation And a video on Ship of Theseus The history of the “touch grass” meme Tennessee school board bans Holocaust comic 'Maus' by Art Spiegelman A more sympathetic analysis of Why the Curtains are Blue Fortunately, we have entered a boom period for criticism online. Here are five excellent videos expanding on what we discussed this episode. we need to talk about Call Me By Your Name by Lola Sebastian Should you let Gen Z "save us"? Youth Liberation explained by Khadija Mbowe and Saint Andrewism Ignorance & Censorship by Philosophy Tube Outsiders: How To Adapt H.P. Lovecraft In the 21st Century by hbomberguy Who’s Afraid of Modern Art: Vandalism, Video Games, and Fascism by Jacob Geller Many thanks to our sponsors: BGCBigs Virtual Open House Season from Edmonton Public Schools That's a Thing?! is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network — Locally grown. Community supported. You can follow us in all the places, and most of them let you rate and review, too, which would be lovely. Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] or tweet at us: @thatsathingyeg. Do you want a That’s a Thing?! button? Send us your address by Twitter DM or email and we will send you one. Many thanks to Transistor for hosting our show. Our theme music is Ragtime Dance by Scott Joplin, from Free Music Archive.

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What do we do about “bad” art? Argue about it on Twitter, mostly. This episode, Elizabeth and Karen step into a space of nuance in an attempt to understand shipping wars, extreme fandom behaviour, and the value of uncomfortable art.

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