Episode 127: How James Lindsay and Karl Anderssen Gazed Into The Abyss

PhD scientist James Lindsay (“ConceptualJames”) wanted to expose fellow leftist academics for their culture warring with his famous hoax paper, which blamed penises for climate change. Embraced by the right, he waded into the front lines of the culture war and allowed it to consume him. Last week, the high-profile academic was pronounced dead at a Cracker Barrel in Tennessee after a dispute over meat substitutes turned deadly. (Rest In Power, brother.)PhD researcher Karl Andersson wanted to get into the head of people who “like” little boys a little too much. He really, really wanted to get into their heads. So much that he – oh, thank God. They took it down. Noticing the right-wing backlash to his violation of social norms, the left instinctively jumps to his aid, opening another front in the culture wars…He who does battle with monsters…Fear and Loathing In Cracker Barrel“Where pork-based and plant-based sausage lovers can breakfast all day in harmony.”https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/retail/2022/08/04/cracker-barrel-menu-impossible-sausage-woke/10242596002/Jimmy ConceptsThe Conceptual Penis as a Social Construct: A Sokal-Style Hoax on Gender Studieshttps://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/conceptual-penis-social-contruct-sokal-style-hoax-on-gender-studies/Academic Grievance Studies and the Corruption of Scholarshiphttps://areomagazine.com/2018/10/02/academic-grievance-studies-and-the-corruption-of-scholarship/Is a Portland Professor Being Railroaded by His University for Criticizing Social-Justice Research?https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/is-peter-boghossian-getting-railroaded-for-his-hoax.htmlhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/xdpb7k/breaking-boy-news This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe