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Seems like a silly question to ask, doesn't it?  I mean, athletes are still human.  They have brains, so it follows that mental health issues are a possibility, even amongst the strongest, fastest, and most athletic humans, yet here we are!!

Did you see her pull out the the team competition after just one event?? Did you see her pull out of 3-4 individual events also??

If you didn’t see it, you definitely heard about Simone Biles pulling out of competition in Tokyo for the Olympics. You also probably heard the criticism of her decision and how it hurt the country and her team.

Well, we feel very differently and we’re about to tell you why. In true DW fashion, we’ll unpack all of the goings on with Simone Biles and her decision to sit out a majority of the Tokyo Olympics, so sit back, grab your popcorn, and get ready!

In this Episode:

What happened to Simone Biles in Tokyo

What the critics have to say

How we feel about what the critics had to say (this is the fun part)

Dive in and when you’re done be sure to let us know what you think in the Deviance Welcome facebook group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/239721527843259/

Episode 24: What’s Wrong With Teaching CRT??

If you’ve looked at social media, listened to or watched the news lately, you’ve heard about this topic, and likely you’ve heard EXTREMELY different opinions… and one way or another, I’m willing to bet you’re tired of hearing the back and forth. It’s getting nowhere and we at Deviance Welcome are sick of it too, so, we’re back and taking no prisoners when it comes to this hot button topic flying around these days. We pose the question, what’s wrong with teaching critical race theory in schools? And we’ll answer it too!! The answer may surprise you but even if it doesn’t, this episode is sure to give you some perspective.

In this Episode:

What both sides of the aisle are saying about critical race theory

Why it’s such a big deal?

and why both sides are kind of right.

Dive in and when you’re done be sure to let us know what you think in the Deviance Welcome facebook group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/239721527843259/

This week is on with mixed emotions for us.  We ARE NOT saying goodbye, but rather, see you soon.  Cel and Jon need to put Deviance Welcome on hiatus so that they can get their EP ready to release.  It's with heavy hearts that we must inform you all that we'll be gone until August.  Hopefully it will be a shorter hiatus than planned, but rest assured, we will be back sooner than, or just as expected in August.  Until then, we are active in the Deviance Welcome facebook group and we hope you'll join up where we can still talk about past episodes, and you can let us know what kind of topics you'd like to hear upon our return.

In This Episode:

You'll hear more specifics on why the hiatus is necessary

You'll get a thanks from us for hanging around

and an idea of when we'll be back.

Is Jon reeeeeeally the libertarian socialist he claimed to be during the political compass episode?  Cel isn't so sure, so this week he is taking the reigns and putting in the work that Jon didn't in order to find out wether Jon is really who he says he is........

In This Episode:

A rundown on the ideology that makes up libertarian socialism

Unpacking some of the conflict of ideology

Why do we even need the label?

Gas in plastic bags.......This month people were trying to put gasoline in PLASTIC BAGS!!!!!!! 

May was much like the other months we've review here on Deviance Welcome, chock full of stupidity!!! From people hoarding gasoline to removal of racism from our history books, and one giant iceberg, we're going to rip into all that was May 2021.

In This Episode:

Antarctica is missing a chunk

Roe V. Wade is being challenged again

Conservatives want to stop teaching our racist history to kids.

And Much Much MORE!!!

This week we wanted to dive into the validity of the political compass test.  In any iteration of this test there are some similarities and some vast differences.  We wanted to put the test to the test and discuss wether or not we should be taking the results as gospel, or if it's just another run of the mill magazine test about who your perfect mate will be.

In This Episode:

What is the political compass test?

Is this test based on hard science?

Should you take the results as gospel and follow to the letter?

GET OVER HERE!!!!

This week we decided to get TOASTY!!!!!!! and review the new Mortal Kombat movie!!

There will be spoilers so if you haven’t seen it, listen as your own risk!!!

We’re going to dive into the whole movie from acting to story, special effects and of course FATALITIES!!!

Wanna know if we thought this movie was worthy of a FLAWLESS VICTORY??

TEST YOUR MIGHT and get into the new episode!! (okay, maybe I forced that one)

In this episode:

Was it worth a second watch?

HOW much better was it than the first two attempts?

Where does it rank amongst video game movies?

The war on drugs has been raging on for decades now. Time after time we’re being “saved from ourselves” by our government under the guise of safety, or “good for the kids,” or my personal favorite, it’s immoral. We at Deviance Welcome have a different outlook. Surprising, right? This week we’re going to dive into the arguments for and against federal legalization of cannabis. So, sit back, light up if you choose, and get ready!

In this episode:

Pros and ons of the legalization argument

History of why it’s not federally legal in the first place

Our personal opinions on all the arguments for and against

Kinda feels like April Fool's Month if you ask me!!

April was quite the month, and this week we'll be ripping into all the stuff that went down. From Lebron James tweets and police brutality, to the banning of menthol cigarettes, we'll go down the list of all the reasons we hated April 2021!

In this Episode:

Police Brutality isn't stopping

Trans rights down south

Menthol bans instead of more important things.

Jump in and join the discussion!

Which side do you fall on?

This week on Deviance Welcome we examine arguments from both sides of the aisle regarding the largely debated topic of gun control.  In case you didn't catch it from the title, Cel and I tend to fall away from believing legislation will do more good that harm.  That said we will go over the merits of the arguments and the downfalls of the arguments on both sides and we'll discuss why we think the arguments are pointless at best regardless of political affiliation.

In this Episode:

Brief history of where gun control laws came from

arguments from both left edge of center and the right

our reasoning on why we feel the way we do!

Get in on this hotly debated topic!!