Identity Crisis Episode 6: Reacting to Woke Instagram

Sasha and M. K. take a deep dive into woke Instagram. We read and analyze posts from a popular account that "dissect[s] progressive politics and social issues in graphic slideshow form". We break down a number of neoliberal and pop political talking points about the paradox of tolerance, Karl Popper, pronouns, dysphoria, gender & sex, and free speech. We critique the "fast food" type of political diet that this Instagram account represents.

Links

This week's column in 4W: https://4w.pub/identity-crisis-do-you-need-to-educate-yourself/

The Instagram account we look at: https://www.instagram.com/soyouwanttotalkabout/

The post about the paradox of intolerance: https://www.instagram.com/p/CH-eV_nnPLs/

The post about trans allyship: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJEAlbVFmsh/

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The music in this episode is:

Son of a Rocket by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4391-son-of-a-rocket

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license