Fucking Cancelled

In Episode 15, we discuss the third component of the Nexus, identitarianism. What do we mean by identitarianism and what are some of its characteristics? How do identitarian arguments work, and how do identitarian premises influence thought on the Left? Finally, we touch on alternative ways of addressing some of the difficult questions that identitarianism seeks to answer.

Part of the Identity Crisis series.

Show Notes

Racecraft by Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields

Adolph Reed Jr's DSA Talk Cancellation

'Disparity Ideology, Coronavirus, and the Danger of the Return of Racial Medicine' by Adolph Reed Jr

'LGBTQ+ People Face Starkly Higher Covid Risk', by Maanvi Singh in the Guardian

'The Trouble with Disparity' by Walter Benn Michaels & Adolph Reed Jr

The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel Van der Kolk

ACE Scores (Wikipedia)

'What Black Life Actually Looks Like', by Cedric Johnson

'The Cosmopolitan Socialism of Michael Brooks', by Ben Burgis

Intersectionality (Wikipedia)

Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher

Horrifying Woke CIA Ad

Martin Luther King Quote in 'Why Liberals Make Everything About Race With Touré Reed' from The Jacobin Show

'Iqaluit city councillor Malaiya Lucassie apologizes for BLM remarks'

'The Fight to Organize Amazon Is Just Getting Started' by Alex N Press

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In Episode 14, we sit down with coach and consultant Africa Brooke, based in London, England, to discuss her open letter, 'Why I'm Leaving the Cult of Wokeness'. We talk about dogma, denialism, and the American-centrism in social justice culture. We discuss the frequent framing of critiques of cancel culture as a 'white thing'. We consider the phenomenon of vague accusations and we unpack the distinction between self-censorship and self-responsibility. 

Part of the Talking Shit series.

Show Notes

Africa's instagram

Africa's website

Why I'm Leaving the Cult of Wokeness

Beyond the Self with Africa Brooke

Unfiltered with Africa Brooke

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In Episode 13, we discuss the first of the 12 Steps. We break down the meaning of the step from our own experience, exploring it in relation to our recovery from addiction and alcoholism but also in a broader context. We think through how the spirit of Step One can offer freedom and acceptance in the face of cancellation. We also consider how Step One could be useful for those still caught up in cancelling. Admitting powerlessness is, paradoxically, how we find our power.

Part of the Half Measure Availed Us Nothing series.

Show Notes

The Big Book

Episode 6

Episode 8

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In episode 12 we are joined by Jen Elizabeth, a harm reductionist and author out of Southern California. We discuss the principles of harm reduction, compassion as an antidote to shame, and the importance of respecting people's autonomy. We talk about meeting people where they're at, how sobriety and harm reduction approaches are placed in opposition to each other when they should be in solidarity, and how harm reduction can offer us ideas about what to do instead of cancel culture. 

Part of the Talking Shit series.

Show Notes

Jen's website: resurrektionofme.com

Jen's instagram

Shape of a Woman by Jen Elizabeth

The Sidewalk Project

Interview with Dr. Christine Marie

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In Episode 11, we sit down with Jah Grey, an award winning photographer from Toronto. We talk about Jah's photography: beautiful portraits of black men, that explore black masculinity through a lens that highlights vulnerability, complexity, and humanity. We also talk about cancel culture (especially within queer and trans spaces), abolitionism, and the importance of opposing dehumanization and disposability. Jah reminds us that transformation is possible but that it doesn't come through shaming and condemnation. Instead, transformation is made possible through grace. 

Part of the Talking Shit series.

Show Notes

jahgrey.com

Jah's instagram

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In Episode 10, we're joined by our friend Poplar Rose, a witch, writer, and herbalist living in BC, to talk about recovery from the trauma of cancellation. Poplar shares her experiences with cancellation, the sources of strength she found after her world fell apart, and the hope she holds for the future and offers to others.

Part of the Experience, Strength, and Hope series.

Show Notes

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Poplar Rose on Out of the Woods

Poplar Rose on Holistic Trauma Healing Podcast

poplarrose on Instagram

Our episode with Dr. Christine Marie

Dr. Christine Marie's dissertation

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In Episode 9, we offer a 101 on cancel culture: what is cancellation, how does cancellation work, and what are the different types of cancellation? We also explain why we call it a 'culture', and explain why we oppose it: it's cruel, it prevents the left from building power, and it moves us away from developing real solutions for addressing both conflict and abuse. Throughout we maintain a commitment to our principles by refusing to cancel the cancellers.

Part of the Nobody’s Getting Cancelled series.

Show Notes

An Essay by our friend Gem

Canceling by Contrapoints

Kai Cheng Thom

Our episode 'Refusing to be Accountable'

The website of the amazing Kim Stanley Robinson

Jay's insta

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In Episode 8, we sit down with US-based media psychologist Dr. Christine Marie to discuss her research paper titled The Traumatic Impact of Media Humiliation, Misrepresentation and Victim-Shaming on Narrative Identity and Well-Being. We unpack the traumatic impact of media campaigns of humiliation and misrepresentation, including Dr. Marie's findings that these campaigns produce symptoms indicative of Complex PTSD. We explore the psychological distancing and victim blaming methods people use to justify their mistreatment of those targeted by these campaigns. Most importantly, we discuss healing, growth, and the work of reclaiming our lives after cancellation. 

Part of the Talking Shit series.

Show Notes

The Traumatic Impact of Media Humiliation, Misrepresentation and Victim-Shaming on Narrative Identity and Well-Being by Dr. Christine Marie

Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman

Dr. Christine Marie's website

Dr. Christine Marie's twitter

Dr. Christine Marie's instagram

Voices For Dignity

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In Episode 7, we're joined by Aloiso Wilmoth, also known by his stage name He Valencia (and his IG handle moma.ps5), a techno DJ, socialist, and cultural commentator from the United States. We talk about the mess that is woke Instagram, the rise of hardcore racial essentialism on the identitarian 'left', and the deep need for materialist politics. We also get into issues like solidarity vs allyship and what the place of humour is in resisting the famously sanctimonious Nexus.

Part of the Talking Shit series.

Show Notes

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (pdf)

The Black Panthers on Wikipedia

The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto

Mask Magazine

Why I'm Leaving the Cult of Wokeness by Africa Brooke

The Wretched of the Earth by Franz Fanon

What Black Life Actually Looks Like, by Cedric Johnson

Race, Class, Crisis: The Discourse of Racial Disparity and Its Analytical Discontents, by Adolph Reed Jr. and Merlin Chowkwanyun

The Ecology of Freedom: the Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy, by Murray Bookchin

Paul Gilroy on Wikipedia

Stuart Hall on Wikipedia

Ayishat Akanbi on Twitter

The Awokening: Clarity, Culture and Identity in the Web of Chaos, by Ayishat Akanbi

He Valencia on Soundcloud

He Valencia on Instagram

moma.ps5 on Instagram

Aloiso's Twitter

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Theme song by ST x LIAM.

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In Episode 6, we discuss different situations in which people hurt others and feel hurt by others, what distinguishes one type of such an experience from another, and what sorts of responses are appropriate. We unpack the terms ‘harm’ and ‘accountability’, often used in the Nexus but seldom defined, and tease apart some of the unstated assumptions underlying them. We offer a framework for understanding responses to situations of interpersonal discord, differentiating between responsibility, boundaries, intervention, and punishment.

Part of the Refusing to Be Accountable series.

Show Notes

Alan Robarge's Youtube channel (attachment theory)

The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy, by Deb A Dana

The Revolution Starts at Home, edited by Chen, Dulani, and Piepzna-Samarasinha

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