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The Nuremberg Trials of J.K. Rowling: Misogyny and Authoritarianism in the Bizarro World
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Air Date 4/16/2023
Today, we take a look at some of the arguments of the anti-trans feminist movement, known by its most prominent proponent, J.K. Rowling, all in the shadow of the anti-trans fervor of the right wing which is checking off the stages of genocide like a to-do list.
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Ch. 2: Understanding The 'Logic' Of TERFs - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 2-13-22
Why do TERFs think the way they do? The history of TERFs goes way back before JK Rowling. In the 1980s TERF Janice Raymond ran a successful campaign to push Sandy Stone out of Olivia Records.
Ch. 3: Comments 1: Introducing Authoritarianism
Ch. 5: Transphobia In A Suit - The Anti-Trans Hate Machine: A Plot Against Equality - Air Date 7-22-21
Imara investigates the influence the Heritage Foundation had in infusing anti-trans ideology into the government during Trump's presidency—a legacy the Biden administration is still trying to unravel.
Ch. 6: Comments 2: Reasons for the extreme defense of trans rights
Ch. 8: American Fascism And The Groomer Panic Part 1 - Second Thought - Air Date 2-24-23
We've seen a number of moral panics over the decades, and this one is no different. Come learn how the same old tropes are being recycled to animate this latest strain
Ch. 9: Comments 3: Just asking questions
Ch. 11: American Fascism And The Groomer Panic Part 2 - Second Thought - Air Date 2-24-23
Ch. 12: Comments 4: Straw men and moderates
Ch. 14: Can We Stop the GOP From "Eradicating" Trans People? - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 3-8-23
Pastor Martin Niemöller's famous poem begins, "First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist." But, in fact, first they came for the queer people. A year before Nazis began