CensorSHIP

What do we do about “bad” art? Argue about it on Twitter, mostly. This episode, Elizabeth and Karen step into a space of nuance in an attempt to understand shipping wars, extreme fandom behaviour, and the value of uncomfortable art.

Show Notes

Here are some of the things we mentioned in this episode: 

•  Susan Sontag’s Notes On “Camp”
  • Or a six-minute explainer if you don’t have the time
• The shortcomings of CinemaSins
• The even-shorter-comings of Nostalgia Critic
• About KiwiFarms, one of the most unpleasant sites on the surface web
• Interview with the creator of Leave Britney Alone
• A case study for toxic anti-fandom behaviour: gamergate
• Callback to a long-ago episode where we talked about shipping
• A look at both sides of the shipping war
  • And a look at the history of purity culture in fandom
• Twitter thread on disinterpretation 
  • And a video on Ship of Theseus 
• The history of the “touch grass” meme
• Tennessee school board bans Holocaust comic 'Maus' by Art Spiegelman
• A more sympathetic analysis of Why the Curtains are Blue

Fortunately, we have entered a boom period for criticism online. Here are five excellent videos expanding on what we discussed this episode.

• we need to talk about Call Me By Your Name by Lola Sebastian
• Should you let Gen Z "save us"? Youth Liberation explained by Khadija Mbowe and Saint Andrewism
• Ignorance & Censorship by Philosophy Tube
• Outsiders: How To Adapt H.P. Lovecraft In the 21st Century by hbomberguy
• Who’s Afraid of Modern Art: Vandalism, Video Games, and Fascism by Jacob Geller

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What is That's a Thing?!?

A sometimes belated, already outdated guide to your teens, tweens and everything under 20. In each episode, Elizabeth, a teenager, explains a thing to Karen, her mother. And Karen tells Elizabeth how that thing relates to something she knows. Maybe.