Topic: Weaponization

3 chapters across the catalog

56: Fishing Polls
• 28:23 - 31:13

56: Fishing Polls

Planet Fitness Ban and the Crazy Cousin Effect

Boosie Badazz was reportedly banned from a Planet Fitness location in Georgia following his public comments on gender. The hosts introduce the "Crazy Cousin Effect," a social phenomenon where women leverage the threat of a male relative's violence to settle disputes with other men. They cite the film Menace to Society as a cultural example of this weaponization of Black men against one another.

29: The Rona
• 47:25 - 49:31

29: The Rona

Political Weaponization of the Pandemic Crisis

The hosts discuss how various interest groups are weaponizing the crisis for their own ends, from Silicon Valley companies wanting to replace traditional banks to political factions using testing numbers to attack or defend President Trump. They invoke Rahm Emanuel’s famous quote about never letting a good crisis go to waste, suggesting every group is shining the light through their own prism.

15: N.B.A.
• 42:49 - 44:55

15: N.B.A.

Shireen Mitchell and the MAGA Hat Controversy

Shireen Mitchell's accusations against ADOS leaders are reviewed, specifically the claim that they use reparations as a "weapon" to help Donald Trump. The hosts address the mention of Yvette Carnell wearing a MAGA hat, clarifying it was done as a joke rather than a sincere endorsement of the president.