Episode 73: Has Cancel Culture Gone Too Far?: Our Thoughts on Kirk Franklin and Pepe Le Pew
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In this episode, we discuss the fallout from the leak of audio of gospel recording artist Kirk Franklin’s profanity-laced rant from a heated conversation with his eldest son Kerrion. We also discuss the decision to remove Pepe Le Pew from all subsequent Looney Tunes projects after an opinion piece by New York Times columnist Charles Blow. We spend the remainder of the episode discussing stimulus check shaming, Republicans refusing coronavirus vaccines on partisan grounds, ‘The Bachelor’ controversy over racist social media posts that led Matt James to break up with winner Rachael Kirkconnell, and ‘Coming 2 America.’
Resources:
Abidor, Jen. 17 Side-By-Sides Of "Coming To America" Vs. "Coming 2 America". Buzzfeed. March 10, 2021.
Aleem, Zeeshan. Public health experts worry about Republican resistance to getting vaccinated. Vox. March 14, 2021.
Blow, Charles M. Six Seuss Books Bore a Bias. New York Times. March 3, 2021.
Deggans, Eric. The Bachelor's Cluelessness About Race Comes To A Head In Season Finale. NPR. March 16, 2021.
Kaye, Ben. New York Times Columnist Says Pepé Le Pew “Added to Rape Culture”. Consequence of Sound. March 7, 2021.
Respers France, Lisa. Kirk Franklin, gospel superstar, apologizes for expletive-laden tirade at son. CNN. March 15, 2021.
