A great Kat Rosenfield pod to get us through the weekend. We start by discussing the can of worms Jon Bernthal opened up by alleging that many people hold “dog racism.” Am I a dog racist? Is Kat? We talk about this, the quasi social justice movements related to it, plus how Kat’s infringed on my territory with her excellent Sophie Cunningham article.
When Hollywood distracts me with politically correct characters
Kat’s “galaxy brain” Pit Bull theory
Is “dog racism” a thing?
Why Kat would never own a Pit Bull
The bizarre Ira Glass Pit Bull saga
When Pit Bull ownership becomes moral identity
A modest defense of dog abuser Michael Vick
Progressive media power = Sophie Cunningham “controversy”
The rise of “anti-anti” cultural politics
Why trans activism became impossible to argue with
Social media, groupthink and self-deception
The bizarre story of asylum doctor Henry Cotton
Are cat owning men less attractive to women?
