There used to be a Tumblr blog called Your Faith is problematic. The idea of privilege was very big, and has had an odd effect on discourse ever since. Things that we wouldn't have recognized as being offensive suddenly were considered offensive. There's a real culture of calling not only people, but media properties and the creators of those media properties problematic on Tumblr.
The early days of the internet collide with the feverish fandom of “Harry Potter,” and a sprawling, global community emerges. But the hopefulness of this new technology brings with it the darker impulses of human nature.
Produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, and Megan Phelps-Roper, with special thanks to Candace Mittel Kahn and Emily Yoffe.
This show is proudly sponsored by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. FIRE believes free speech makes free people. Learn more at thefire.org.