Ep. 285: The Time's Up Protection Racket

Jess, Teen, and Chris discuss the aftermath of Roberta Kaplan's resignation from Time's Up (for her pro-Cuomo work) and how the whole #MeToo/#TimesUp movement has come to resemble some twisted melding of a religion and a mafia-like protection racket. TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Chris (@JesuInToast) Teen (@mont_jiang) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Who Actually Gets To Create Black Pop Culture? by Bertrand Cooper | Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/07/who-actually-gets-to-create-black-pop-culture The Women's Movement by Joan Didion | NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/30/archives/the-womens-movement-women.html The 9.9% Is The New Aristocracy by Matthew Stewart | The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/the-birth-of-a-new-american-aristocracy/559130/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)