Polecat Cast 72: It's About Ethics in Political Journalism
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Contents:
▻ 00:01 Intro
News Summary:
▻ 02:38 Father wins damages from Family Court after being falsely accused of sexual assault
Jonathan Coupland, has recently been awarded £86,000 from the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass). Coupland was falsely accused of sexually assaulting his six-year-old daughter by a former social worker for Cafcass, named Suzi Smith. Her employers have since sacked her for this misconduct.
▻ 04:03 Democratic National Committee email leak causes accusations to fly thick and fast
There is currently much talk circulating around the recent Democratic National Comittee emails released via Wikileaks. The #DNCleak'ed e-mails show that Democratic National Committee officials, including chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, colluded with key media personalities and organizations to intentionally rig the Domeocratic Primary Election against Bernie Sanders in order to support Hillary Clinton. After the story broke, chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was forced to resign her position, only to be employed as a campaign manager for Hillary Clinton, less than three hours later.
▻ 05:39 Sports Illustrated Cover Model Ashely Graham gets body shamed by social justice warriors
In an article written for CNN, Lisa Respers France reports on Ashley Graham, a (formerly) plus-sized fashion model who has once again become the subject of public body-shaming. However, this time the body-shaming is not focused on her previously “curvy” body, but is instead focused on dismissing her newer, thinner body.
▻ 07:52 Good man project opines on why men aren’t marrying
Alison Tedford and Jay Blevins from The Good Men Project take another swing at explaining why men are still “giving up” on marriage in the twenty-first century. They first come up with several of their own theories, but by the end of the article, Alison and Jay attempt to redefine what marriage is, and what it even means to be married...
Overall, the complete lack of self-awareness contained within this article cannot be properly understood without first reading it in its entirety. However, suffice to say that men have been deemed responsible for the angst of all unmarried women everywhere.
Discussion:
▻ 10:41 Commentary on Ashely Graham's body shaming, and Alex Jones party crash at the Young Turks' RNC set, with Cenk Uygur.
▻ 13:36 Shout-out for the Fathers for Justice guys
▻ 19:52 Shilling for Cenk Uygur's ham sandwich
▻ 24:08 DNC Leaks discussion with N.C. Clark
▻ 53:28 Article discussion:
“Have Men Really Given Up On Marriage Because of Feminism? Babble of the Sexes Weighs the Cost of the Big Day,” by Babble of the Sexes | The Good Men Project