How Twitter Can Undo A Life (ft. Emily VanDerWerff)

This week Katelyn and Oliver-Ash interview Emily VanDerWerff about her article about the fallout from the story "I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter" and the devastating impact it had on the talented writer Isabel Fall. The conversation touches on the way the Twitter algorithm encourages these kinds of pile ons, what our responsibility is, transmisogyny and so much more. You can read Emily's piece in Vox here: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22543858/isabel-fall-attack-helicopter Isabel is asking anyone who wants to support her donate to Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/donate/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Om Podcasten

The pearl clutching about “cancel culture” and “censorship” has become louder and more absurd while also getting more and more play in the media. Journalists Katelyn Burns and Christine Grimaldi see this panic for what it is though: a grift. They take a closer look at these temper tantrums, dispelling myths, laughing at the most outrageous takes, and shedding light on which perspectives are actually being suppressed and left out of the conversation. You can join our community and support our work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cancelmedaddy A Flytrap Media Production