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We cover some heavy topics so ***Content Warning*** in effect. We discuss the allegations against Chris Hardwick and some of the toxic aspects of nerd culture. We discuss the rise of the “incel” and the misogyny in some nerd communities. We talk about how nerd culture which often can be welcoming to the marginal has a darker side to it. From the “good guy” stereotype to Elliot Rogers we examine the sexism at the underbelly of the subculture. Diz links the conversation to the death of XXXtentation. Finally we spend the bulk of our conversation discussion Trump’s latest immigration policy of separating children from their families and putting them in detention facilities. Ali gives us a history of race and immigration from the Know Nothings to the contemporary moment and shows us why knowledge of that history is so important.
