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We mention the historic anniversary, May 15th as the founding of Israel and the remembrance of the Nakba. We talk about the latest chapter of George R R Martin’s Winds of Winter and what message this sends to Game of Thrones showrunners. We discuss the critique of violence, white savior complex, and the dangers of military intervention in Martin’s story and how we see this in Dorne and Essos. We talk about the racism and misogyny directed at Michelle Obama. We discuss about the North Carolina HB that targets transgender individuals and bathrooms. We talk about liberal tolerance, gender stereotypes, the history of gender and transgenderism, and how gender is central to the power of the state. We bring up the relationship between sex and gender, intersex, and essentialization that ignores the dynamic relationship between culture and identity.
