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NPR’s Jeff Sharlet describes the late Ashli Babbitt as a "productive martyr" and a "new tarot card in the deck of fascism." The hosts criticize the segment's racial framing, which compares Babbitt's death to the 1915 film *The Birth of a Nation*, calling the NPR analysis "mentally ill" and "left-leaning racism."
Antigone Davis Correction, Greek Mythology Discussion
A listener provided a correction regarding CBS reporter Antigone Davis, noting that Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus rather than a goddess. The story of Antigone involves her defying King Creon to bury her brother, symbolizing the struggle between divine law and state decrees. The hosts reflect on the relevance of such courage in the modern era.
The adoption of "trigger warnings" at Columbia University for subjects like Greek mythology is analyzed as an extension of political correctness and cultural Marxism. The term's origins are traced back to the treatment of Vietnam War veterans with PTSD in the 1980s and later feminist message boards in the 1990s. Critics argue that labeling classic literature as potentially traumatizing is an unnecessary academic trend.
