A lot of conspiracy theories also have a fair amount of crossover with racism, anti-Semitism, misogyny, and other forms of bigotry, but relatively few feature a cult leader-like personality behind the half-truths and half-baked conclusions. Not like the most recent (and nearly all-encompassing) QAnon.
Read MoreThis week, “Naptime Nightmares” really lives up to its name. This movie was a nightmare. There are no redeeming qualities (except maybe Drew Monson, but he played a rapey creep so it’s still bad). Every single moment of this “movie” was agony, and we both actively wished for the sweet release of death for the entire duration.
Read MoreNow you have a generation of people that argued for years that offensive comedy (specifically comedy made at the expense of marginalized groups) is acceptable because it was funny. Many of them can argue that it isn’t a big deal because it isn’t. So when a YouTuber apologizes for something that their audience doesn’t think they need to apologize for, they can easily accept the apology.
Read MoreToday, I got to finally unleash the thing that’s been haunting me for a week and talk about something rather near and dear to my heart. Buckle up, folks, it’s time to talk about the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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