Episode 126: Helen Lewis And The Stonewall Conspiracy
Episode 126: Helen Lewis And The Stonewall Conspiracy
Stonewall says they’re an LGBT charity, but the truth is far darker. They’re the ones who took Jesse. If you’re seeing this, please send he–
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Jesse Singal has disappeared off the face of the Earth. Trace’s investigation leads straight to “Stonewall,” a shadowy LGBT charity that is said to have infiltrated the highest levels of the British government. Katie leaks the news to Gawker Media, resulting in deadly riots erupting across New York over remaining supplies of Blocked And Reported. In an attempt to quell the chaos spreading across the nation, President Biden invites Katie to join him on a nationwide broadcast to announce that strategic reserves of Blocked And Reported have been deployed. (He then forgot to show up.)
Just when all seems lost, an old friend of the pod makes a triumphant return. Can Helen Lewis provide the nation with its weekly dose of internet insanity before it’s too late? Or has the Pax Americana finally come to an end?
Links:
Helen Lewis:
Lewis’ Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights
https://www.amazon.com/Difficult-Women-History-Feminism-Fights-ebook/dp/B07WVXHFM9/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Difficult-Women-History-Feminism-Fights/dp/1784709735/
Lewis on the TikTok Tourette’s epidemic:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/social-media-illness-teen-girls/622916/
We did an episode on this!
More B&R lore: the time Watch Dogs: Legion got a little too meta and canceled Lewis both IRL and in-game:
Her article ushering in Trans Issues Week:
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/01/introducing-trans-issues-week
Sarah Ditum on Laverne Cox: “A hot woman on a magazine cover” [ARCHIVE]:
Lewis’ article on trans women in prisons:
Would you let your child change their gender?
Helen Lewis vs. Jordan Peterson:
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/helen-lewis-jordan-peterson
What happened to Jordan Peterson?
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/04/what-happened-to-jordan-peterson/618082/
The judgment in Allison Bailey’s case against Stonewall:
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bailey-judgment.pdf
The Cass Review’s interim report on treating trans children in England:
https://cass.independent-review.uk/publications/interim-report/
Just how much influence does Stonewall have in the UK?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09yjp0d
Image: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2022/01/08: Protestors seen holding placards during the demonstration. Organized by Trans Activism UK, transgender rights supporters gathered outside BBC's office at Portland Place to protest against the news corporation's queerphobic agenda. Earlier in October 2021, the BBC published an article titled 'We're being pressured into sex by some trans women', which sparked widespread outrage among the transgender community. The group gathered to condemn BBC for spreading hatred and discrimination against the transgender population. (Photo by Belinda Jiao/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Episode 126: Helen Lewis And The Stonewall Conspiracy
I love Jesse and everything but seriously… I cannot tell you how fervently I would subscribe to a Helen/Katie podcast.
That was one of the best overviews of Peterson I've ever heard. I also think it's interesting that he claims he's been at death's door, his daughter has been at death's door, and his wife has been at death's door. (His wife, according to him, survived a kind of cancer that had "a near 100 percent fatality rate." I am not questioning if she was sick, just his take on it.) According to Peterson and his daughter, they all were so close to death at one point or another (for independent reasons), they should not be here to tell the tale, adding gravitas to whatever it is they are going on about. I do not believe the yarns he spins about himself. But all of this story-telling fits in nicely with his interests, natch.
Much of his preaching is New Age mumbo jumbo, with all due respect to fans. I know he sounds very convincing and some of his advice seems sound. But I think he is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and underneath is truly a seething contempt for women. This slips out especially when he is flustered.
I think he is very good at covering up and making presentable a foundation of belief that is regressive and dangerous, and this is why he does spark so many on the far right. They like what they see through the veneer.
The entire episode was wonderful. Looking forward to Helen's BBC doc.