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In this episode, Josh and Ian speak about cancel culture and state laws surrounding critical race theory. They discuss the necessity to talking about cancel culture, the differences between cancelling and accountability, understanding the current language of the culture, the history of "conservative" movements cancelling certain sectors of art and entertainment, the debate between creationism and evolution in public schools, the conservative impulse to defend the liberal ideology, political correctness and being decent/respectable, the recent attempts by conservatives to ban the teaching of critical race theory in K-12 schools, Chris Rufo's influence on conservatives and war against CRT, Kimberly Crenshaw and the origins of CRT found within critical theory, their own impressions of CRT and race as a social construction, tackling racism structurally vs. individually, race vs. economic inequality, the cost of education and growing student debt, how to educate our children, and various other topics. Follow them on Twitter at:Josh @Simpsonj423Ian @modernovermanand the podcast @NBSPodcast1Website: https://www.necessarybspod.com/Links:What is cancel culture? How the concept has evolved to mean very different things to different people.What is cancel culture? Everything to know about the toxic online trendWhat Is Cancel Culture?A Lesson on Critical Race Theory - American BarThe GOP's 'Critical Race Theory' Fixation, ExplainedA 'Forgotten History' Of How The U.S. Government Segregated AmericaVisualizing the racial disparities in mass incarcerationParental Advisory: The Story of a Warning LabelCreationism and the “conspiracy” of evolution: inside the UK’s evangelical schoolsHow a Conservative Activist Invented the Conflict Over Critical Race TheoryWe Disagree on a Lot of Things. Except the Danger of Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws.Critical TheoryRecorded 21 July 2021Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/nbsproductions)