Brief: Libs Of TikTok Cries Cult
Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok calls the LGBTQ+ community a cult. Does this mean the term has lost all meaning?
Searching for the roots of Raichik's abuse of cult discourse leads Matthew back through a cursed gender critical message board to an ill-conceived Twitter thread by cult expert Steve Hassan.
A Conspirituality Brief on what happens when fascists seize control of highly-charged explanatory tools.
Show Notes
Libs of TikTok has become central to right wing politics - The Washington Post
Twitter account Libs of TikTok blamed for harassment of children's hospitals
The artificial growth of hate speech
The Happy-Go-Lucky Jewish Group That Connects Trump and Putin - POLITICO Magazine
Cross-Dressing - Parshat Ki Teitzei - Chabad.org
Secret LGBTQ Chabad Group Fills Void - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
'Social contagion' isn’t causing more youths to be transgender, study finds
Meet Chris Elston, the BC Man Taking Anti-Trans Hate On Tour Across Canada
Chris Elston: Woman followed by man demanding trans health 'education'
Study finds 2.5% of transgender kids go through detransition
Detransition Facts and Statistics 2022: Exploding the Myths Around
Hassan's main detrans Twitter thread
