Timcast IRL · September 15, 2020 · 2h 0m

Timcast IRL #133 - NY School Sparks OUTRAGE After Comparing Cops To The Klan, Colin Wright Joins

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Episode Recap

Timcast IRL episode 133 featured Tim Pool discussing the controversy surrounding Westlake High School in Westchester, New York, where a teacher distributed a cartoon comparing police officers to the Ku Klux Klan and slave owners. Special guest Colin Wright, managing editor of Quillette magazine and former evolutionary biologist, joined the discussion. The episode opened with introductions and immediately moved into the school controversy, with Tim playing audio describing the handout that showed five panels depicting white men kneeling on Black men's necks across different historical periods—from colonial slave traders to Derek Chauvin and George Floyd. Colin Wright provided analysis on biological sex and gender ideology, noting his background studying social behavior in insects and arachnids. The discussion covered how schools have increasingly incorporated Black Lives Matter curriculum, with Tim highlighting various stories from Google searches showing widespread social justice instruction in place of traditional academics. The conversation addressed concerns about indoctrination versus education, with a particular focus on the viral story of the Westlake High School cartoon and the subsequent backlash against the student who complained about it. Tim also touched on other topics including transgender athletes and broader cultural issues, while noting the cat that was present throughout the recording. The episode maintained Timcast's characteristic critical approach to progressive cultural narratives and educational practices.

TL;DR

  • →Westlake High School teacher Christopher Moreno faced backlash for distributing a cartoon comparing police to KKK members, plantation owners, and Derek Chauvin
  • →Colin Wright, Quillette managing editor and ex-evolutionary biologist, joined to discuss biological sex, cancel culture, and gender ideology
  • →Tim Pool and Colin discussed how schools have increasingly adopted Black Lives Matter curriculum over traditional academics
  • →The conversation addressed the student's experience of being called racist after questioning the cartoon and concerns about school indoctrination
  • →Colin Wright provided scientific perspective on biological sex, pushing back against claims that sex doesn't exist
  • →Tim highlighted the widespread nature of social justice curriculum in schools through various news stories

Key Moments

  • 0:00
    Introduction
    Tim introduces Colin Wright as Quillette managing editor and ex-evolutionary biologist specializing in social behavior of insects and arachnids
  • 0:40
    School Controversy
    Tim leads with the Westlake High School story about a cartoon comparing cops to KKK, describing the five-panel handout showing historical progression of oppression
  • 4:53
    Cartoon Analysis
    Detailed description of the cartoon panels including colonial slave trader, plantation owner, Klansman, and modern police officer all kneeling on Black men
  • 5:26
    Parent and Student Reaction
    Discussion of Anya Paternostro's complaint to school officials and her daughter's subsequent online harassment for calling out the cartoon
  • 2:27
    Biological Sex Discussion
    Colin Wright discusses his background in evolutionary biology and responds to claims that biological sex doesn't exist

Notable Quotes

“Schools have gotten woke to an ever-increasingly insane degree.”

— Tim Pool · opening statement introducing the main topic

“I've heard it doesn't exist. There's no biological sex. You heard wrong. Well, a man on Canadian public access television told Dr. Jordan Peterson that there is no such thing as biological sex.”

— Colin Wright · discussing misconceptions about biological sex

“This cartoon compares the police to the Klan. It's an attack on the police. This cartoon is disturbing. We have to respect the men in blue who protect us.”

— Tim Pool · reading the parent's complaint to the New York Post

“It wasn't fair. It wasn't right. The high school student said she had since been bullied on social media since she made the controversial lesson plan public and has been called a racist.”

— Ian Crossland · describing the backlash against the student who complained

“I did a Google search about school and Black Lives Matter, and you can basically find just, I don't know, on the front page of Google, it's just a bunch of stories about all of these schools that are bringing in Black Lives Matter curriculum. They're not even teaching kids math. They're teaching them social justice.”

— Tim Pool · highlighting the prevalence of BLM curriculum in schools

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