Timcast IRL · March 24, 2021 · 2h 0m

Timcast IRL #250 - White College Staffer Resigns Over Anti-White Racism, Wokeness On Trial w/Jodi Shaw

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Episode Recap

Timcast IRL Episode 250, recorded on March 24, 2021, featured an in-depth discussion about critical race theory and wokeness in American universities, highlighted by the story of Jodi Shaw, a former Smith College librarian who resigned over alleged anti-white racism. Tim Pool opened the episode by discussing the Trump administration's executive order banning critical race theory trainings in government and federal contractors, and how President Biden rescinded this order upon taking office. The conversation then shifted to racial affinity groups at universities, which were deemed discriminatory under Trump but allowed under Biden. Jodi Shaw joined the show to share her firsthand experience at Smith College, detailing how the institution's racial justice initiatives, grounded in critical race theory, created what she described as a discriminatory environment for white staff members. She recounted being tasked with organizing events for hundreds of students and experiencing pressure to conform to ideologies she found problematic. Tim and the panel discussed how these policies violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act and create segregationist dynamics on campus, with references to academics like Peter Bogosian, James Lindsay, and Helen Pluckrose who have written about wokeness as a secular religion. Co-hosts Ian Crossland and Sarah Patch contributed to the discussion throughout the episode.

TL;DR

  • →Jodi Shaw, former Smith College librarian, joins to explain her resignation over alleged anti-white discrimination and critical race theory-based policies at the institution.
  • →Tim Pool discusses the Trump executive order banning critical race theory in government and how Biden rescinded it upon taking office.
  • →The panel debates racial affinity groups at universities, which were prohibited under Trump but permitted under Biden.
  • →Tim argues these progressive diversity policies create neo-segregationist dynamics and potentially violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
  • →Jodi Shaw shares her experience organizing events at Smith College and how the institution's racial justice initiatives affected her employment.
  • →The conversation references academics Peter Bogosian, James Lindsay, and Helen Pluckrose who have criticized wokeness as a secular religion.

Key Moments

  • 0:00
    Opening
    Tim Pool introduces the topic of critical race theory and Trump's executive order being rescinded by Biden
  • 1:31
    Guest Introduction
    Jodi Shaw is introduced as the Smith College staffer who resigned over anti-white racism allegations
  • 4:40
    Main Discussion Begins
    Tim explains the context of wokeness, critical theory, and the Civil Rights Act violations he perceives
  • 5:40
    Jodi Shaw's Story
    Shaw begins sharing her experience working at Smith College as an outreach librarian
  • 6:16
    Event Planning Story
    Shaw describes being tasked with organizing a major event for 600 first-year students

Notable Quotes

“Under Donald Trump, he had an executive order that banned effectively critical race theory trainings at in the government, as well as any company that implemented these trainings as well. When Joe Biden got in, he rescinded this executive order.”

— Tim Pool · opening segment

“They seem to be formless in a sense, like the rules don't really make sense. They just want you to bend the knee and adhere to their strange subjective reality. It's resulting in overtly bigoted and racist policies, which, in my opinion, violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act.”

— Tim Pool · main discussion

“Smith's various initiatives and policies aimed at achieving racial justice are grounded in critical race theory. And what we know about critical race theory is not that somebody commits an act of racism, it's that somebody is racist simply based on their skin color. And that skin color happens to be white.”

— Jodi Shaw · guest interview

“Universities are creating affinity groups. They're telling all the white people to segregate, all the black people to segregate. And then it creates very strange problems with whether or not Asians are minorities or they're white and privileged.”

— Tim Pool · debate

“Hello also me in the corner pushing buttons I'm sarah patch”

— Ian Crossland · panel introduction

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