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“They seem to have this strange compulsion to politicize everything. Their podcast goes into the past and relates it to current technology. Even if the connection is tenuous, it is still interesting. My issue is they keep inserting political statements into the podcast that is completely off subject, and usually just wrong. It tends to be revisionist history from advocacy groups that want to look at every event in history and reframe it as a conspiracy to repress every group you can name. I’m all for advocating for disadvantaged groups, but shoehorning it into every story and presenting it incorrectly serves no purpose.
Latest example was a discussion of wireless radio (ham radio) and a comment was made out of the blue how it was encouraged for boys and young men only and girls were discouraged. It had absolutely nothing to do with the story, and it just wasn’t true. It shows how ignorant people can be about history. Everything is not some great conspiracy to repress women and minorities. Every event and person in history doesn’t need to be repainted as sexist, racist, repressive conspiracies. Its disrespectful and inaccurate. People who were interested in ham radios weren’t actively keeping women out of the hobby. They were pursuing what interested them. If you can’t find an expert that can relate the history without putting their politics on top of it, then find other experts.
My biggest issue with this is the editorial decision to include it. Literally had zero relation to the story. It seems to be included just so some white males can say ‘see look, we care about these issues’. When it is said over and over in every single story no matter how out of context and ridiculous sounding it is, it just becomes disingenuous pandering.”
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09/04/19
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