TLDRI: Gabe Welcomes John Blakeslee To Internet Hatred

About this episode

Gabe and John Blakeslee discuss internet hatred, naming conventions, and cultural commentary.

Gabe and John Blakeslee, writer and policy researcher, talk about his and Allison Raskin's son Parker's name as well as red state/blue state names. r/fuckyouinparticular brings a story about an ape who broke out of his cage just to attack one specific other ape. Gabe's mom gave him a shirt from the 80s commemorating Key West seceding from the United States. A teenager tricks artists into designing free art for him using rage bait. How do we deal with aggressive petition getters on the street? Trigger warning at 22:38 mention of sexual assault Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Hosts: Gabe S. Dunn, Allison Raskin

Guest: John Blakeslee

Topics covered

• internet hatred
• naming conventions
• street petitions
• art and exploitation
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• internet hatred
• naming conventions
• street petitions
• art exploitation
• Key West

Sponsors

Rosetta Stone

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: r/fuckyouinparticular

Places: Key West

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