EP140: Jimmy Kimmel, Charlie Kirk, Context, and Canceling - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Jimmy Kimmel made a joke after Charlie Kirk's assassination. His critics ignored the context. Then, his show was suspended; it might even be canceled. Can we say that the Right’s rush to punish Kimmel echoed the very cancel culture they claim to oppose? In this episode, Jim Babka and Bill Protzmann *graciously* contextualize and steelman, and discuss coerced apologies, media manipulation, and the government’s role in silencing dissent. You’ll hear why the FCC’s “public interest” standard is undesirable, and how grace, not outrage, offers a better path forward. SHOW NOTES - FCC hoax regulation - https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/guides/hoaxes Kimmel's funniest bit - https://youtu.be/CcHuuFE-aSA CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:24 Context and Canceling 2:20 Innovation and consecration 4:44 Blue church 11:21 Cancel culture hypocrisy 14:05 Context for Jimmy 18:02 Verbal responsibilities for violence 19:04 FCC and hoaxes 22:58 Remember Misinfo, Disinfo, and Malinfo? 24:02 More context for Jimmy 27:44 The Dave Chapelle lesson 30:24 Why to want grace for Charlie 35:17 Weaponizing stigma 36:14 Coerced apology for a joke 37:36 How Rush Limbaugh almost didn't exist 40:40 Outcry from local station owners 42:45 Brendan Carr's extortative behavior 43:58 Creative Destruction, this too shall pass 49:09 Progressives deplatform, conservatives consecrate 51:07 Gracepoints CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ Sometimes, we use ChatGPT to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: [email protected] Be grace-full to each other.