Memes Gone Wrong at the Olympics, Barack and Michelle Obama’s Official Portraits, and the New York Times’ Op-Ed Problem| Damage Control (Ep. 427)

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🗓️ 14 February 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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The Ringer’s Justin Charity and K. Austin Collins on the meme-ification of Kim Jong Un’s sister (1:18), the overheated response to the Obama family’s official portraits (8:22), The New York Times’ op-ed problem (13 :30), and—in anticipation of 'Black Panther'—the merits of the 'Blade' film franchise (22:04). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, real quick, before we get started, we're going to be talking about the New York
0:05.0	Times this week, and you should probably check out an article I wrote for the ranger.com
0:09.6	about the ongoing recent backlash against the New York Times.
0:14.4	And we're also going to talk a bit about Black Panther and other Black superheroes on
0:18.2	this week's episode, and you should check out CAM's review of Black Panther.
0:21.7	And if you're down to hear more about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Benj Mode is doing
0:26.7	it deep dive this week, so please be sure to listen to Benj Mode as well.
0:32.0	Now onto the show.
0:33.7	I'm Justin Cherity, and I'm Cameron Collins.
0:38.8	Welcome to Damage Control on the Channel 33 Network, a podcast where we unpack what upsets,
0:43.8	excites and divides us in popular culture.
0:47.0	Happy Valentine's Day.
0:51.5	Today on the podcast, we're talking about the failing New York Times.
0:56.3	We're talking about the paper records controversial op-ed page.
0:59.7	It's stable of columnists, including Barry Weiss, Brett Stevens, Ross Douthit, who cultivated
1:05.3	a reputation for reactionary trolling.
1:08.4	But first, in the wake of both the Winter Olympics and the unveiling of Barack and Michelle
1:12.1	Obama's official White House portraits, we're going to talk about the uses and abuses
1:15.9	of political imagery.
1:20.4	Public Service Announcement.
1:24.0	Kim Jong-un's sister is not your new fav shade queen.
1:28.9	She's a garbage monster.
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