January 12, 2016
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White Men Gotta Speak On This
Editor-in-chief of the Walrus Jonathan Kay and cultural critic September Anderson talk about whether white men are being stifled by political correctness. Oh, and wtf is political correctness anyway?

Former BC Premier Ujjal Dosanjh recently argued that political correctness is stifling white men.

Jonathan Kay, editor-in-chief of The Walrus*, has written about political correctness in the past, so we invited him on the show to talk about what that term means and whether powerful white men – like himself – are being forced to self-censor.

And cultural critic Septembre Anderson returns. She says power structures are a key idea missing from Dosanjh’s piece.

Ujjal Dosanjh did not respond to a request to appear on COMMONS.

*Full disclosure: Andray is currently writing an article for The Walrus. Desmond has written for the magazine in the past. 

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