Freedom of Thought: Recent Episodes
Cornflower Woman
Hi, my name is Julie. My online alias is Cornflower Woman. I've always been a nonconformist--not for the sake of intentionally not conforming, but because no matter how hard I try to fit in, my compulsion for freedom and independence always overpowers my desire for acceptance through assimilation.
I guess you could say, from that perspective, I embody the American Spirit--the spirit that insists on individual autonomy and freedom from tyranny. It's that spirit which has compelled me to launch this series because I believe we each deserve to be our own masters of independent critical thought.
Today, I am going to share another element of my personal history. Today, I would like to talk about the way my presence on TikTok shaped my opinion of current events and led me to join the social justice movement, and thereby compromise myself.
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The spirit of Jesus was not present in church, so I left, in an attempt to find it elsewhere. Not long after, I joined Twitter. I found myself drawn to the Exvangelical community, and I found, for the first time in ages, a community of like minded people, who sought the spirit of Christ in church, but did not find it. I immersed myself in this particular corner of Twitter, and it didn’t take long for me to absorb a new set of social and moral norms. At first, I believed this group embodied grace, love, mercy, and compassion, and it did--towards those groups marginalized by evangelical culture--those condemned for sexual deviance or political divergence. However, it became apparent that the group lacked tolerance for anyone who didn’t subscribe to its moral ideals.
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After enduring an intense “accountability” (ie, harassing cancel) campaign on Instagram, I decided it might be prudent to investigate the source of the ideology driving the movement against me. Turns out the source is CRT. In this episode I explain my understanding of the fundamentals of this legal critical theory.
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Welcome to the Freedom of Thought podcast! I will be uploading audio files from my YouTube content here, for those who prefer audio to video. Thank you for joining me!
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