Critical Weeb Theory: Recent Episodes
Mo Black and Raghava Kovvali
Writers, anime fans, communists, and childhood friends Mo Black and Raghava Kovvali talk about anime, weeb culture, and leftism!
with a bonus section for dessert!
Spoiler and Content Warnings - 0:00 Intro - 1:27 Hors d'oeuvre/Bocchi the Rock - 4:50 Appetizer/Pokémon Scarlet and Violet - 31:17 Salad/Legend of the Galactic Heroes - 57:38 Entree/Chainsaw Man, Makima, Reading Comprehension - 1:15:38 Rag bullies Mo - 1:28:28 Dessert/Spy x Family and being a hater - 1:29:25
Socials and other content: https://linktr.ee/moblack
Your third favorite anime podcast is back from the dead. You're welcome.
In this episode we go over where we've been, creator burnout, how our views on anime and media consumption have changed in the last year and... cooking? It's the Critical Weeb Theory you know and love, except it actually exists now instead of just being a weird fever dream. Neat!
【 Special Thanks 】
RebelPanda - Audio Editing (RebelPanda | Twitter, Twitch | Linktree)
It's finally here, no thanks to Suzaku... Links: https://linktr.ee/moblack Rag's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kranasAngel
Code Geass is not very good. In this episode we use that as an excuse to argue for the liberation of Palestine. Stay with us, it's a lot. But it works, we promise :)
【 Special Thanks 】 RebelPanda - Audio editing (https://twitter.com/RebelPanda_) Serena - Sensitivity Reading (https://twitter.com/elevenverses) Amr Ammourazz - Sensitivity Reading (https://twitter.com/ammourazz)
【 The Infamous Code Geass Threads 】 (If you're not following me, you may have to wait a day before seeing these) Where it all began : https://twitter.com/__MoBlack/status/1365906661089673220 Good Noble Trope (GONE GENOCIDAL): https://twitter.com/__MoBlack/status/1376725925505732609 Season 1 finale : https://twitter.com/__MoBlack/status/1380383397483282433 Season 2 finale : https://twitter.com/__MoBlack/status/1402825076525916165
【 Bibliography and Resources 】
- https://decolonizepalestine.com/
- https://visualizingpalestine.org/
- https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/shusui-kotoku-imperialism
- https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2009/09/gaza-s14.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/world/middleeast/gaza-israel-airstrike-tunnel.html (NYT is an ass source on Palestine in terms of framing but they did all the research and reporting)
- http://pmli.it/articoli/2015/20151015_scuderiletussupporttheislamicstate.html
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JdzFzf6sUf_y2noADotWmYY7DZTZxq1E/view?usp=sharing
- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPdevsBWsAI_v1L.jpg:large
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jun/05/arundhati-roy-keep-destabilised-danger Arundhati Roy describes herself as a “Maoist sympathizer” (as opposed to either a Maoist or an anti-communist)
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/6/israeli-police-arrest-sheikh-jarrah-activist-muna-al-kurd
- https://abc7chicago.com/cook-county-health-nurses-cch/10856261/ (The Cook County Nurses won, btw)
- https://www.facinghistory.org/confronting-apartheid/chapter-3/steve-biko-calls-black-consciousness
- https://bdsmovement.net/
- https://palestine.dsausa.org/ If you’re in the US, consider joining DSA and connecting with the Palestine Solidarity Working Group
The last of our guest episode series. Thanks for sticking with us!
Mo Black on Twitter: https://twitter.com/__MoBlack Raghava Kovvali on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kranasAngel Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord Support the show: https://patreon.com/moblack
Guests:
Soviet Winterprison: https://twitter.com/sovwinterprison Weeb Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJZ7iekOTVsfzrnvAsN5hPw Titania: https://twitter.com/JustAnAnimeGirl Menacing Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC77n5sT11a_NzLU0eVlwn9g
Other credits:
Rebel Panda, Audio Editing: https://twitter.com/RebelPanda_ Neil Kapit, mascot art: https://twitter.com/minniemaxcomic
CWT says an anime you like is fascist. In other news: sky is blue
Mo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/__MoBlack Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord Support the show: https://patreon.com/moblack
Sri: https://twitter.com/sri_k89
Stuff I think about a lot but haven't had the chance to articulate until now Mo Black on Twitter: https://twitter.com/__MoBlack Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord Support the show: https://patreon.com/moblack
Lua Borealis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/LuaBorealis YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGZrqXTq3GW2wNRz9M44Baw
Enjoy this era of 2-hour CWTs while it lasts... Mo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/moblack Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord Support the show: https://patreon.com/moblack
Timestamps
CWT obtains the Penguindrum! - 0:00 (Tony Sun) Guilty Crown is fascist garbage - 1:09:39 (KnightmareAlpha)
Tony Sun's piece on Madoka Rebellion: https://www.animefeminist.com/against-the-world-madoka-rebellion-saviorism-and-abolitionist-schooling/
All about super heroes, anime, and politics
Mo Black's Twitter: https://twitter.com/__MoBlack Discord Server: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord
Pride, Policing, and the Conservative Politics of My Hero Academia: https://medium.com/mos-home-for-treatises-and-hot-takes/pride-policing-and-the-conservative-politics-of-my-hero-academia-87277073767f
The Black Manga Critic: https://twitter.com/TheMangaScholar Neil Kapit: https://twitter.com/minniemaxcomic
Timestamps:
0:00 - Hero Narratives w/ The Black Manga Critic 1:15:23 - Heros and the End of History w/ Neil Kapit
Politics insertion = achieved
Mo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/__MoBlack Raghava's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kranasAngel Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord
Amr's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ammourazz
Mound Farming (for around 01:08:00): https://bit.ly/38FhXhl
Starring Joyce Stick and Rebel Panda!
Mo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/@__MoBlack Raghava's Twitter: https://twitter.com/@kranasAngel Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord
Joyce Stick: https://www.youtube.com/joycestick Rebel Panda: https://myanimelist.net/profile/RebelPanda
Timestamps:
0:00 - The Yurification of CWT 58:32 - MAL Woes
My mic betrayed me
Mo's twitter: https://twitter.com/@__MoBlack Raghava's twitter: https://twitter.com/@kranasAngel Patreon: https://patreon.com/moblack
Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord
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Mo Black on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@__MoBlack
Raghava Kovvali on Twitter: https://twiter.com/@kranasAngel
Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord
[screams in gender essentialism]
Welcome to the first ever live episode of Critical Weeb Theory! There's been a lot of interest in us tackling Darling in the Franxx so here we are! Can we really find meaninful discussion in a show that's already 2 years old?
Yes, of course or this wouldn't be Critical Weeb Theory
Mo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@__MoBlack Raghava on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@__kranasAngel Patreon: https://patreon.com/moblack
Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord
"I love my friend" ~Mo
Mo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@__MoBlack Raghava on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@__kranasAngel Patreon: https://patreon.com/moblack
Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord
Where's the lie?
Mo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@__MoBlack Raghava on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@__kranasAngel Patreon: https://patreon.com/moblack
Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord
I present to you: the famously subtle anime known as Black Lagoon
Mo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@__MoBlack Raghava on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@__kranasAngel Patreon: https://patreon.com/moblack
Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord
BANDA KILLS PEOPLE NOW???
Mo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@__MoBlack Raghava on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@__kranasAngel Patreon: https://patreon.com/moblack
Discord: https://tinyurl.com/CWTDiscord
And thus a new foundational text in anime analysis is born
Mo Black: https://twiter.com/@__MoBlack Raghava Kovvali: https://twitter.com/@kranasAngel Support the show! We need money for a podcast hosting service : https://patreon.com/moblack
https://discord.gg/n5pqZpY