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Is Sex Political? And Will Biden — and Kamala — Survive the Vibe Shift?

2024/7/12
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Ben Smith
前《纽约时报》媒体专栏作家，现任Semafor联合创始人与编辑总监，推动在线新闻创新和透明报道。
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Harrison Butker
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Naeema Raza
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Ben Smith：认为媒体对拜登政府的报道存在偏见，并对拜登政府的沟通策略提出批评。同时，他也关注到文化转变对2024年大选的影响，特别是性别政治和女性角色的转变。他认为，哈里斯能否在文化转变中生存下来是一个关键问题。 Naeema Raza：认为媒体制造的“女性可以拥有所有一切”的谎言是一个社会问题，它影响着从“传统妻子”趋势到“多角恋”热潮再到“2025计划”等各种文化现象。她还分析了拜登政府的媒体策略，以及文化战争和性别战争对2024年大选的影响。她认为，性别是这场选举的基石，并且对“女性可以拥有所有一切”的观念提出质疑。 Lindsay Peoples：作为《The Cut》杂志的主编，她认为“女性可以拥有所有一切”的叙事已经改变，女性现在可以更坦诚地讨论她们的感受和生活方式，例如辞职、年龄差距恋情等。她认为，《The Cut》杂志的成功在于其坦诚的语气和对女性的同理心，而非对特定议题的立场。她还谈到了对离婚、禁欲等话题的报道，以及对副总统哈里斯的报道。 Max Tani：他提供了对拜登竞选活动的解读，并对一项关于拜登民调的报告提出质疑，认为该报告未能反映出美国民众对拜登的真实看法。他还谈到了北约利用社交媒体网红进行宣传的现象，以及这种做法对民主社会的影响。 Harrison Butker：他在毕业典礼上的演讲中指出，对女性的谎言是她们可以拥有事业和家庭的全部，而实际上大多数女性更渴望婚姻和孩子。 Helen Gurley Brown：她的著作《Having It All》对“女性可以拥有所有一切”的观念产生了深远的影响。 Brittany Cooper：她对哈里斯的评价以及对美国政治局势的分析，反映了人们对哈里斯的复杂看法，以及对美国政治的担忧。 Ben Smith: Critiques the media's coverage of the Biden administration and its communication strategy. He also focuses on the impact of cultural shifts on the 2024 election, particularly gender politics and the changing roles of women. He considers whether Harris can survive the vibe shift a key question. Naeema Raza: Believes the media-created myth of 'women can have it all' is a societal issue affecting various cultural phenomena, from the 'trad wife' trend to polyamory and Project 2025. She analyzes the Biden administration's media strategy and the impact of culture wars and gender wars on the 2024 election. She considers gender the backbone of this election and questions the 'women can have it all' notion. Lindsay Peoples: As editor-in-chief of The Cut, she believes the 'women can have it all' narrative has changed, allowing women to discuss their feelings and lifestyles more openly, such as quitting jobs and age-gap relationships. She attributes The Cut's success to its honest tone and empathy for women, rather than its stance on specific issues. She discusses coverage of divorce, celibacy, and Vice President Harris. Max Tani: Offers insight into the Biden campaign and questions a report on Biden's polls, arguing it doesn't reflect public opinion. He discusses NATO's use of social media influencers for propaganda and its impact on democratic societies. Harrison Butker: In his graduation speech, he points out that the lie told to women is that they can have it all—career and family—when most women desire marriage and children. Helen Gurley Brown: Her book, Having It All, profoundly impacted the 'women can have it all' notion. Brittany Cooper: Her assessment of Harris and analysis of the US political situation reflect the complex views on Harris and concerns about US politics.

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The podcast opens with a discussion on the media-manufactured myth that women can have it all, setting the stage for a broader conversation on gender roles and societal expectations.

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After a brief assessment of President Biden’s strategy to shut down his critics, Ben and Nayeema move on to the larger culture and gender wars that will define the 2024 election, regardless of who ends up on the Democratic ticket. They look at recent upheavals of a media-fueled myth that women can “have it all” and dig into how trends of trad wives, polyamory and “hot celibacy summer” pierce that mythology, as does the conservative Project 2025.Then they connect with Lindsay Peoples, editor-in-chief of The Cut), to discuss vibe shifts, the politicization of gender roles and whether the publication is putting its thumb on the scale for Kamala Harris. 

Finally, Max Tani joins to rid us of our blindspots, replete with DC spin and (national security) influencers in the wild. 

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