2 chapters across the catalog
Donor Acknowledgments, To Kill a Mockingbird, Yellow Fever
The hosts continue thanking donors, including Trent Scovel and Jimmy James. They address a listener's question about the book To Kill a Mockingbird and the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. Moe expresses a lukewarm opinion on the book, noting its "white savior" perspective.
Loudoun County teacher Andrea Weisskopf labeled the classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" as racist, claiming it causes "racial trauma" through its "white saviorism." Critics argue that such claims are a form of "trauma-based entertainment" and that adults are projecting their own anxieties onto children. The focus on sexuality and gender in the same breath as race suggests a broader agenda of cultural deconstruction.
