So Weird Was SO GOOD! - Animorphuckery: The Sharing as a Cult

Animorphuckery: The Sharing as a Cult

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12/02/21 • 25 min

So Weird Was SO GOOD!

Real life cult recruitment tactics along with how they apply to The Sharing. Also discussed: the 2016 US election, toxic religious groups, Scientology, and sexual assault. The doxxing will begin in 5, 4, 3....

Books heavily covered: 1, 2, 6, Visser, and Megamorphs: Back to Before.

Check out Telltale Atheist and Genetically Modified Skeptic on YouTube, along with these additional resources:

https://bigthink.com/the-present/four-cult-recruitment-techniques/https://people.howstuffworks.com/cult3.htmhttps://medium.com/@cosseymelanie/how-cults-entrap-people-d2f012c10149https://www.alittlebithuman.com/the-bite-model-of-cult-mind-control-explained/https://youtu.be/KSf5ib-mCDI

Books heavily covered: 1, 2, 6, Visser, and Megamorphs: Back to Before.

Check out Telltale Atheist and Genetically Modified Skeptic on YouTube, along with these additional resources:

Previous Episode

Animorphuckery Pilot: What Exactly Will Animorphuckery Say About Animorphs?

Who are we? Grown-ass neurodivergent millennials who are still hung up on our elementary-school hyperfixation. Why are we here? To take children's books way too seriously, or to acknowledge how serious these children's books are, depending on your perspective. What's our purpose in life? Purposes include:
- Examining cultural and psychological themes that appeared in Animorphs,
- Telling K. A. Applegate et al. how much we love them, but occasionally acknowledging we have some concerns,
- Comparing Animorphs to other works of sci-fi, primarily Deep Space Nine,
- Screaming nonsensically about our feelings,
- And more!

Next Episode

Animorphuckery: A Sci-Fi Nerd Reads Animorphs For The First Time: Phuckery Ensues

A 55-year old sci-fi nerd reads Animorphs for the first time. Phuckery discussed: religious trauma, censorship, addiction, The War on Drugs, cannibalism, getting eaten alive, torture, Rodney King, suicide, slavery, genocide, sex trafficking (specifically in Maine?), sexual assault, trans rights, dysmorphia, women's rights, broken homes, 9/11, and the War on Terror. You know, because these are kids' books.