https://peertube.wtf/videos/watch/b2c8e94b-ab56-4e49-846a-4ae33dafa641 Welcome to the second half of Episode 1 of PUNCHING BACK: An Acceptable Punching Bag Defense Podcast! Today's episode is the second half of Adam, Ed and Eric tackling the discourse, controversy, and fandom of RWBY, and PUNCHING BACK on common narratives with meaningful positivity as well as healthy discussion and disagreement. The Acceptable Punching Bag is a term Adam has coined to describe the social phenomenon where a piece of media, a character, a creator, or some other object of discussion receives a consensus that it’s so “objectively” terrible that constant hostility and negativity is justified, or at least understandable; and positivity seems to be rejected, discouraged or even outright condemned. If you’ve ever enjoyed something but felt like if you mentioned it in any given space you risked people almost compulsively talking about how bad it is, you’ve experienced the Acceptable Punching Bag. Adam runs this channel. He is a video essayist, a stage and voice actor, director of the lifelong learning program The Goddard Spark, and above all a lover of stories, hope, and meaningful, productive discussion. Creative works like the fantasy drama KnightStones are produced under the banner of Adam Splitters Entertainment. KnightStones: https://youtube.com/@knightstonesofficial?si=GtHwt0MUTqW4OHi3 Second Channel: https://youtube.com/@ase-b1o?si=FD_BFMwyvw6O7sbm Lifelong learning: https://goddardspark.org RemnantBardock, aka Ed is Adam’s official editor for his channel, and an artist and a writer. He also draw the thumbnails for this podcast. Art Commissions: https://www.tumblr.com/bardock1991/783462464047202304/remnant-bardocks-art-gallery Eric has have a degree in communication with an emphasis on media analysis, as well as experience studying filmmaking and music. He also runs the Substack Curious, Crippled and Queer in which he discusses various topics from the disabled and queer perspectives. Substack: https://substack.com/@ericsheldahl?r=ks1a3&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=blur Disclaimer: One thing to be clear about is that while the Acceptable Punching Bag inevitably includes contributions from culture war grifters and the like, the Acceptable Punching Bag is usually something for which the constant negativity crosses political lines Also: this does not usually apply to negativity around the works of JK Rowling, Joss Whedon, Neil Gaiman, or others who have done genuinely abhorrent things for whom the negativity is a direct result of their actions. https://intheirownleague.com/2023/02/17/rwby-unified-feminism-and-the-toxic-masculinity-of-lone-heroes/ *This video was made on land stolen from the Piscataway Conoy Tribe™. Please consider donating to the nonprofit at the link below to help them protect their welfare, culture, and history. https://throughpiscatawayeyes.networkforgood.com/projects/186424-support-our-mission Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:43:09 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.wtf https://peertube.wtf/lazy-static/avatars/45856119-df14-4b5f-bff8-4807ae2cfbd2.png https://peertube.wtf/videos/watch/b2c8e94b-ab56-4e49-846a-4ae33dafa641 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.wtf/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.