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Welcome to Woke of the Weak‚ where I’ll update you about the most woke‚ progressive‚ insane‚ and crazy clips and stories that the left thinks is tolerable and well‚ point out why exactly they’re nuts. On Sunday‚ a transgender individual went to a megachurch in Houston‚ Texas with an AR-15 and opened fire. The media has made every effort to cover up the fact that the shooter was transgender as that doesn’t help the narrative that the left likes - transgender people are not suffering mentally and they’re perfectly sane.  This week we took a look at how obviously false that is. We began with one individual who danced to the lyrics “I’m in my pretty girl era.” To nobody’s surprise‚ the “girl” was not pretty‚ nor a girl.  Next‚ we heard from someone who asked to be our "transbian auntie." Don’t worry‚ we rejected the invitation…something parents of kiddos who attended the “Winter’s a Drag” event in Grand Rapids‚ Michigan where grown men in fishnets shimmied and spread their legs for little kids‚ should have done‚ too. Next up was an individual who insisted that transgender people should not disclose that they’re trans before the first date. The he/she insisted that if they're upfront and tell their date that they are a girl with a penis that he may not be interested anymore…I wonder why?! We also saw two more cross dressers and heard from a teacher who enjoyed brainwashing her students in order to make herself feel better.  All in all‚ despite the rhetoric that the left tries day in and day out to push‚ people who believe in this alternate sense of reality when it comes to gender and identity are not normal and they’re not perfectly sane. If we continue allowing the leftist media to push that‚ however‚ we're going to end up with more and more tragedies like the one that happened Sunday at the hands of a “perfectly sane‚ transgender individual.”

New York Times columnist Pamela Paul last week published an op-ed titled‚ “As Kids‚ They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do.” The story is exactly what it sounds like. Cue the sound of a million “I told you so’s” from moderates and conservatives‚ as if not taking adolescents at their word is esoteric knowledge that required a sea of medical regret to validate. We extended childhood indefinitely — because adolescence at least implies some measure of responsibility that is no longer there — and at the same time began insisting not only that children know better than their parents but that they are wiser than adults‚ period. Teens don’t know any better‚ not in this world where a teen is effectively a kid. It’s a funny problem we created. We extended childhood indefinitely — because adolescence at least implies some measure of responsibility that is no longer there — and at the same time began insisting not only that children know better than their parents but that they are wiser than adults‚ period. Now the line between listening to your child and ignoring your own hard-earned wisdom has been blurred. It’s hard to be a parent. You’re constantly competing with Big Pharma and might not even know you are. The kids are not all right JackF/Getty When I hear about detransitioners‚ I think about my early adolescence and another intricately connected problem: diagnosing kids with mental health conditions. I grew up in the early days of taking kids‚ particularly teens‚ at their word in the post-Columbine haze of “the kids are not all right.” We were raised by a generation of Baby Boomers and Gen Xers who felt dismissed by their own Silent Generation parents. This time around‚ parents would take teens seriously. Our parents were eager to seek institutional help. It wasn’t negligence‚ but it was ignorance. They did what they thought was right. It was a new style of parenting that over-emphasized trusting kids’ self-reports‚ an overcorrection to the prior norm of “teens don’t know anything.” Everyone around me had an eating disorder‚ a self-harm problem‚ or clinical depression‚ often developing after a journey of self-discovery on LiveJournal or Xanga or webMD or MySpace‚ ripe and ready to be medicalized. At this time‚ gender trouble wasn’t a common menu item‚ but in a couple of years‚ it would be. My parents‚ both relics of an old world if not the Old World in different ways‚ one a Texan and the other an immigrant‚ balked at this change of strategy. They remained in the “you’ll grow out of it” camp and eventually‚ the more progressive “if it’s still a problem at 21‚ we’re here to help.” To them‚ my classmates on SSRIs by sixth grade weren’t “clinically depressed.” They were kids going through puberty. I remember my mom being in total disbelief at the cocktail of medications some of my peers were on. “How do they know?” she wondered‚ as in how do you know at 13 that you’ve got OCD? “We know‚” one mom who’d later become her arch-nemesis told her‚ “because unlike you‚ we trust our kids.” My mom contended that she trusted us — and she did — but she also recognized that‚ at that age‚ you don’t know anything about yourself‚ much less the world. And you don’t know how much you don’t know‚ and that’s part of what makes it such a delicate time. Old enough to recognize the way things are but still too young to understand why. It wasn’t an insult. It was reality. To me‚ though‚ it did feel like an insult. We've turned teen angst into a medical condition All my peers got to see a therapist‚ and I was just as angst-ridden and disenfranchised and was told it was normal. It wasn’t that my parents weren’t helpful when I talked to them about how I was feeling‚ but therapy seemed … I don’t know … validating somehow. That all this pain wasn’t for nothing. It wasn’t my fault‚ and it wasn’t even the environment’s fault; there was some other‚ more explicable‚ more malleable force that was making me feel like this. A force that I could control and subdue‚ maybe even with a pill‚ if I wanted to. I tested my parents’ boundaries by learning about different “psychiatric identities” online and turning the volume up on symptoms I thought I already displayed. It was an attempt to galvanize them to take me to a doctor. It wasn’t quite as manipulative as that sounds. Don’t get me wrong‚ it was still attention-seeking behavior‚ but I was also looking for answers in my own clumsy teenage way. Garden-variety social anxiety turned into a disavowal of eye contact. Sadness cranked up to full-blown depression. I was leaning into antisocial tendencies. Self-discovery as told by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Some of these self-diagnoses had better explanatory power than others. Like astrology‚ they felt like they explained everything about the world around me. But my parents held the line: No. Wait and if you’re still feeling this way when you’re older‚ we’ll see. My mom negotiated a now-strange position: infinite patience when listening to my problems and an absolute refusal to pathologize them. I knew she’d listen to me‚ so I didn’t go looking for a mother elsewhere. But she also didn’t give me what I wanted‚ which was an identity I could cleanly slot myself into. As frustrating for me as my mother’s strategy was‚ it did wear me out. As puberty ended‚ being sick stopped being attractive‚ and I slowly began to see it for what it was. Something that’s real‚ something that happens‚ but not something you should want for yourself or your loved ones. Not a life sentence or a sign that you’re a “bad person” or anything of the sort‚ either‚ but still‚ exhaust your other options first. Mental health is now big business And that encouraged me to find other ways to navigate my emotional turmoil. It took years — and I do mean years — but eventually‚ I got it. I found myself getting curious about why my friends didn’t try strategies other than‚ say‚ sertraline. I don’t mean to say that none of them were depressed or that they didn’t need genuine psychiatric intervention. That isn’t my call to make‚ and I’m not one of these people who’s wholesale opposed to therapy or even meds. I wonder if another overcorrection is in the mail‚ one that casts doubt on mental health‚ period‚ creating a whole new mental health crisis. But as I matured out of wanting to substantiate my own sense of self with a diagnosis‚ I started to notice the paucity of trying other things under the guise of that being a dangerous form of “invalidating one’s lived experience.” “I’m mentally ill” was a crutch. An easy‚ one-size-fits-all explanation for everything as well as an excuse. My mom was right: How did they really know? And more importantly‚ how can you really grow up in a world that treats mental health diagnoses like this? I wonder if another overcorrection is in the mail‚ one that casts doubt on mental health‚ period‚ creating a whole new mental health crisis. A world where instead of everyone being depressed‚ nobody is depressed‚ and nobody is schizophrenic‚ bipolar‚ or has OCD either.

Chicago police superintendent Larry Snelling admitted Friday that he mistakenly overstated the number of homicide cases the police department had resolved in January‚ the Chicago Sun-Times reported.During a January 30 public safety forum‚ Snelling told West Side residents that the Chicago Police Department had "cleared" 76% of the murders committed that month.Snelling stated‚ "Of the homicides we've had this year‚ which is 25‚ 19 of those have been cleared already."Cases are categorized as cleared when a suspect is arrested‚ or a detective can "exceptionally" close the case when prosecutors refuse to bring charges against a suspect‚ the suspect passes away‚ or police have identified a suspect but do not make an arrest.The next day‚ during another event‚ Snelling told the Economic Club of Chicago that detectives cleared 20 of the 26 murders over the last month. He also claimed that all cleared cases led to arrests and charges.Snelling was forced to admit his error after the department released data showing that only three homicide cases committed in January have been cleared by the department. The department's reporting did not state whether those three closed cases led to arrests and charges.The Chicago Sun-Times reported that another 16 homicide cases have been cleared‚ but those cases involved murders committed prior to January 2024. "This was my miscommunication‚ and I own it‚" Snelling stated Friday. "My goal in discussing these cases was to bring attention to the victims and communities plagued by the trauma of violence. My miscommunication should not overshadow the great work being done by the Bureau of Detectives to bring justice to the victims and a measure of closure to their families."A department spokesperson reported that the police superintendent's mistake "has since been rectified and corrected internally."Of the 797 homicides committed in 2021‚ the department closed 400. Arrests were made in only about half of those cleared cases‚ the Chicago Sun-Times reported. In 2023‚ detectives cleared 319 of the 617 murder cases.Homicides and shootings were down at least 25% in January 2024 compared to last year‚ according to the department. For the same period‚ robberies were reportedly down 28%."We are trending in the right direction‚" Snelling told the Economic Club of Chicago on Wednesday. "But we also understand that there are people who are still being affected‚ and we're going to continue to work for those people.""We are continuing to build on the progress we made in 2023‚ which included reductions in shootings and homicides‚" Snelling added.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Biden White House is under the impression that knowledge is not only relative but racially specific. Furthermore‚ the White House has concluded that American Indians have their own capitalized version of knowledge called "Indigenous Knowledge" — a "holistic" understanding of "biological‚ physical‚ social‚ cultural‚ and spiritual systems‚" which apparently must be incorporated into federal research‚ policy‚ and decision-making. The White House issued government-wide guidance in December 2022 requiring federal agencies to apply "Indigenous Knowledge‚" despite admitting it is unfalsifiable‚ prone to contradiction and inaccuracy‚ and entirely relative. The Washington Free Beacon recently drew attention to one of the apparent consequences of this initiative‚ namely that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ the National Institutes of Health‚ and the Food and Drug Administration might soon come to factor in "Indigenous Knowledge" when tackling the health of the nation. The guidance The 2022 guidance circulated federally by the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy defined "Indigenous Knowledge" thusly: "Indigenous Knowledge is a body of observations‚ oral and written knowledge‚ innovations‚ practices‚ and beliefs developed by Tribes and Indigenous Peoples through interaction and experience with the environment." The guidance acknowledged that this race-specific knowledge base is wholly subjective‚ "often unique and specific to a Tribe or Indigenous People‚ and may exist in a variety of forms." While formless‚ decentralized‚ and subjective‚ the guidance stressed that "Indigenous Knowlege [is] one of the many important bodies of knowledge that contributes to the scientific‚ technical‚ social‚ and economic advancements of the United States‚ and to our collective understanding of the world." The guidance stressed that "Indigenous Knowledge is a valid form of evidence for inclusion in Federal policy‚ research and decision making‚" even if it is contradictory or completely inaccurate. "In some instances‚ discrepancies or contradictory data and information may arise‚" said the guidance. "These conflicts do not necessarily indicate that the Indigenous Knowledge or other form of knowledge is in error. Rather‚ such instances should prompt Agencies to consider opening avenues of inquiry and understanding that would otherwise remain unexplored." The Biden White House underscored that at no point should federal agencies "judge‚ validate‚ or evaluate Indigenous Knowledge using other forms of knowledge." It should just be taken on faith that it's valuable and relevant. 'Indigenous Knowledge' at HHS This unfalsifiable‚ unscientific‚ race-based‚ and relativistic "body of observations" may soon make its way to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Washington Free Beacon recently highlighted a draft HHS document that debuted late last year concerning proposed revisions of scientific integrity guidelines for the agency. There is an admission in the second paragraph of the document that the "success of HHS's mission to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans depends on the development and use of accurate‚ complete‚ and timely scientific and technical information." Nevertheless‚ the document later indicates that HHS is keen to "apply scientific integrity practices in ways that are inclusive of non-traditional modes of science." According to HHS' proposed "Scientific Integrity Policy‚" this push for inclusivity would have the agency include "multiple forms of evidence‚ such as Indigenous Knowledge." Extra to "Indigenous Knowledge‚" HHS would also seek to incorporate "citizen science‚ community-engaged research‚ participatory science‚ and crowdsourcing." The HHS document also makes clear that DEI now resides at the heart of American science: "Issues of diversity‚ equity‚ inclusion‚ and accessibility are an integral component of the entire scientific process." According to the Beacon‚ the proposed policy is set to be finalized this year and HHS declined to comment. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Trump fans have long cheered Tucker Carlson’s name and even called for the former Fox news anchor to be named vice president should Trump win the election. Based on mounting evidence‚ Glenn Beck speculates that these folks could get their wish granted. “I noticed a pattern‚” he says‚ admitting that this is merely “a Glenn Beck theory.” After meeting with world leaders such as Russia’s Putin‚ Argentina’s Milei‚ and Hungary’s Orbán‚ Tucker has essentially “[taken] the place of all of those respected journalists that we had at one time‚” says Glenn. “They would go and do the big‚ heavy interviews‚ and they talked to all the world leaders” before the days of authentic journalism seemed to end. Perhaps Tucker’s growing list of high-profile interviews suggests that he is not only stepping in to fill the gap but also to lay some foundational groundwork. “I thought‚ 'Wow‚ he'll know all the world leaders and have spoken to them personally‚' — which is weird because I'm not sure Kamala Harris has done all that‚ which then made me think … Ramaswamy and Tucker Carlson … were the top two names given to Donald Trump of who they'd like to see as a vice presidential nominee‚” Glenn recalls. “Immediately‚ my thought was Tucker's a TV guy‚ though; he’s not going to do that” because “he doesn't have the experience‚” but considering his recent trajectory‚ perhaps “he does now.” While Glenn doesn’t believe Tucker is actually in line for the vice presidency‚ he does think “it would be smart of Donald Trump” to consider Tucker for the position. To hear more of Glenn’s theory‚ watch the clip below. Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling‚ thought-provoking analysis‚ and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Democratic New York City lawmakers are weighing banning detergent pods to reduce the microplastics entering the city's waterways‚ the New York Post reported Monday.Last week‚ City Councilman James Gennaro (D) introduced new legislation‚ the "Pods are Plastic Bill‚" which would ban "the sale of laundry and dishwasher pods and sheets using polyvinyl alcohol." If passed‚ the measure would take effect in 2026.Polyvinyl alcohol‚ also known as PVA‚ is a synthetic resin that is water-soluble and biodegradable‚ according to Science Direct. PVA is used as a film to create detergent pods that dissolve during the wash cycle. Blueland‚ a company making "eco-friendly" cleaning products‚ claims that the plastic polymer used to create the detergent pods and laundry sheets "does dissolve‚" but "it doesn't always biodegrade‚" based on a study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The company argues‚ according to the study's findings‚ that while PVAs can be biodegradable‚ they require "extremely specific" conditioners. Otherwise‚ the synthetic plastic polymer dissolves into microplastics."In order for PVA to fully biodegrade it requires the presence of very specific microorganisms and enzymes to aid in the degradation process. In addition to these microorganisms‚ it also requires a specific amount of time in the wastewater water treatment facility‚" the company stated.Blueland is backing Gennaro's proposed legislation. The company's co-founder‚ Sarah Paiji Yoo‚ told Fast Company‚ "Companies should not be allowed to put microplastics into products that are designed to go down our drains into our water."Yoo noted that most consumers do not realize that dissolvable laundry pods are made from plastic."It did bother us that this whole industry was built on consumers not realizing that this material was plastic‚" Yoo told the news outlet.If passed‚ the bill would impose a $400 fine for selling the pods and $800 for a second violation‚ and fines max out at $1‚200 for additional violations. The legislation would also "require education and outreach to retail and wholesale businesses on compliance with the requirements of this law."Gennaro told the Post that PVAs "are the most concerning of emerging contaminants.""It's important for people to know I'm being very cautious and we're taking a science-based approach.‚" Gennaro continued. "But I think the science is ultimately going to bear out this is something council should act upon.""I need a little more [information]‚ but I put the bill out to get everyone's attention‚" he noted.According to a recent study conducted by New York University researchers‚ "forever chemicals" found in microplastics are causing $250 billion per year in health care costs in the United States‚ Blaze News previously reportedThe chemicals‚ also referred to as PFAS‚ or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances‚ are found in many everyday products‚ including non-stick cookware‚ cleaning supplies‚ and cosmetics. PFAS have been linked to many health issues‚ including liver disease‚ kidney disease‚ cancer‚ and lower fertility.The American Cleaning Institute‚ a trade association representing P&;G‚ Clorox‚ Unilever‚ and Church &; Dwight‚ called the proposed legislation "unnecessary" and noted it would limit the companies' ability to create "significant sustainable solutions that are delivering positive environmental impact and progress in cleaning sustainability." The organization further accused Blueland of attempting to discredit the use of the polyvinyl alcohol "despite decades of proof on safe use.""Once again we are seeing a disappointing and disingenuous misinformation campaign launched against polyvinyl alcohol use in products like laundry packets and automatic dishwasher tabs‚" the ACI stated. "And as in the past‚ the campaigners – led by Blueland – are relying on shoddy science and intentional distortions about this."The ACI called the water-soluble pods "a sustainability success story."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The internet today is similar to a Big Gulp: a huge cup of colorized water that can come in any flavor you want‚ with an infinite slurp of sugary dopamine hits.After I woke up from the sugar coma‚ where did I go? Is there an exit door in this Wonka nightmare factory? Does Hotel California serve something else besides fentanyl-laced feedback loops of identity politics? I tried to escape‚ and the last thing I remember is that I was running through the tabs‚ as I had to find that post back on the page I was on before. "Relax‚" said the night man‚ "we are programmed to receive great targeted ads. You can check out your cookies any time you like‚ but you can never leave."And we don't have to build places to be "non-addictive." I'm asking if we could have something that isn't one giant high-fructose corn syrup fountain. The question is whether there is the possibility we can have a nice wine instead of a world in which there's only soda.For instance‚ can we build dating apps that don't cater to our base impulses with successions of one-night stands? Is there a way to reconfigure the whole format toward long-term monogamy? French fries are a great example of addicting food – they hit all the sensors on your tongue. They're soft on the inside‚ fried on the outside; though mostly salty‚ with the proper dipping sauce‚ whether ketchup or a Wendy's Frosty‚ they can also be sweet. This is one of the formulas to make a product addictive – hit as many sensors as you can. When talking about digital products‚ many savvy entrepreneurs would ignore the idea of making non-addictive products because you would lose all user retention. Here‚ I'm not advocating for discontinuing all addictive digital products in favor of non-addictive ones. What I'm saying is that all we have in the digital realm is french fries; we don't have the wine equivalent‚ which can be very addictive as well‚ and a great business‚ but it is at least more rarified. This is a matter of high culture against low culture; software developers are not building products that could achieve high culture.Digital calories For instance‚ can we build dating apps that don't cater to our base impulses with successions of one-night stands? Is there a way to reconfigure the whole format toward long-term monogamy? An app so improved would not let you chat with more than one match at a time. The filters for a user's preferences would make room for nuance and realistic expectations as opposed to aspirational platitudes. Swiping can become a habit‚ like rushing through a lurid wax museum. Few apps seem intent on breaking that habit and letting their users find the one person they can build a life with.Social media apps generally rely too much on documentation. Users attend a concert with phones ready for the right moment to take ownership of what should be a collective experience. What if we could use social media to regain that original intention? Let's say someone designs a party event app that lets people in a given area and with shared interests meet in person‚ so much so that they forget the very device that brought them together in the first place. Some of the most interesting innovations come from dissatisfaction with rather than an appreciation for a medium. I believe we'll see founders that hate social media so much that they will start party apps with the intention that people throw the best parties and get a bunch of different people to have a great time – all so people stop staring at their phones.We have seen hardware products for reading books and taking notes that embody this approach‚ and in the realm of software tools for thought‚ apps are carrying out this ethos. But I think there's the possibility of rethinking and redesigning most of our software to have digital monuments.Can we build platforms for data infrastructure and feel confident that they'll be looked at with the amazement with which today we look at the aqueducts from ancient Rome? Can we build streaming channels that channel glory like the Colosseum? The answer is uncertain. Modern architecture has taken on a sameness that software developers would do well to avoid. Glass slabs and black monoliths have taken over the financial districts in Frankfurt‚ São Paulo‚ Mexico City‚ Shanghai‚ and London. Indeed‚ their resemblance to the black glass monolith we carry in our pockets‚ which consumes much of our waking life‚ seems hardly coincidental.A worldwide cultural wastelandIt would be a tragedy to have a unilingual internet‚ a world in which all local traditional clothing gets washed away and every meal is the same generic recipe as everywhere else. It would be tragic to see all the digital content go toward the same direction of being candied. Even if our deep-fried digital content became the finest of wines‚ it would still be tragic. But still more tragic‚ the digital world is a great distance away from the vineyard and subsists entirely on Big Gulps.There are some signs of hope‚ such as long-form podcasting. Yet even here‚ the podcasts have to be promoted through these sugary clips to entice you to listen to the whole thing. When was the last time you were sold a wine by taking a shot of a sugar-laced version of the product? This illustrates how the current market is so oversaturated with sugary mediums that you must engage in it to pull people into a long-form medium that doesn't destroy your attention span.The new paradigms of computing‚ virtual reality‚ and audio assistants offer entirely different options. One is a completely encapsulating medium strapped to your face‚ maybe with headphones or even a sensory deprivation tank‚ all to set up walls against the intrusions of external stimuli. On the other hand‚ the audio assistants offer a technology that completely fades into the background to the point of formless ambience. The sounds are more humane and non-intrusive‚ enabling relaxation and focus‚ even as privacy implications lurk beneath the noise.Maybe there's a third‚ narrower way out. Perhaps we don't submerge ourselves into the experience machine‚ theorized by Robert Nozick‚ floating around aimlessly for the rest of our lives‚ but instead use virtual reality to augment certain areas of our remote work. Maybe we don't bug all our rooms with intelligent devices that listen to us every waking hour (both smart speakers and smartphones)‚ but we have devices with removable microphones and cameras to be plugged in when needed. Maybe we can have private keys to our locally encrypted smart speakers that don't need to connect to the internet but to a locally stored memory. Perhaps that way‚ we can have this medium without total loss of privacy – that would be closer to the idea Vannevar Bush thought of back in 1945:Consider a future device for individual use‚ which is a sort of mechanized private file and library. It needs a name‚ and‚ to coin one at random‚ "memex" will do. A memex is a device in which an individual stores all his books‚ records‚ and communications‚ and which is mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility. It is an enlarged intimate supplement to his memory.Maybe we can figure out a way to build beautiful places‚ both in the real world and the digital realm‚ that resist the cold uniformity of our financial districts. Consider a digital realm that breaks from base habits‚ isolation‚ and empty calories and engenders more stable behaviors akin to the contemplation felt when walking into a museum or a church that is more human and less remote. Maybe we can build places online that serve content that doesn't feel like fast food and finally enjoy the equivalent of a glass of wine in our digital-content diet.

The comedy trio known as the Danger Cats had four separate shows canceled by an international comedy club chain after a joke regarding residential schools resurfaced.Yuk Yuk's‚ an iconic international stand-up comedy chain‚ was set to host the group of comics for four shows at its Winnipeg‚ Manitoba‚ location at the end of February 2024.However‚ comedians Brendan Blacquier‚ Brett Forte‚ and Sam Walker found themselves without a venue after the club fielded complaints from unhappy social media users.The cancelation allegedly stemmed from a resurfaced clip posted to Facebook‚ in which Blacquier made a joke directed at another comedian. The joked referenced an "unmarked grave" and "a dig site at a residential school."The unmarked grave was in reference to the alleged discovery of the remains of native children near or underneath residential schools‚ which were operated by the Catholic Church in Canada. The would-be revelations of the unmarked graves have yet to result in any human remains found in either Kamloops‚ British Columbia‚ or Pine Creek‚ Manitoba.The video clip in question was posted by Sherry Lynn Mckay‚ who has described herself as an "Indigenous content creator‚ stand up comedian‚ motivational speaker‚" and "influencer‚" along with being a "mom of 4" and a "tiktokker."Mckay gave an interview on the subject to CBC Radio's "Up to Speed‚" which is broadcast by Canada's state-owned media."I first seen [sic] the video in 2022 ... I was absolutely disgusted and it was actually at the beginning of my stand-up comedy career‚" she told the radio host.When asked why she thought the joke was so hurtful‚ Mckay said that it was because of "how easy it was for some one to say those things in a public setting and make light of a really dark situation.""We as indigenous people‚ we are still doing a lot of healing ... it's just one of those things‚" she added. "It really hurt me and hurt a lot people who watched it ... Indigenous people‚ and our allies‚ too."Comedian Forte got word of the cancelation from Yuk Yuk's over the phone‚ who told him that the group's shows were being immediately removed due to controversies surrounding the event.Blacquier told Blaze News that he was surprised at how easily the comedy club backed down."I don't think it's necessarily a good thing for comedy if a club is going to cave to online noise; I don't think anyone would protest a comedy a show based on a joke like this." My office is a little different. — (@) In screenshots shared with Blaze News‚ Yuk Yuk's Winnipeg appeared to have responded to Facebook posts and email inquiries stating that the shows had been canceled."Please note‚ effective this morning‚ the Danger Cats will no longer be preforming at Yuk Yuk's Winnipeg in the Fort Garry Hotel. Sincerely‚ Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club Winnipeg‚" the messages read.Yuk Yuk's Winnipeg and Yuk Yuk's head office did not respond to request for comments. This publication will be updated with any relevant responses.For the Danger Cats however‚ this was not the first time they have been canceled over allegedly offensive jokes‚ and they are continuing a country-wide tour.