{"id":5523,"date":"2018-01-22T20:28:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T20:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gspellchecker.com\/?p=5523"},"modified":"2018-01-22T21:06:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T21:06:30","slug":"jordan-peterson-cathy-newman-and-online-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gspellchecker.com\/2018\/01\/jordan-peterson-cathy-newman-and-online-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Peterson, Cathy Newman and Online Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was sent an early copy of Jordan Peterson\u2019s book \u201912 Rules for Life: An Antidote To Chaos\u2019<\/em>  and just finished reading it moments before tapping this out. Images of lobsters, tampons and The Little Mermaid are still fresh in my mind, such is the breadth of material he tackles. I\u2019ll embark on a fairer, more sincere analysis another day\u2014as the Canadian professor has found himself at the centre of more \u2018controversy\u2019, this time in my home country.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t really have strong views on Peterson. I\u2019ve simply not absorbed enough of his output. Although, the way in which people are committed to shutting him down wherever he goes makes me want to see what all the fuss is about. See how that works?<\/p>\n

I have however noticed the creepy personality cult that he appears to have inspired and when I hear him speak on the topic of god and religion, I get a Deepak Chopra vibe. Not to mention a bit drowsy.<\/p>\n

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That aside, he appears to be a deeply thoughtful, well-educated and intelligent individual who is often worth listening to whether you agree with him or not.<\/p>\n

A person who has pitched their tent firmly in the \u2018not\u2019 camp is Channel 4 Journalist Cathy Newman. Her now infamous interview with Peterson went viral last week for all the wrong reasons:<\/p>\n