The C.O.W.S. w/ Dr. Ryan Martin Reneged; White Anger, Air Rage, and Violence

The Context of White Supremacy was scheduled to speak with Dr. Ryan Martin (@AngerProfessor). Martin confirmed with Gus on Sunday, December 5th. He emailed Gus hours before we were scheduled to air live requesting more information on the program. He reneged on our visit less than one hour before the live broadcast. After ditching us at the last moment, Martin emailed snarky comments and followed our social media commentary. Gus has been hosting this program for nearly 13 years. The professional, non-tacky procedure is to request information about a broadcast before accepting the invite and choosing a date to rendezvous. When not wasting time, Dr. Martin teaches courses on mental health and emotion and is a nationally known anger researcher. Given the litany of protests, school shootings, unruly airline passengers and fisticuffs over Covid-19 and Critical Race Theory, Gus thought it would be constructive to speak with someone who reaches why people rage. The pandemic has stressed the entire planet, and many have channeled the additional anxiety into unbridled fury. Gus hoped to address Dr. Martin’s consistently inaccurate commentary which attributes how “men” are rewarded for being angry. Gus challenges anyone in the known universe to produce research suggesting that black males are rewarded for displaying anger.