Ep 8: Are the Oscars nominations a feminist issue?

The timeline has been on fire with talk about this year’s Oscars nominations - so obviously, it’s time for Beth, Oenone and Ruchira to weigh in on the discourse. Does this prove the point of Barbie, or are we casting a white feminist lens over a wider issue? We also discuss TikTok Tradwives and Jack Rooke’s sitcom Big Boys. 

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BBC IPLAYER: The Traitors https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0db9b2t/the-traitors

NOWTV: True Detective https://www.nowtv.com/watch/true-detective/016fda5f94dee410VgnVCM1000000b43150a____ 

NEW YORK TIMES: Why Greta Gerwig was snubbed for a Best Director Nomination  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/movies/greta-gerwig-barbie-oscar-snub.html 

LOS ANGELES TIMES: Shocking Oscar snubs for ‘Barbie’s’ Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie just prove the movie’s point https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-01-23/barbie-oscar-snubs-greta-gerwig-margot-robbie-movie-point 

TIKTOK: Nara Smith https://www.tiktok.com/@naraazizasmith?lang=en 

THE CUT: Is Tradwife content dangerous or just stupid?  https://www.thecut.com/2023/09/tradwife-content-influencers-conservative-ideology.html 

EDUCATED: Tara Westover  https://www.waterstones.com/book/educated/tara-westover/9780099511021 

CHANNEL 4: Big Boys  https://www.channel4.com/programmes/big-boys 

METRO: I was scared of straight men until I walked into a random house https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/15/like-big-boys-straight-mates-helped-come-gay-20106577/ 

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