Join us as we talk cultural appropriation and Frida, representation at the Oscars and "Brownness" as an identifier, Gina Rodriguez and anti-Blackness, Black Panther and the false promise of hypervisibility, the Parkland shooting and the silencing of marginalized voices, as well as Janelle Monaé.

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It’s episode ten! Come thru to hear us talk about old problematic shows we hate ourselves for loving, Rose McGowan, Uma Thurman, Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, mental health stigma, HR620 and accessibility in our movements, as well as Passion Pit!!

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Join us as we talk about the Women’s March™️, The Grammys, Aziz Ansari, #OscarsSoWhite and non-Black Latinx anti-Blackness, Chelsea Manning, and Shakira!!

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In episode eight of Bitter Brown Femmes we wrap up the aftermath of #BoycottGustavoArellano and talk about our holidays, the #TimesUp initiative, the exhaustion that comes with community organizing, as well as answer some listener questions!

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Gather round kiddos! We're gonna be rockin' around the Chisme tree to spill some abuelitas chocolate all over this binch. We talk Sagittarius season, that one movie Coco, President and Vice President of the Shitcano Empire: Lalo Alcaraz and Gustavo Arellano, and finish off with some good ol' hoe-liday cheer. Come thru and have yourself a merry little chisme!!!

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Join us as we share space with the powerful YESIKA SALGADO. We talk men, heartbreak, food, LA, family, and how all of these coincide with Yesika's debut poetry book: "Corazón."

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In episode five of Bitter Brown Femmes we talk about loving the (hardcore/emo/punk/club) scene as teens because it offered us an escape and a place to be ourselves; but also hating the scene because it was filled with predatory creeps. We also talk macktivists, Shitcanos, and Ke$ha!!!

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In the fourth episode of Bitter Brown Femmes, we talk about survivor advocacy, Harvey Weinstein and other abusers, white feminism, TERFs, and women in punk!!

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In the third episode we have brunch with the one and only Gabby Rivera, writer of America (Chavez), the first mainstream comic book starring and written by a Queer Latina! Join us for a bunch of laughs in between discussions on super heroes, nazi nerds, Latinidad, race, and get a behind the scenes look at America!

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