Bittersweet Podcast

In this weeks episode, we discuss what it means to be proactive about your mental health. We spoke about how we dealt with different pressures, stress and anxiety during the lockdown and the importance of being present and purposeful.

Q.O.T.W:  How intentional have you been about the decisions in your life?

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This week we're discussing interracial dating, featuring our good friend Milena. Milena spoke with us about her personal experience dating outside of her race, while shedding light on the similarities of dating other people of colour. We discuss racial preferences, cultural differences, fetishising and much more! As always keeping it real, relevant and relatable!

Q.O.T.W: Do you think physical attractions is important to start and/or maintain a relationship?

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Guests Instagram: @themilenab1

Apparently being black is only 'cool' if you're not black!

This week we're talking about the problematic issue behind blackfishing. YES, there are people out there pretending to be black for their convenience & NO, we're not here for it! Social media has become a breeding ground for celebrities, influencers and professionals to capitalise on impersonating racially ambiguous black women for clout or monetary gain and we are tired of seeing it! 

Q.O.T.W: What title would you give this chapter of your life?

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This week we talk about our own toxic traits. We are always very quick to point out the toxicity in others or blame them for the downfalls in our own lives, but it is important that we look within ourselves, our own behavioural traits and the impact they have on the people around us

Q.O.T.W: What is the most cringe DM you have received?

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As always, keeping it real, relevant or relatable!

This week's Q.O.T.W:  should celebrities and social media influencers be required to label their photos #enhanced? Will this label help curve the mental health crisis caused by edited social media pictures? We also have an in-depth conversation about social media. How organic are our own thoughts, how is social media affecting our mental health, toxic positivity, and much more!

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Facebook @TheBittersweetPodcast.

As always keeping it real, relevant, and relatable!

This weeks Q.O.T.W we're giving our thoughts and opinions on the controversial French Film “Cuties”, including its problematic themes and political backlash. We also discuss man bashing and the hashtag #menaretrash, can we justify this generalisation? We also touch on modern dating culture and our personal experiences of dating in Australia. Always keeping it real, relevant and relatable!

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In light of Adele’s questionable choice of outfit for this year's carnival festival in London, we ask ourselves, where should we draw the line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation? We also discuss the growing ‘trend’ of men's wigs and society's apparent rejection of feminine qualities in men.

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As always keeping it real, relevant and relatable!

This week we are joined by Clair, a member and facilitator at @invisible.thedrum, a community led program and online platform dedicated to connecting Queer and Trans people of colour (QTPOC) in Melbourne. We speak with Clair on their experience growing up as a queer person of colour. Touching on the experience of navigating dual identities, performative allyship vs tangible allyship and the lack of inclusivity in the Black Lives Matter Movement. As always, keeping it real, relevant and relatable. 

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This week we're talking stereotypes, more specifically the typecasting of black women and the effects it has on our everyday lives. Society just loves to categorise us and honestly, we have had enough of it! From the Jezebel to the Sapphire and now the supposedly the ‘liberating’ strong black women trope, all of these stereotypes have negative consequences for black women and contribute to the racism, sexism and microaggressions we experience daily. Join us this week as we breakdown the effects of these stereotypes and how we can work towards creating a space for black women to simply just exist! As always, keep it real, relevant and relatable!

 

*Trigger Warning

In this weeks episode we'll be breaking down the different ways abusive behaviour is romanticised in our society. In light of the recent comments made by Draya Michele and the release of Michaela Coel’s tv series “I May Destroy You”, it has become a topic that is hard to ignore. Join us in a very meaningful and necessary conversation as we cover, manipulation in relationships, gaslighting and red flags. As always, keeping things real, relevant and relatable!