Content Warning: discussions of emotional abuse and racism

This week we look at all the drama of Dance Moms, from Abby Lee Miller's recent cancelling because of her racist history against black dancers, the biggest fights on the show and the emotional abuse the children were subjected to. We also look at the troubling relationship Abby had with Maddie Ziegler, who now seems to have replaced her with Sia. Pop culture moments of the week include 'leaked' Met Gala guest list, Kylie Jenner's pregnancy, Trisha Paytas update and an OnlyFans backtrack.

We have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! EIGHT episodes of Celebrity Corner and Bad Book Club are out NOW!

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Links:

MackZBoss 'Maddie’s Concerning Relationships with Adults //Uncovered S2E16'

https://ew.com/tv/dance-moms-abby-lee-miller-apologizes-racist-remarks/

https://www.vulture.com/2012/04/dance-moms-toddlers-tiaras-worst.html

https://www.thelist.com/396655/the-biggest-scandals-in-dance-moms-history/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/cassiesmyth/the-most-wtf-moments-from-dance-moms

https://medium.com/illumination/dance-moms-and-the-normalization-of-child-abuse-on-screen-d2d93ede9a8f

Amandabb ‘everything wrong with dance moms…’

Julia Boateng ‘why dance moms was a HORRIBLE show | part 1’ ‘part 2’ ‘part 3’

Content Warning: discussions of surgical procedures and body dismorphia

This week we look at plastic surgery in popular culture. We discuss celebrities who embrace their plastic surgery, the dangers of certain procedures and the extreme popularity of the Brazillian Butt Lift (BBL). Pop culture moments of the week include Britney Spears updates, Trisha Paytas and Ethan Klein drama and CupcakKe remixes.

We have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! SIX episodes of Celebrity Corner and Bad Book Club are out NOW!

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Links:

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22598377/bbl-brazilian-butt-lift-miami-cost-tiktok

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a9555312/teenage-plastic-surgery-feminism/

Doctor Mike Clips 'The Deadly Truth Behind Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery (BBL)'

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zanromanoff/how-the-kardashians-reflect-changing-ideas-around-plastic

https://theapeiron.co.uk/sorry-but-plastic-surgeries-arent-feminist-46f1cef421ef

Anthony Youn, MD 'FIVE Plastic Surgeries Everyone MUST AVOID! - Dr. Anthony Youn'

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/cosmetic-surgery-body-positivity-women-feminism-khloe-kardashian-a9073476.html

Lorry Hill 'How Kim Kardashian REALLY Gets SO Tan' & 'How Celebrities Really Bounce Back After Pregnancy: Kylie Jenner, Emrata, Gigi Hadid'

ET Canada 'Kardashians Deny Promoting Unattainable Beauty Standards'

Victorian Cosmetic Institute 'why the lip filler standard is too much...'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44767897

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/2/13/21125464/brow-lift-botox-bella-hadid-ariana-grande-kylie-jenner

Jordan Theresa ‘is plastic surgery ‘feminist’? (spoiler - no, it isn’t)’

Content Warning: discussions of child abuse, racism and sexual abuse 

This week we look at the terrible industry practises that plague the fashion and modeling world, especially the abuses of young models around the world. We look at how abuses of power are being redressed in the post MeToo era via Instagram and TikTok with the recent allegations against Alexander Wang and Emily Ratajkowski's Essay. Pop culture moments of the week include Rihanna becoming a billionaire, a Free Britney update and Matt Damon only now not using the f slur?

We have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! SIX episodes of Celebrity Corner and Bad Book Club are out NOW!

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Links:

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a26343736/maltreatment-of-models-is-still-rife-comment/

VICE ‘I Was Sexually Abused as a Male Model | Informer’

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/fashion/models-racism-sexual-harassment-body-issues-new-york-fashion-week.html

https://www.papermag.com/black-models-racism-fashion-industry-2646169807.html?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2

Joan Smalls on Instagram

https://www.thecut.com/2017/09/james-scully-lvmh-kering-modeling-charter.html

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a12817440/models-sexual-assault-stories-fashion-industry/

Vogue 'The Models' series

https://www.sizezero.org/blog/darksideofmodeling

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/18/black-models-fashion-magazines-catwalks

https://www.thecut.com/article/emily-ratajkowski-owning-my-image-essay.html

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a28577727/emily-ratajkowski-sexuality-essay/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/fashion/alexander-wang-accusations.html

https://www.indy100.com/people/beyonce-ivy-park-adidas-blackfishing-b1772206

Content Warning: discussions of severe EDs and body shaming

To celebrate our first YEAR of this podcast, we talk about a topic that held a lot of power over our childhoods growing up in Y2K. We talk about the impact of tabloids and fat-shaming on our childhood, the influence of 'Heroin Chic' and the iconic film: 'The Devil Wears Prada'. Pop Culture moments of the week include the Olympics, more Britney Spears updates, and the end of the X Factor. 

We now have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! SIX episodes of Celebrity Corner and Bad Book Club are out NOW!

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Links:

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/apr/03/mistreatment-models-fashions-groundhog-day-skinny-mean-girls-badly-treated-industry

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/jul/05/vogue-truth-size-zero-kirstie-clements

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9524919/From-cocaine-to-eating-cotton-wool-balls-how-models-stay-thin.html

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a26343736/maltreatment-of-models-is-still-rife-comment/

The Take ‘The Devil Wears Prada: Miranda Priestly - a Defense of Perfectionism’

https://counterarchive.hosting.nyu.edu/exhibits/show/new-media-s-definition-of-beau/before--1990---s

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/a34052490/are-the-90s-responsible-for-our-filter-obsessed-generation/

https://www.revelist.com/pop-culture/body-positivity-in-the-2000s/8224/then-in-2007-tyra-banks-told-everyone-to-kiss-her-fat-ass/13

https://www.businessinsider.com/three-decades-of-thin-how-the-fashion-business-promotes-anorexia-2012-3?r=US&IR=T#that-was-depressing-18

https://alextolhurst.medium.com/the-toxic-body-image-of-the-2000s-165c928b50c3

https://www.nylon.com/fashion/the-devil-wears-prada-andy-style-high-fashion-early-2000s

https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolinekee/new-study-finds-eating-disorders-are-serious-problem-among-m

This week we look at the #girlboss to end them all, Sophia Amoruso, the founder of NastyGal clothing and then Girlboss Media. We look at the strange phenomenon of her rise to fame and how quickly her businesses have failed in the years after it. We also get distracted by the monopoly of fast fashion and how the girlboss seems to be on the way out of popularity. Pop culture moments of the week include Jeff Bezos flying in a rocket, Gabbie Hanna still isn't sorry, Brittok drama and Britney throwing shade at Jamie Lynn via instagram!

We now have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! FIVE episodes of Celebrity Corner and Bad Book Club are out NOW!

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Links:

https://observer.com/2018/10/sophia-amoruso-girlboss-nasty-gal/

The Take ‘The #Girlboss Trope, Explained’

uncarly 'i read #girlboss book for a week (and learned NOTHING lol)'

https://www.businessinsider.com/rise-and-fall-girl-boss-analysis-2020-7?r=US&IR=T

https://fashionista.com/2015/06/nasty-gal-pregnancy-discrimination-lawsuit

https://gen.medium.com/the-end-of-the-girlboss-is-nigh-4591dec34ed8

Cruel World Happy Mind ‘The Downfall of the ‘GIRL BOSS’...’

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-nasty-gal-went-from-an-85-million-company-to-bankruptcy-1487932201

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/06/girlbosses-what-comes-next/613519/

https://www.vox.com/22466574/gaslight-gatekeep-girlboss-meaning 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/inside-sophia-amorusos-girlboss-rally-nasty-gals-founder-gets-real-failure-1057407/

Content Warning: discussions of sexual abuse, drug addiction and suicide

For our extra special 50th episode (!!!) we're deep diving into the legendary life and status of Miss Norma Jeane, aka Marilyn Monroe. We discuss how her life and achievements have become overshadowed by her tragic death and her forever iconic images, from Andy Warhol's prints, to the white dress above the subway grate and her pink dress in diamonds are a girl's best friend. We look at her sad upbringing and her mistreatment from old Hollywood as well as the impressive things she's achieved in her short life. Pop culture moments of the week include a Free Britney update and Addison Rey's short-lived career as a UFC journalist!

We now have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! FOUR episodes of Celebrity Corner and Bad Book Club are out NOW!

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Links:

https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2010/11/marilyn-monroe-201011

https://www.businessinsider.com/50-things-you-didnt-know-about-marilyn-2012-7?r=US&IR=T

Grunge 'The Tragic Real-Life Story of Marilyn Monroe'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Marilyn_Monroe#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBanner2012411_34-0

You Must Remember This '98: Marilyn Monroe: The Beginning (Dead Blondes Part 6)', '99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)' and '100: Marilyn Monroe: The End (Dead Blondes Part 8)'

https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/wild-marilyn-monroe-facts

Content Warning: Discussions of sexual assault, drugging and suicidal ideation

Strap in for this week's episode where we make disgusted noises about the life *choices* of Hugh Hefner and the history of Playboy magazine. From its dodgy origins and exploitation of women across the ages in the name of the sexual liberation, we look at the legacy and the sad man at the centre of it all who tried to control the lives of every woman he came across. We talk Marilyn Monroe, Gloria Steinem and Holly Madison's explosive book about her life as one of the last remaining girlfriends!

We now have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! FOUR episodes of Celebrity Corner and Bad Book Club are out NOW!

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Links:

https://time.com/4963765/no-hugh-hefner-did-not-love-women/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/holly-madison-burns-it-down?utm_term=.tqxY2kXrL#.rgvX1zx8k

https://static.currentaffairs.org/2017/09/good-riddance-to-an-abusive-creep

Shelby Nave ‘The Controversial Origin of Playboy (Pt.1) and ‘The Controversial Truth of Playboy & Hugh Hefner (Pt. 11)

Illuminaughtii ‘The History of the Playboy Mansion | Prism of the Past’

https://babe.net/2017/09/28/dont-care-wrinkly-abusive-old-turtle-dead-15225

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/28/business/media/playboy-hugh-hefner.html

Comedy Central 'Drunk History - Gloria Steinem Goes Undercover at the Playboy Club'

https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/hugh-hefner-marilyn-monroe-541688

https://inthesetimes.com/article/hugh-hefners-legacy-of-exploitation

https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/educational-magazines/i-was-playboy-bunny

Business Insider ‘The Rise And Fall Of Playboy’

This week we look at the D'amelio Sisters and their rise to fame from dancing on TikTok. We discuss whether they deserve the amount of hate they receive and what really makes them so popular. Pop culture moments of the week include a sad Britney Spears update and YouTube drama from Gabbie Hanna, Joey Graceffa and Daniel Preda.

We now have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! FOUR episodes of Celebrity Corner and Bad Book Club are out NOW!

Join our Culture Gang! Email us at [email protected] and follow us on instagram @culturehangpodcast, twitter @CultureHang, TikTok @culturehangpodcast

Links:

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jalaiah-harmon-renegade-creator-viral-dance

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jun/06/its-hard-to-put-the-brakes-on-it-we-doubled-down-charli-damelio-and-the-first-family-of-tiktok

POPSUGAR '4 of Charli and Dixie D'Amelio's Favorite Thing'

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/12/charli-damelio-tiktok-teens/616929/

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/how-charli-damelio-became-the-face-of-tiktok

ItzKeisha ‘Apparently being BORING and AVERAGE can make you MILLIONS’

https://www.insider.com/charli-d-amelio-bio-how-old-tiktok-famous-renegade-super-bowl-2020

Nick DiRamio ‘Why Dixie D’Amelio Music Videos Are So BORING’

https://www.insider.com/charlie-dixie-damelio-hype-house-left-business-thomas-petrou-lilhuddy-2020-5

https://www.buzzfeed.com/benhenry/charli-damelio-defends-herself-against-body-shaming

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/11/24/21611531/charli-damelio-tiktok-chef-dinner-followers

This week we look at the strange history of content houses, from Youtube, Vine and now the hundreds of TikTok houses! We talk all the terrible things Jake Paul and Team 10 did, what the Hype House have learnt from them and the terrible British attempt that seems to have flopped already. We agree the content houses haven't found their feet yet, but this might be the new face of reality tv. Pop culture moments of the week include Britney Spears' testimony at the conservatorship trial, the second part of the Kardashian reunion and Matt Hancock's resignation.

We now have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! June's Celebrity Corner and Bad Book Club are out NOW!

Join our Culture Gang! Email us at [email protected] and follow us on instagram @culturehangpodcast, twitter @CultureHang, TikTok @culturehangpodcast

Links:

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolefallert/britney-spears-court-revelations

Casey Aonso ‘unraveling the constructed chaos of content houses, ‘the hype house is tik tok's team ten and it’s a nightmare already’ & ‘TEAM 10...where the hell are they now?’

Tiffanyferg ‘Influencer Mansions of LA: Team 10 House, Clout House, & More’

https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a12047947/timeline-of-jake-paul-controversy/

VICE ‘The $6M TikTok Mansion The Internet Loves to Hate’

Drew Gooden ‘The Terrible Tik Tok Reality Show’

Cody Ko ‘Tik Tok Houses Are Leveling Up’

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/style/hype-house-los-angeles-tik-tok.html

Eloise Fouladgar 'why i left the wave house'

Happy Pride Month! This week we discuss Hollywood and LGBTQIA+ representation. We talk about the age-old question: should straight actors play gay roles? We also look at the best and worst LGBTQIA+ representation in film and TV and share our love for Sarah Paulson and her crying. Pop culture moments of the week include Billie Eilish's problematic new boyfriend, a Frenemies update and the Kardashian's reunion.

We now have a Patreon with TWO bonus episodes released each month! Celebrity Corner and Bad Book Club are out NOW!

Join our Culture Gang! Email us at [email protected] and follow us on instagram @culturehangpodcast, twitter @CultureHang, TikTok @culturehangpodcast

Links:

https://deadline.com/2020/07/billy-eichner-paul-lynde-movie-man-in-the-actor-stigmatized-for-being-gay-eichner-feels-things-havent-changed-for-gay-actors-1202990876/

Culture Critters ‘Why Straight Actors Playing Gay Roles is Bad’

Rowan Ellis ‘Bad LGBT Representation VS No LGBT Representation’

https://filmdaze.net/the-fetishization-of-queer-women-in-cinema/

ScreenCrush 'An Unfortunate History of Cis Actors in Trans Roles'

The Take ‘How Coming Out Stories Shape Real Life’

The Hollywood Reporter 'Billy Porter on Facing "Double Layer" of Casting Discrimination | Close Up'

https://www.insider.com/lgbt-filmmakers-straight-actors-playing-play-queer-characters-2020-6

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/straight-actors-playing-gay-roles-characters-ben-whishaw-darren-criss-cate-blanchett-rachel-weisz-a8723421.html

Maxxx Pleasure 'Straight Actors in LGBTQ+ Parts Debate: Focused on the Wrong Things AND Ignoring Something Important'

verilybitchie 'Why We Hate Bi Men'

https://www.vulture.com/2013/10/timeline-blue-is-the-warmest-color-controversy.html

The Howard Stern Show 'Why Jake Gyllenhaal Took the "Brokeback Mountain" Role'

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jan/14/gay-roles-actors-assassination-gianni-versace-bohemian-rhapsody