2 Thought Bitches

Ep. 5 - You Can't Just Do It In Theory: Intellectualism as self-defense


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SEASON 1: Reckon with That?!
Calling out bullshit. Calling in conversation.

In this episode of 2 Thought Bitches, Cailin and Iris discuss intellectualism through THREE thought-provoking and loud-ass lenses.

The biggest shout out to the AMAZING organization The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB). Their anti-racism work was not only a huge inspiration for this topic but wildly instructive for our understanding of intellectualism and its relationship with privilege and liberation. They have an upcoming workshop in Los Angeles from November 13th - 15th. We cannot recommend it enough. 

Here are the lists of work that inspired and tantalized us: 

  • Dear ol’ Alan Watts - “Intellectualisation creates a gap or lack of rapport between you and your life. You think about things so much that you get into the state where you are eating the menu instead of the dinner, where you value money more than wealth, and are generally confusing the map with the territory.”
  • It’s a day that ends in y so....of course, we cited Daring Greatly by Brené Brown 
  • Sigmund fucking Freud and his definition of intellectualism
  • American Friends Service Committee — “ It is one of the ways white supremacy wounds white people. “6. Instructing white people to dissociate from [the] body and to revere 'thinking' over feeling, intimacy, or paying attention to the information/wisdom our bodies give to us.” - Greg Elliot 
  • “If you have come to help me you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” —  Lila Watson and the collective of Aboriginal rights activists from Queensland, Australia in the 1970s

Credits:

  • Audio Engineer: Jonathan Ballestas. You can find his music on Soundcloud 
  • Graphics: Em Romano of Taurean Trade (follow her on Instagram @taureantrade and enjoy the splendor!) 
  • Music: JB Retto, Cailin Mae, and Iris G.  

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2 Thought BitchesBy Cailin Mae & Iris G