Facetime Friday

We have another guest in this episode!

Discussion topics (ig @facetimefridaypodcast):

-toxic/fragile femininity and masculinity 

-what makes a female and a male

-gender identity/non-conformity

-what are you attracted to being straight? 

song: Carefree - Mick Jenkins 

sandu and anika discuss south asian representation in the media and experiences in everyday life that segregate us from the mainstream population.  we are so often told that we are progressing as a society and things are getting better for minorities which they certainly have if we compare it to the 20th century. however, by the rate we are going many issues should have already met some form of closure. 

we decided to incorporate skin whitening and fake tanning into one episode as it was interesting to compare the two. fake tanning is quite a prominent thing to do in the western world as its seen as beautiful to have bronze and golden skin. vice versa in non-western countries we see fairer skin colours being the representation of the beauty industry.  we delve deeper into the culture of discussing the history and where and why this has become a greater problem of society. 

This episode we discuss women's body hair and the fact that IT'S NOT NORMALISED!!   

Music: Ryan Little, 70s TV   

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this week we decided to test out a shorter podcast and not have a too in-depth conversation seeming this topic is very broad and many elements can lead to progressing the convo. anika mainly discusses the theories she has heard from philosophers or theories she believe to be true. whilst hannah asks questions and says her opinions. give our instagram a follow for updates! @facetimefridaypodcast

What we talking about this episode of meat-eater (Anika) vs vegans (Hannah & Jo):

- Ethicality 

- Global Warming and the impacts of eating meat 

- is it right to blame the consumer?

- The culture of meat-eating 

- Is there really less food available to you if you're a vegan? 

Brief description of the things we talked about this ep: (follow the ig @facetimefridaypodcast)

- Political correctness, “In the past, before media it was about pointing the mirror on society, now it’s about pointing the mirror on yourself”

- When should we divert our attention away from the individual, in sociology called a moral entrepreneur (trying to grab the attention)

- Mental health

- Putting on a fake image

- Social media addiction and detox

In this episode, we highlight the following:) 

- different ways of empowerment

- how capitalism profits off our insecurities

- ways to change the way you view about yourself + our experiences

- toxic positivity

- how your intentions can be wrong; in reality, you’re adhering to a beauty standard

Welcome to Facetime Friday, in the first episode we highlight the following: 

- cultural appropriation and appreciation 

- our experiences and observations regarding racism 

- stereotypes surrounding Asians and the normalized racism within the communities 

- European cultures and the white race 

- do western views make a country progressive?