Social Critiques from a Comedy Freak Perspective. Because we can find laughter beyond the pain. In this episode, Borderline Latina talks about Whitesplaining. It has many different and layered oppressive styles. She focuses on the particularly problematic use of it as a prosocial attempt to bond with other racial identities and how that makes even the smartest people sound, well...

What do some commercials teach us about relationships and marriage? And is it always the "right" way? This episode is also available as a blog post: https://mediacritiquechic.com/2016/02/03/case-study-state-farm-commercial/

"I want to talk to you today about two conflicting yet linked concepts in Taiwanese romance shows: sincerity and competition. Now you may be asking yourselves, what do these two things have in common? Well, before talking about their similarities, let me first define them."

Funny takes on real topics. Because we can find laughter while moving past the pain. In our special spin-off episode of MCC, comedy freak Borderline Latina talks about the concept of the truth: what motivates people to speak up and why it may be important to share one's truth. She also touches on how speaking the truth can have different consequences for different people.

"Ever wonder where those movie ratings came from? G, PG, PG-13, R, and the elusive NC-17? There turns out to be an incredible history behind the development of those ratings, especially the more mature ratings. This Film is Not Yet Rated is a 2006 documentary that explores the history of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating system..."

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://mediacritiquechic.com/2016/01/29/the-history-of-the-movie-rating-system-a-review-of-this-film-is-not-yet-rated/

"In the first part of this two-part episode, I suggested a connection between watching sexual content on TV and having more permissive attitudes about sex in general. Now that you know this, do you agree? And..."

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://mediacritiquechic.com/2016/02/11/what-teens-learn-from-watching-television-part-2/

Social Critiques from a Comedy Freak perspective. Because we can find laughter beyond the pain. In this first episode of the special spinoff series of MCC, alter-ego Borderline Latina talks about radical acceptance and what it means to acknowledge the sh*ttiness in life. More information: https://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/radical_acceptance_part_1.html 

Who is Borderline Latina, and why is she taking over the Media Critique Chic Podcast??!?! The truth is, I don't know her, but I heard she has a LOT to say... Listen to Borderline Latina drop Social Critiques from a Comedy Freak perspective in this spinoff series of Media Critique Chic.

"Hold on tight, folks, because I’m gonna get a little theoretical today. Many people tend to get nervous when talking about research, but it is SO important to know about it, especially when it comes to understanding the effects of media on teens and young adults..."

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://mediacritiquechic.com/2016/02/10/what-teens-learn-from-watching-television-part-1/