Nips and Tips

This is a two part series for the season finale. I talk with my room mate about the downsides of the BTS fandom stay tuned for part two to hear about the great community that supports their members and each other

Sources

Wikkipedia

From "Rick & Morty" to BTS, Here are all the Worst Fanbases

Kennedy talks theory and and does statistics. This episode Kennedy talks about the many ways to view the word bitch and what it means. 

Contact Me:

Insta @kennedy_williamss

Sources

History of Swear Words. B*tch episode Netflix dir. B. Blackstone

Reclaiming critical analysis: The social harms of "bitch" by S. Klienam

The history of the word Bitch and its inherent subordinating nature by C. Nguyen

Thinking Prismatically blog

Living Language by Ahern

NPR

Wikipedia "Linguistic Anthropology"

Kennedy is back and talking about one of her most favorite things in the world, the sims. In a classic ranking episode Kennedy dives deep into what aspects of the sims is good and what sucks. 

For the fourth episode of Nips and Tips Kennedy walks through personality quizzes, astrology and how helpful they can really be. 

Sources

How to (Accurately) Measure Your Personality by Jennifer V. Fayard Ph.D.

When Personality Test Results are Wrong, But Feel so Right by Jennifer V. Fayard Ph.D.

Who are you? The Lure and Limitations of Personality Tests by Jennifer Walter

The Psychology Behind Why We Care about Astrology by Theodora Blanchfield, AMFT

White men gatekeeping Scifi fandoms is not a new thing. However the Rick and Morty fans have been able to top them all in toxicity. On episode three Kennedy discusses the major events that led to the Rick and Morty fandom being labeled as the most toxic fandom and what that means for all scifi fandoms. 

Content warning: skip from 20:45 ish to just 30 seconds ahead

Sources:

Rick and Morty Wikipedia 

"The Toxic Culture of Sci-Fi and Its Fanboys" Ujjainee Roy

"Viral Tweet about Fandom Gatekeeping Proves we still have a Male Geek Problem" by Kate Gardner

"The Dark Side of the Rick and Morty Fandom" by Zach Lisabeth

"Rick and Morty Toxic Fandom, Explained" by Sebastian Muriel

"I love Rick and Morty - but its toxic fans make me ashamed to admit it" by Stuart McGurk

"Whats Wrong with 'Rick and Morty' Fans? How Adult Swim Nerds became a Meme" by Emily Gaudette

"Rick and Morty co-creator calls out 'knobs' wwho harassed, doxxed show's female writers (update)" by Julia Alexander

For this second episode, Kennedy goes a little bit down a rabbit hole and discusses every living species in the order primate and how they all differ. 

Sources:

Notes from Dr. Eva Garett and Dr. Matthew Cartmill

Physical Anthropology wikki page

For the very first episode of Nips and Tips Kennedy takes a deep dive into Phineas and Ferb and ranks the best episodes.

Sources used:

Disney+

Phineas and Ferb official wiki