Shanedra Talks Too Much

This episode is an interruption out of my daily schedule....because it happened today. I want to discuss racism, historical reasoning behind eating watermelon on Juneteenth, and what it means to be considerate of people's..."microaggressions."

Article: https://blackrestaurantweeks.com/juneteenth-food-history-bbq-watermelon-red-drinks/

Just like the title says.

*THIS IS A 2020 REUPLOAD!*

Update as of 10/24: I agree that my tone was very grandiose...when I am a passionate about things I am very extreme. I know that stanning K-pop is not filled with racism and toxicity. I read an article a few weeks back which was so good, it inspired this podcast episode, along with other mindless shenanigans I've witnessed on my TL. The author mixed the warnings of the Bible not to idolize created things with real life examples from K-pop and gave some very good points on what doing so could result in. (You know, the good ol' bullying, doxxing, harassment, being called racial slurs, and many more emotional, and mental effects.) I frankly think there's a problem with these people living in our heads rent-free, and I also talk about things that I've experienced in my life when I find myself putting these strangers first. 

Link to the article

article author (did I mention they said "yes" to me using their article?? Oh I did? My bad. I'm just on cloud nine a lil bit.)

I recently watched Acrimony and I have some thoughts.

Discussing parasocial relationships and celebrity culture yet once again!

Sources:

Tee Noir video: https://youtu.be/99W79ED4hCE?si=WIm6GPuLe3jUjIN5

Because for some reason I'm completely enthralled by it.

Listen. I'm not hip-hop fan, but TikTok has yet again hooked me into some interesting yet aesthetically pleasing celebrity drama. I thought I didn't need to discuss this, until I started talking to some coworkers about it and figured I needed to expound...

In this episode, I talk about a few positives that I have noticed since being on TikTok since December of last year.

Sources:

- veneer tech search on TikTok

- https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/news-platform-fact-sheet/

- https://www.big3.sg/blog/a-brief-history-of-tiktok-and-its-rise-to-popularity

In this episode, in honor of TikTok about to be banned forever, I'd like to discuss some bizarre and maybe disturbing (maybe hilarious) things I've come across during my short time on that God-forgotten app.

I watched a childhood favorite—Phat Girlz starring Mo'Nique—and I think it's initial message about self-love and body image are timeless, but the outdated delivery of said message hinders this movie from being a timeless classic.

First things first: animatronics should not be able to do the things they are capable of doing in this movie.