Shaping the Narrative

Have you ever sat through a movie and halfway through you think... wait... where the F*ck are all the Black people? because we have! Why IS pop culture so white? Join us in this conversation, listen to the podcast, and feel free to DM us your thoughts or let us know which movie you'd like to see remade with an all BIPOC cast on IG

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Today we're chatting about READ TWO of the Cove Collective Book Club: Abandon Me by Melissa Febos, a Queer author of Native American descent. Abandon Me is a powerful collection of essays that tell a tale of childhood, relationships, Queer love, abandonment issues, and addiction. We touch on all of this in this episode and announce READ THREE!

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There's some feminists in this house, and we want to talk about WAP; Womxn Against Patriarchal-ideology. Why is it that men can rap/ sing/speak/post about the sexualization of womxn's bodies but when a womxn owns her sexuality she's a whore? and why are Black womxn disproportionately criticized when it comes to their sexuality? 

Black womxn's bodies are hyper-sexualized, white womxn cosmetically alter their bodies to look like them and white men fetishize them but when a Black womxn owns her sexuality she's "ratchet". That's some misogynoir BS and we don't fuck with it. We go in on this conversation today, joined with our extra special guest Lydia Collins.

Lydia is an author, activist, and sexual health educator who can be found at https://www.lydiacollins.ca
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Today we're chatting about READ ONE of the Cove Collective Book Club: Wandering in Strange Lands by Morgan Jerkins. A story on the Great Migration and the displacement of Black folks in America. In this conversation, we touch on familial traditions, Black culture, and the bond we have with our ancestors. We're also announcing our book choice for READ TWO!

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You're probably wondering, who the hell are Ashley and Leanna? and why should I listen to this random podcast? Well.. we are two Black and bi-racial friends in Toronto who bonded over books and our hatred of patriarchal ideology. Together we founded Cove Collective, a space that aims to centre the voices of BIPOC womxn, giving them a sense of commuity and the resources they need to be pushed to the forefront of their industries. This podcast is a product of the Cove Collective movement, where we get together and chat about Race, Feminism, and Other Shit! In this first episode we sit down and interview each other, so hit play if you care to learn about who the heck we are!

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