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That Other F Word
By Katrina Vargas & Rynn YoungSociety & Culture
That Other F Word episodes
- What We Missed: Part 1
We’re back! And the world didn’t stop turning in our absence. This week we’re covering some of the news-y stuff we missed while we were on hiatus.
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links:
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/01/26/knoxville-planned-parenthood-rebuilding/
- https://www.wbir.com/article/news/investigations/robert-bailey-family-upset-after-judge-seals-kpd-video-of-in-custody-death/51-cc95ab7d-b1ef-4782-8636-22a2046929d2
- https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1072612059/former-theranos-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-to-be-sentenced-on-sept-26#:~:text=The%20jury%2C%20following%20seven%20days,to%20her%20defrauding%20of%20investors.
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59884801
- https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-urine-covid/fact-check-no-evidence-that-urine-therapy-cures-covid-19-idUSL1N2TS215
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-woman-definition.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/what-does-dont-say-gay-actually-say.html
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/kbj/
- https://www.npr.org/2022/03/24/1088492365/judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-nomination-hearings-what-happened-thursday
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01RF6k7tDq8
- https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/books/antiracist-baby-book-amazon-best-seller-1326449/
- https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/22/blackburn-jackson-define-the-word-woman-00019543
42 min - Nollaig na mBan and the Pressure of Christmas
We’re talking about the Irish holiday of “Women’s Christmas” or “Little Christmas.” Why does the labor of Christmas generally fall to women? How should we be approaching stress around the holidays. And is A Bad Moms Christmas the greatest movie of all time?
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.
Links:
- https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/opinion/christmas-sexist/
- https://www.mamamia.com.au/christmas-for-women/
- https://www.france24.com/en/20190106-ireland-women-christmas-irish-tradition-feminism
- https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/womens-christmas-nollaig-na-mban-celebrate-ireland
- https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0102/1103975-the-roots-and-traditions-of-nollaig-na-mban/
39 min - Mrs. Claus
You know her, you love her, but who really is the woman behind the man behind Christmas?
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links:
- https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/90113/secret-history-mrs-claus
- https://www.marieclaire.com/career-advice/a25620198/mrs-claus-santa-school/
- https://www.npr.org/2018/12/22/678128144/this-year-mrs-claus-is-coming-to-town-and-not-as-santas-sidekick
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhKCaBgRFyc
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Claus
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5QPXhStb5I
30 min - The Gender of #@%* Profanity
Here’s one that’s definitely not for kiddos or those with sensitive ears. Potty mouth alert! Are the very curses we say with gusto based in misogyny? Inspired by a Glennon Doyle podcast, this is what we’re discussing this week. We’re also talking about the different way male and female cursers are perceived by society. We may or may not also talk about our most favorite and weirdest curse words.
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links:
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/00Qq7KmtUoK2QV8Mpu1aHn?si=hmBEhWlOQfmUro8uxJulBA&dl_branch=1
- https://unladylike.co/episodes/047/cursing
- https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=24012
- https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-ny-state-wire-lifestyle-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-u-s-news-322c558aca167e7cc2d08d65f101d375
- https://www.buzzfeed.com/audreyworboys/swear-word-facts
- https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1050&context=umurjournal
- https://www.elle.com/life-love/a19431418/swearing-double-standard/
37 min - Jew-ish Face: Sucks Not to Be ChosenWe’re chatting about Sarah Silverman’s recent podcast in which she discusses “Jewface.” Why is antisemitism a less often acknowledged marginalization?Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington BearLinks:https://youtu.be/q3g3N-b2Hb4https://time.com/6101055/jewish-women-not-cast-in-jewish-roles/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ayf8Iny9Eghttps://www.yahoo.com/news/apos-marvelous-mrs-maisel-apos-123117162.html28 min
- Final Girls!Would you survive until the end of a horror movie? This week we’re talking about the film trope of the final girl and how it relates to feminism.Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington BearLinks:https://offscreen.com/view/feminism_and_horror?/new_offscreen/final_girl.htmlhttps://intheirownleague.com/2019/10/03/feminist-film-theory-101-carol-j-clovers-the-final-girl/https://youtu.be/-yPDXEacY8U37 min
- Costumes
In case you missed it last year! Trick or treat, friends! If you are wearing a costume, how do you avoid being an offensive butthead? Have no fear! Your three favorite witches with a “b” are here to help you figure out what costumes should get the green light and which should never see the light of day again. Links: https://www.bustle.com/style/halloween-costumes-racist-cultural-appropriation-offensive?fbclid=IwAR1ZXN25N-DsjgNmbsMwpH4DmbTGW9pdw5HF3yDcxzNOkfXnVVIrIcdQZ_0 https://www.parents.com/holiday/halloween/navigating-questionable-halloween-costumes/?fbclid=IwAR0ncPpd9SryfdJx_dmISiKpEIiwmSZaDhw4GJklYPfse-RQXWLh-dPcj9I https://www.npr.org/2019/10/29/773615928/cultural-appropriation-a-perennial-issue-on-halloween https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_appropriation https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/parenting/2019/10/18/cultural-appropriation-kids-halloween-costumes-parents-guide/3990124002/ https://www.cnn.com/style/article/history-of-halloween-costumes/index.html https://www.bustle.com/life/10-culturally-appropriative-halloween-costumes-you-should-never-wear-11941912?utm_campaign=fbproliq&utm_content=sq4NDY&utm_medium=pro&utm_source=facebook&lsid=LhkMTU5Mw&fbclid=IwAR1NRTmZZXtJTuvQebvLD0o6GKYPuUdwMfHezyN8wm2iJ_AKNLVwchVq2OA https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/pow-wow-princess-geisha-glam-and-gypsy-beware-of-cultural-appropriation-posing-as-halloween-costumes-205823105.html Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear.
55 min - Tammy Faye & Feminism
With the new film The Eyes of Tammy Faye in theaters, we’re chatting about this figure from the recent past. Was Tammy Faye famous or infamous? Has history finally gotten her story right, or are we still not seeing her clearly?
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links:
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/televangelist-tammy-faye-bakker-messner-dies-at-65/2020/05/11/5f285410-916e-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.html
- https://www.vox.com/culture/22652320/eyes-tammy-faye-bakker-explained-jerry-falwell-jessica-chastain-review
- https://www.stitcher.com/show/youre-wrong-about/episode/tammy-faye-bakker-and-jessica-hahn-58390564
- https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/09/19/tammy-faye-bakker-tabloid-history-512711
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/09/23/jessica-hahn-tells-all/70727c4f-e399-4863-82eb-d961be30d373/
52 min - Missing White Woman Syndrome & Domestic Violence
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Gabby Petito. While the search for Brian Laundrie continues, we talk about the way the media focuses its energy on missing white women and the toll of domestic violence.
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links:
- https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ginger-zee-gabby-petito-death-abuse-170851521.html
- https://youtu.be/fCGsW41aQEw
- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/tiktoks-obsession-with-the-gabby-petito-cas
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/gabby-petito-case-lauren-cho-daniel-robinson-missing-desert-182643801.html
- https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/13/523769303/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-missing-white-women-syndrome
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/16/us/gabby-petito-timeline-missing-case/index.html
- https://www.vox.com/22684204/gabby-petito-missing-updates-internet-web-sleuthing
- https://ncadv.org/2021DVAM
- https://www.npr.org/2021/09/21/1039268981/media-petito-like-racism-native-americans
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jelani-day-missing-body-found_n_614cf0e0e4b001641191df4d?fbclid=IwAR2TVS_1uxw_E01v2EZRFJufPVKzDaEpkUz7TG7dDaFv9jMMM5kqezKgrrk
45 min - #NoFilterFeminism
Are photo filters drastically altering how we value ourselves or just a way to see how you’d look as a cute farm animal? We discuss these technological traps and Mitch’s deeply rooted feelings about eyebrows.
Theme music is “Get Happy Now” by Podington Bear
Links:
- https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/beauty/a35766354/jameela-jamil-filters-editing-interview/
- https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/12/jameela-jamil-airbrushing-nofilter-feminism/577333/
- https://www.popbuzz.com/internet/social-media/filter-vs-reality-filter-instagram-how/
- https://www.insider.com/dating-app-plenty-of-fish-banned-filters-in-profile-photos-2019-9
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/lelalondon/2020/03/23/in-self-isolation-filter-dysmorphia-and-beauty-filters-will-threaten-our-mental-health/?sh=23bf521f3831
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About That Other F Word
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Rynn Young and Katrina Vargas take back the word "Feminism" one episode at a time. Feminism isn't a bad word! It just means people shouldn't be treated differently because of genetics. Using current…
events and personal experience we analyze the perceptions of feminism. We even get male perspective from our producer, Mitch Wheeler for optimal transparency.