The Girls Are All Right: A Feminactivist Podcast

Less & Jess talk about Haiti & Hurricane Matthew, Trump and why "grabbing her pussy" is horrifyingly problematic on many levels, Bill Clinton, and why we're totally over the general election (BUT VOTE, PEOPLE! ESPECIALLY DOWN TICKET!).

Jess & Less talk about the world's oldest profession. We discussed the gamut of sex work from willing and enthusiastic participation to the horrors of sex slavery with sex trafficking. We put forth ideas on how to change the stigmas attached to sex work and remove it from patriarchal control.

Jess & Less talk about self-subjugation, porn, fashion, and try to figure out where the line is between choosing something because it feels right/empowering to you, and doing something that perpetuates patriarchy/to please others.

Less & Jess pick up where they left off talking in part 1 of the dating episode (woo hoo, double feature!), and talk about what feminism looks like in a relationship, whether it's a new or established one.

Jess & Less launch into a conversation about what dating is like for feminists, and men who don't like dating feminists. Bonus: some bad date stories!

The conversation was cut off at around 42 minutes, so we apologize for that abrupt ending.

Jess & Less talk about campus rape, the Brock Turner case/protests, and bring on a guest, Alex, to share about his perspectives on rape culture and the sexual assault of a young woman named Kayla, who was raped while attending the University of Cincinnati.

Less & Jess talk about the various ways that female bodies are policed, whether literally (such as with the burkini ban in France) or in various other social ways, such as dress codes at schools, workplaces, etc., and the no-win way that fashion and perceived attractiveness restricts women.

Jess & Less talk about guns and their role in domestic violence, and whether or not they are an effective tool for self-defense.

Articles referenced:

DA: Father of heart-transplant toddler killed family, self: http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/15/us/pennsylvania-family-murder-suicide/

14-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Killing Her Allegedly Abusive Father: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bresha-meadows-ohio-girl-kills-father_us_57a7649ee4b021fd9878e653

Supreme Court Affirms That Even 'Reckless' Domestic Abusers Should Lose Gun Rights: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supreme-court-domestic-violence-gun-rights_us_5771293fe4b0dbb1bbbb0e63

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence - Domestic Violence Statistics: https://www.ncadv.org/files/National%20Statistics%20Domestic%20Violence%20NCADV.pdf

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Jess & Less talk about feminism and the struggle for equality being bigger than simply talking about "women's issues", allyship/co-conspiratorship, and Campaign Zero.

Campaign Zero: http://www.joincampaignzero.org/

Overt/Covert White Supremacy (shared by @decolonized.resistance on Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/p/BI0gAakAWaE/

The Girls Are All Right: A Feminactivist Podcast is available on iTunes and Stitcher

Articles referenced: Texas A&M: http://www.sbnation.com/2016/7/29/12329726/texas-aggies-suspension-coaches-chalk-talk-women-clinic

President Obama on modeling male feminism: http://www.glamour.com/story/glamour-exclusive-president-barack-obama-says-this-is-what-a-feminist-looks-like

Alicia Garza on BLM/Intersectionality and critique of the Clintons: http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-alicia-garza-interview-issue/

Action ideas: Little Free Pantry - http://www.littlefreepantry.org/ Amazon Smile - https://smile.amazon.com/ Planned Parenthood - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/