In episode two of Unboxed, we dive deep into the power that labels hold and how labels feel when they come from ourselves, our communities, or people who don’t understand our experiences. We explore social media platforms’ relationship with labels and their user needs. An honest discussion about being called “whitewashed”- it being taken as a compliment or a criticism depending on who said it. And we share the positive and negative effects of generalizations made based on labels.

Sources:
Bivens, R., & Hoque, A. S. (2018). Programming sex, gender, and sexuality: Infrastructural failures in the “feminist” dating app Bumble. Canadian Journal of Communication, 43(3), 441-459.
Moncrieffe, J., & Eyben, R. (2007). The power of labeling: How people are categorized and why it matters. Earthscan.

Music:
Funk Guitar Hip-hop beat, UrbanGodzilla

Unboxed is a podcast produced by La Converse in collaboration with Girls Action Foundation, hosted by Rena, Gheerti, Maiya and Charlie, edited by Emmanuelle Moussa.