This is the first episode in a series on honoring womanhood. Olivia and Raven share their views on the ideas surrounding women as the weaker sex, sensitivity as a sign of weakness, and what keeps misogynistic attitudes alive.

Discussion Summary:

00:33: Why we’re trash talking the people who trash talk women.

02:58: People depicting women as weak people, normalizing microaggressions against women, and using woman as an insult all contribute to misogyny.

05:20: Women who consider themselves above other women and use misogynistic microaggressions reinforce the view that being a woman is unfortunate.

07:51: The irony of using “pussy” and “vagina” as an insult.

09:41: Considering women as inferior when we shoulder the burdens and stresses of society, and expecting us not to have anything to say about it.

13:07: Societal expectations for women exist regardless of socioeconomic status, and have expanded overtime, while those for men haven’t expanded much.

18:24: Gender and the Pain Experience, and the influence societal expectations have on how we tolerate pain.

23:04: The problem with suppressing how you feel or hiding that you’re hurt, and judging people negatively for crying.

25:06: There’s increased focus on Emotional intelligence, and the ways in which people reinforce concealing emotions.

27:44: Pain tolerance in male and female dogs, and illustrating that females, in general, aren’t the weaker sex.

29:27: Stop contributing to the degradation of women.

30:39: Black Beauty Highlight. Michelle Alexander Biography

31:25: Outro.

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Music credits:

Opening: Goestories - Noir Et Blanc Vie

Black Beauty Highlight Background: "Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Closing: First Class - DJ Williams