You may be feeling powerless in the face of combating racism. You may feel that your voice is quiet, that there is no end to centuries of oppression, that your experiences do not qualify you to speak out. This episode will be discussing white allyship for the Black Lives Matter movement as well as combating racism as a whole. This is part one, where we discuss naming racist behavior and beginning the work to unlearn racist behavior. 

Discussed: 
Color Brave TED Talk by Mellody Hobson https://www.ted.com/talks/mellody_hobson_color_blind_or_color_brave?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

White Fragility book by Robin DiAngelo 
https://robindiangelo.com/publications/

The Talk on PBS
https://www.pbs.org/show/talk-race-america/

Ain't I A Woman book by bell hooks
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780861043798/aint-i-a-woman/

Audre Lorde "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House" PDF
http://s18.middlebury.edu/AMST0325A/Lorde_The_Masters_Tools.pdf

We just needed more time to keep talking about the important things, okay?! Like what were we fighting for in the Second Wave? Who are the key players? And most importantly, what voices were silenced by white middle-class feminists during this wave? 

Are you ready for the second installation of the Feminist Crash Course? Cydney and Kelly dive *deep* into the second wave of feminism. So deep that we made this episode into two parts. Don't get confused though, the Second Wave doesn't actually have two parts. The Second Wave is one chunk. You'll see what we mean when you listen to Part 1 now. 

You probably didn’t hear about these ladies in your high school history class, but you will now! Studying history and dissecting different methods used to dismantle the patriarchy seems pretty dry, right? Wrong! In this episode, we give a first wave crash course that you don’t need to pay thousands in tuition to learn, and it’s a juicy history. Want more reasons to be angry at generational oppression and silencing of all non-white voices? Go ahead and hit play.

You can’t discuss feminism without understanding the framework of intersectionality. Really, the definition is simple. It’s looking at the intersections of what makes you...you! This episode answers the FAQs of gender, sex, and sexuality within an intersectional approach to feminism. Does all that sound confusing? Listen and it will all clear up!

Cydney and Kelly get all dolled up for this one. Or do they? This episode breaks down the ideas behind “The Beauty Myth” by Naomi Wolf. Are women contributing to other women’s oppression? Yep! Are men contributing to other men’s oppression? Yep! Are we all just continuing unrealistic expectations on how to look and how to behave? Oh you betcha. If you’re looking to break the cycle of oppression caused by The Beauty Myth, we give you a few tips on how to do so in this episode.

How do you know if someone is a feminist? They start a podcast about it! On this very first, full length episode of Year of the Slut, Cydney and Kelly discuss their friendship, feminism, and how we use the word slut as a society. Let's chat! 

In this first ~bonus~ episode, Cydney and Kelly introduce themselves and discuss what exactly Year of the Slut means to them. 

Oh man...there's a lesbian sex scene in this movie and Mom and Dad chose to walk into my room right now?! How does TV and film represent lesbians on screen? Kelly and Cydney discuss all about lesbians on screen and how society and media are intertwined. Let's chat! 

Okay...that sex scene went on longer than I wanted.... And of course Mom commented on it.  On this episode, Kelly and Cydney are STILL talking about the quality of lesbian representation on screen. Let's chat some more!