Your Fave Is Problematic

As if! This week Kristen and Liz are digging into the 90s teeny-bopper film Clueless. Can this film about rich white kids hold up 20 years later? Are the issues with classism, racial stereotypes, and and dating your step brother too much? Listen and you decide. Also, we once again revisit problematic fave Bernie Sanders because he continues to say problematic things.

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The TV show Roseanne is back on TV, so now seems the prefect time to dig into Roseanne Barr and talk about the controversy surrounding the reboot. Where do we start? Right wing conspiracy theories, transphobia, and much more plague the comedian, but does that transfer over to the TV show? Bonus discussion on Terry Gilliam's thoughts on the #MeToo movement (spoiler: we're not impressed).

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Goonies never say die, but sometimes problematic faves do! This week we're here to destroy your childhood by digging into The Goonies. Asian representation, reliance on lazy (and problematic tropes) and plenty of other things are lurking this film! Plus what we can learn from the Parkland kids about being and ally.

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We dive back into classic Hollywood films, this week with The Philadelphia Story! Discussion of classism, domestic violence, and in general being a dick towards women all present themselves in the 1940s film. Bonus discussion of Bruno Mars and cultural appropriation.

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This week dive into beloved author and creator of Harry Potter JK Rowling. Defending the casting of Johnny Depp, cultural appropriation, and retroactive diversity are all issues on the table. Also, listen to Kristen read Netflix over their upcoming documentary about Rachel Dolezal.

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We'd like to thank the Academy for giving up plenty of problematic things to talk about. This week we unpack Best Picture winner A Beautiful Mind, discussing depictions of schizophrenia, omissions of abuse and homosexuality, and people of color not showing up until the movie it almost over. Bonus conversation on the attitude of many voting members towards Get Out.

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Grab your wizard hat and broadsword, because this week Kristen and Elizabeth are digging into the popular table top RPG, Dungeons and Dragons. Joined by Victoria from The Broadswords podcast, they'll talk about D&D's issues involving women, race, and how it's improved (or not) over the years. Plus we get into some good old fashioned FMK.

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Kristen and Elizabeth are getting presidential this week and talking about the father of our country and first US president George Washington. Issues with slavery, classism, and also he basically started a war? Plus we play FMK with three of our Founding Fathers! Theme song: I'm Doing Just Fine by Sierra and the Radicals Twitter & IG: @podcastYFIP E-mail: [email protected]

This week in honor of Valentine's Day Kristen and Elizabeth give a critical eye to the beloved film Say Anything! Is Lloyd Dobbler a Nice Guy (TM) or an actual good dude? Plus a rousing game of FMK with some of our all time favorite Nice Guys.

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This week on the podcast Kristen and Elizabeth are tackling Lena Dunham's breakout HBO TV show Girls. Issues of consent, lack of racial representation, and white feminism are pretty prevalent in this TV show and we're here to talk about it! Bonus discussion on the Gay Dumbledore debacles related to the next Harry Potter film.

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