Am I unconsciously being racist? Are there really ‘blurred lines’ in consent? Do trans women experience sexism? We’re here to talk to you about topics that need your attention, and bring you necessary perspectives on questions that you need the answers to.
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Womanhood and busting sexuality myths with Leeza Mangaldas
Palak and Leeza (leezamangaldas on IG) talk about the supposed sacredness of virginity, double standards in sexuality, the Madonna-whore complex, being someone’s and not someone, and why fertility is such a big deal!
https://store.lunette.com/blogs/news/bleeding-for-freedom-my-first-period-as-a-non-binary-menstruator (https://store.lunette.com/blogs/news/bleeding-for-freedom-my-first-period-as-a-non-binary-menstruator)
https://www.vogue.in/wellness/content/we-must-include-trans-men-and-non-binary-people-when-we-talk-about-periods-heres-why (https://www.vogue.in/wellness/content/we-must-include-trans-men-and-non-binary-people-when-we-talk-about-periods-heres-why)
https://helloclue.com/articles/cycle-a-z/what-it's-like-to-get-your-period-when-you're-trans (https://store.lunette.com/blogs/news/bleeding-for-freedom-my-first-period-as-a-non-binary-menstruator)
Mixed by Aaron Grinberg; Music Citation: "Inspired" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
17 Oct 2020
Mental health talk: what we aren’t told about therapy
Palak and Micia, a therapist (@mindfulnesswithmicia on IG) deep dive into therapy, who needs it, whether therapists make mistakes and why our feelings need names. Edited by Aaron Grinberg Music Citation: "Inspired" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
10 Oct 2020
Sustainable development in 2020 (the SDGs)
Palak and Aditi (@sdg.council on IG) talk about how the SDGs showcase our priorities, the conflict between capitalism and the environment, our countries’ commitment to them, and how COVID-19 has affected SDG fulfillment (yikes!).
Edited by Aaron Grinberg Music Citation: "Inspired" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
23 Sept 2020
Sexism when you're a trans woman
Palak and Arielle (arielle.keil on IG) talk about J.K Rowling’s controversial essay, how sexism and transphobia intersect, internalised misogyny, the perks of being a woman and whether TERFs are really feminists.
Edited by Aaron Grinberg Music Citation: "Inspired" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
2 Sept 2020
Rape culture in the media
Palak and Zulekha (@handsoffclub on IG) sit down to talk about the media’s toxic relationship with consent. They discuss the whole deal; from the normalisation of rape & sexist Bollywood songs, to porn, and how the Weinsteins of the world affect what we watch.
Edited by Aaron Grinberg
Music Citation:
"Inspired" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
19 Aug 2020
All about othering
Palak, and Katie (@thisasianamlife on IG) talk about ‘othering.’ They discuss everything from what it is, how we can prevent doing it unconsciously, to Katie’s two-fold experiences of othering while growing up Chinese-American.
Edited by Aaron Grinberg (@aarongrinberg)
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