Shakivla Todd is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about being able to appreciate the past while realizing that much pop culture from the past is outdated or problematic now. Shakivla shares her experience of growing up between Southern California and South Carolina, having to always be Scary Spice as the only Black girl in her class, and getting a Spice Girls tattoo in London. We have a love for 90s R&B and recognize that there’s really nothing like it in the present time. We also discuss why nostalgia and nowstalgia are so popular now, how brands can be a part of culture in 2022 without being performative, and how Lizzo made an impact as an unapologetically fat woman.
0:35 The Amanda Show and drawing a line between life vs. art, then and now
4:25 Sex and The City, The L Word aging badly
6:13 West Coast vs. East Coast upbringing
11:20 Shakivla’s Spice Girls tattoo and having to be Scary Spice
15:43 90s R&B and lyrics we shouldn’t have been singing as kids
21:51 Why nostalgia and nowstalgia are so popular right now in 2022
24:22 Millennial Nowstalgia for the 80s and trends repeating themselves
26:07 Abercrombie’s successful rebrand and how brands can be inclusive
About our Guest
Shakivla (sha-key-la) is a 29 y/o queer, black femme that identifies as an extrovert—people magnet, if you will. She's from southern California and South Carolina equally, but currently lives in Brooklyn. She is the Social and Content Manager at IFundWomen and a portrait and branding photographer. Shakivla loves all things pop culture and is not afraid to add her commentary on the latest, past, and returned trends.
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Special Thanks 💖
Artwork by @hmdraws_
Music by @egmusicnyc
Video by @valentinareyes9
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Episode Transcript
#popculture #millennial #nostalgia #spiceupyourlife #90srnb
