In this episode we discuss toxic masculinity, white feminism, adoption, and cultural studies.
Endnotes: 1) In broad strokes, first wave feminism was mostly concerned with property rights and voting and occurred in the 19thand early 20th-centuries. Second wave feminism, occurring near the middle on the 20th-century focused on women gaining equality in the social sphere, and not being confined to roles inside the home as wives and mothers. Third wave feminism, beginning in the late 20th-century until the present, focuses on the failures of first and second wave feminism to consider the intersectional qualities of feminism—race, class, gender, etc (for more, see http://www.ohiohumanities.org/betty-friedan-the-three-waves-of-feminism/) However, my point is that to say that first/second wave feminism is white feminism is to neglect the work of pre-third wave feminists of color, such as Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964), Ida B. Wells (1862-1931), Audre Lorde (1934-1992), and many more (28:28).
2) One potential reason that adoption is a source of tension is the cost. Adopting from foster care generally costs virtually nothing, but other types of adoptions can cost up to $50,000. For me, see https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubpdfs/s_costs.pdf (37:08)
3) “They” being the government (or any other institutional body with power over people) (46:39)
4) 2 of the last 4 Presidents have faced rape allegations, but none have been formally convicted of rape (51:48)
Content Warnings: domestic/sexual violence, terrorism, homicide, racism, rape, fertility issues, spoilers for the show Dead to Me, transphobia, and pedophilia
Music by Nicholas Puzzuto
Links to the artifacts:
Brown, Sherronda J. and Lara Witt. "Fuck Lena Dunham and the White Feminist Horse She Rode in On." Wear Your Voice. 6 Dec. 2018, https://wearyourvoicemag.com/race/fuck-lena-dunham-white-feminist
Johnson, Lacy M. "Is Masculinity a Terrorist Ideology?" Literary Hub. 15 May 2019, https://lithub.com/is-masculinity-a-terrorist-ideology/
