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Our Dirty LaundryUpdate on McMahon and Rollins; Nesheiwat for Surgeon GeneralSend us a textHosts Mandy Griffin and Katie Swalwell discuss the importance of white women recognizing their role in activism and learning from communities with long-standing vulnerabilities. They critique systemic issues and figures such as Pete Buttigieg's inadequate political responses, and dive into the problematic policies and actions of Trump's administration, focusing on the misguided efforts of officials in education and agriculture sectors. The episode concludes with a call to understand the historical context and influence of white Christian nationalism in shaping these systemic issues.00:43 Reflections on Marginalized Communities03:29 Toxic Positivity vs...2025-03-2154 minOur Dirty LaundryTrad Wife TalesSend us a textTrad wife run-down. Where does the movement come from, how has it evolved, does it have a political agenda, are we, as feminists, wrong to criticize it? Let's talk!2024-09-171h 17Our Dirty LaundryAngela Smith and the Meaning of Identity in ActivismSend us a textKaty's Publishing Company!2024-07-0148 minOur Dirty LaundryInterview with Debbie ReeseSend us a textDebbie Reese is a Nambé Pueblo scholar and educator. Dr. Reese founded American Indians in Children's Literature, which analyzes representations of Native and Indigenous peoples in children's literature. She co-edited a young adult adaptation of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States with Jean Mendoza in 2019.American Indians In Children's Literature Blog2024-05-091h 03Our Dirty LaundryInterview with Leah Slick-DriscollSend us a textInterview with Leah Slick-Driscoll. Leah is a member of the Meskwaki Nation of Iowa (Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa) and is also Winnebago from Nebraska. She received her B.A.s in History and Social Studies Education from the University of Iowa in 2009. She received her M.A. in Social Studies Education from the University of Iowa in 2014. She is honored to teach 9-12th grade social studies at the Meskwaki Settlement School since 2009. She has 7 children and two grandchildren. She has a passion for Native American h...2024-04-2056 minOur Dirty LaundryThe Symptom of Katie BrittSend us a textWeighing in on the Katie Britt response to the SOTU address and how she ties in to weaponized white motherhood2024-03-2943 minOur Dirty LaundryMinisode: Alabama IVF RulingSend us a textWhile we all realize the latest Alabama ruling on IVF is a reproductive rights issue, we may not have thought through the deeper issues of intersectional feminism that run through this controversy. Today we're discussing how white women are showing up in very white-womany ways for IVF.2024-03-0837 minOur Dirty LaundryWeaponized Motherhood: Moms For LibertySend us a textWe're back!!! Sorry we disappeared for a moment there. But don't worry, we're still here, we're still friends and we're still down for exposing white women and how we enforce and support white supremacy. We're discussing the weaponization of motherhood this season and starting with a group of modern day Daughter's of the Confederacy: Mom's for Liberty. It sounds nice, but as we well know, white-woman-nice has some dark undertones. Welcome back guys!2024-02-151h 30Our Dirty LaundryWhite FlammabilitySend us a textDiscussion of the article "It's not White Fragility, it's White Flammability" by Sun Yung Shin on Medium. Also mentions: "Is 'Imposter Syndrome' Just for White Women". Find out more about Sun Yung Shin on her website. There's a t-shirt I always see advertised to me on Instagram that says "Not fragile like a flower, fragile like a bomb" with a half-face portrait of RBG in the background. We white women love to highlight our power when it makes us look good and strong, but are we as willing to acknowledge our a...2023-01-1627 minOur Dirty LaundryWhite Feminism: Author Interview - Ruby HamadSend us a textChat with Ruby Hamad about her best selling book, White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color. Ruby Hamad White Tears/Brown Scars 2023-01-071h 10Our Dirty LaundryWhite Tears/Brown Scars Part 2Send us a textWhew....last time we said we were back, but now we're really back. For sure. Probably. :)Join us for Part 2 of our discussion of Ruby Hamad's amazing book, White Tears/Brown Scars.2022-12-1055 minOur Dirty LaundryWhite Tears/Brown Scars Part 1Send us a textSeason 3 Book Club: White Tears/Brown Scars - How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color, by Ruby Hamad.Part one of Hamad's book covers "The Setup" of the white/brown binary and the creation of the "damsel in distress" from the colonial era to current times. Listen in and follow the links below to buy a copy of the book. Hamad's in depth research and inspiring writing is not to be missed! Links:The Guardian ArticleIndependent Book Store Link to buyAmazon Link to buy2022-09-0255 minOur Dirty LaundryWhite Feminism: Girl BossSend us a textThe rise and fall of the Girl Boss2022-07-1749 minOur Dirty LaundrySpice Girls and the Dumbing Down of "Girl Power"Send us a textKaty tells us what we really want, what we really, really want...about girl power and what we can take away from pop culture activism. 2022-07-0334 minOur Dirty LaundryRoe RageSend us a textMini-rage session and lessons to hold on to.2022-06-2609 minOur Dirty LaundryWhite Feminism: Riot GrrlsSend us a textKaty takes us through the history of the early 90s white feminist punk rockers known as the Riot Grrl Movement. Manifesto2022-05-2959 minOur Dirty LaundryThe Supreme Court and Ginni ThomasSend us a textIt was going to be a minisode, but honestly there is just too much! https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/31/is-ginni-thomas-a-threat-to-the-supreme-courthttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-ginni-thomas-meeting.htmlhttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/07/groundswell-rightwing-group-ginni-thomas/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/03/ginni-thomas-attended-stop-the-steal-rallyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/24/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/24/ginni-thomas-donald-trump-mark-meadows-texts-election2022-05-091h 14Our Dirty LaundryWhite Feminism: Equal PaySend us a textThis history of the fight for equal pay & the gender pay gap - what it encompasses and what it leaves out.2022-04-241h 04Our Dirty LaundryMinisode: White Lady FraudsSend us a textThese women don't deserve much of our time, but the lesson that it always helps to be a white lady is reinforced in a hard core way with the stories of Anna Delvey and Elizabeth Holmes. Yet, somehow, it's seldom mentioned that their whiteness was integral to their fraud. 2022-04-0814 minOur Dirty LaundryWhite Feminism: It's Time to Talk About PhyllisSend us a textThe ERA finally got through Congress, with surprising ease, in 1972. It was then quickly ratified by 30 states...and then, about to cross the threshold into an adopted amendment, it died. Why? Well, that's where Phyllis comes in.2022-04-011h 03Our Dirty LaundryWhite Feminism: Unload with Kate Schatz on Lesbian Feminist White LadiesSend us a textKate Schatz is back to bring in some examples of positive white ladies deviating from the patriarchal, white supremacist norm and how we can learn from their lives and work. When we talked to Jessie Daniels a few episodes back we noted that many of the non-shitty white women we find in history happened to be queer women. We asked Kate to highlight a few of those women in this episode. 2022-03-2056 minOur Dirty LaundryWhite Feminism: 1964 Civil Rights Act & The ERASend us a textYou're not going to be shocked, but you'll still be horrified, if you didn't know the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act had some of the same background shenanigans going on from the early suffrage days (we're looking at you Susan B). White women always watching out for white women, even when it's not about them...NYT Article: How Women Got in on the Civil Rights Act2022-03-1253 minOur Dirty LaundryWhite Feminism: The Equal Rights AmendmentSend us a textEveryone agrees that people shouldn't be discriminated against based on their sex, don't they? Maybe they do, maybe they don't, maybe they shouldn't?? Turns out it's a bit complicated as we start discussing the ERA!2022-03-081h 02Our Dirty LaundryMinisode: Women's History MonthSend us a textIt's Women's History Month, but have you ever wondered what the history of WHM is itself? Safe bet: white women have something to do with it!2022-03-0340 minOur Dirty LaundryWhite Feminism: Interview with Jessie Daniels author of Nice White LadiesSend us a textInterview with Jessie Daniels, Professor and author of Nice White Ladies: The Truth About White Supremacy, Our Role in It, and How We Can Help Dismantle It.Jessie Daniels is a professor at Hunter College in New York. She is an internationally recognized expert on Internet manifestatons of racism. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, NPR, Forbes, and Newsweek. Her previous books, White Lies and Cyber Racism about far right extremist groups. Nice White Ladies changes focus, and instead addresses the "Karen" phenomenon and role of white women...2022-02-261h 07