The N-Word (After-Dark)

This is the second half of the conversation we started about sexism. We ended up talking about a certain word that tends to upset everyone.

Episode 6a: The N-Word

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After our discussion on Sexism, in which we solved that problem forever, Ed became increasingly obnoxious after accidentally derailing the conversation to the word "Nigga." He and Chris debate whether the word itself is redeemable, while Charlie tries valiantly to not simply sit awkwardly in the corner. Some of us use that word a lot in this course of this recording, so avoid this episode if that will offend you. We'll go ahead and say that this is not the episode to blast through your boombox. 

Oh, and welcome to the second After Dark episode, available exclusively on this website. As before, our music is Jon Brion's track, Monday, best known from the I Heart Huckabees score. 

Thanks for listening.

Girls, Guys, and Gender Inequality

Today, we sit down to discuss the some of the ways gender inequality affects life in the States and abroad.

Episode 6: Girls, Guys, and Gender Inequality

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Chris brought to our attention the book The Underground Girls of Kabul, which details the Afgan practice of raising daughters as sons until they reach puberty. At that point they must begin to act, think, and function in society as women. It amounts to an externally enforced transgenderism that, we presume, must play havoc on the psychological and emotional states of these women. 

This is not a matter to take lightly, so we move on to discuss gender inequality in a few other arenas. Predictably, we veer off topic a bit.