What does a trailblazer owe us? That’s a question we’re pondering this week, as we discuss actor Issa Rae’s spicy monologue on Kanye West - who many believe is betraying his black identity, in support of Trumpian conservatism - and Germaine Greer’s controversial views on rape. Once a radical second-wave feminist, is she in danger of becoming a parody? Also this week, we discuss the misogyny in social media; the concept of ‘moral triumphalism’; why processed food feels like a cuddle; and the glory of being single. And of course, we also discuss the 20 year anniversary of Sex And The City. Join us on this joyous romp down memory lane!
Links
Successful black men have targets on their backs, by Maurice Mcleod for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/30/raheem-sterling-media-young-black-men-footballer-tattoo
Barbara Ellen on Germaine Greer, for The Observer https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/03/germaine-greer-rape-wrong-feminists
Janice Turner on fallen trailblazers, for The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/it-s-hard-to-see-your-heroines-fall-from-grace-6w8qcx68p
Robyn Wilder on the misogyny of parenting and social media, for Grazia - out now
The Processed Food Debate Is A Delicious, MSG-Sprinkled Class War by Grace Dent, for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jun/02/grace-dent-processed-food-delicious-msg-sprinkled-class-war
Nothing Like A Dame on BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b5y3xn
Sex And The City Might Be Dated, But It'll Never Get Old, for Refinery 29 https://www.refinery29.com/2018/06/201164/sex-and-the-city-friends-women-nyc-relevance-today
I Was Just As Happy When I Was a Singleton by Matthew Parris, for The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-was-just-as-happy-when-i-was-a-singleton-bb5d2fhl7
Matthew Parris on moral triumphalism, for The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/abortion-triumphalism-is-deeply-troubling-bmv9xxsdd
Radio 4’s Friday Night Comedy News quiz https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9pj/episodes/downloads
TED’s WorkLife with Adam Grant podcast: #MeToo, with Ashley Judd, Ronan Farrow, and Tarana Burke https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/bonus-metoo-with-ashley-judd-ronan-farrow-and-tarana-burke/id1346314086?i=1000409799054&mt=2
I’m Not Black, I’m Kanye, by Ta-Nehisi Coates for The Atlantic
We've Only Gone And Done It: A Deep-Dive Into Wagatha Christie
Prince Harry's Letter To The Tabloids; & Do Brits Spend Money On Being Polite?
An Author Special With Drag Queen Amrou Al-Kadhi
Digital Etiquette (& Why We Need It); & Male Vs Female Vanity
She Said; Once Upon A Time In Hollywood; & The Personal Essay That 'Broke' The Internet
An Author Special on Being The Other Mother with Comedian Jen Brister
A Bumper Back To School Book Special
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Style Guide; & On Young People Not Watching The News on TV
Instagram's Proposed Removal of The 'Like' Counter; & Why Are We So Obsessed With Other People's Process?
An Author Special with The One, The Only, The National Treasure: David Nicholls
Meghan & Harry's Godparent Privacy Furore; And What Makes A True Eccentric?
Debunking Wellness Myths with Is Butter A Carb? Authors, Rosie Saunt & Helen West
*EPISODE 100* Why Do Brits Hate Other Brits Abroad? & The Influencer Engagement #Sponcon Furore
An Author Special with anti-FGM Campaigner Nimko Ali on What We’re Told Not To Talk About
Pride Month; & the Complex Conundrum of Euthanasia
Should Celebrities Be Involved In Prison Reform?; & The Lunacy of Hen/Stag Season
What The Moby-Natalie Portman Row Reveals About Entitlement & Truth-Telling; & Are Women Without Children Happier?
Alabama's Abortion Ban; & The Trouble with Uber's New 'Silence' Mode
The concept of ‘workism’ & Bryony Gordon on mental health in teen girls
An Author Special with Rosie Price on the effects of trauma on the mind and body
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