Janet Jackson’s trauma led to the creation of YouTube. And it says a lot about the internet

There Are No Girls on the Internet

05/18/22 • 33 min

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You probably know about Janet Jackson’s infamous SuperBowl “wardrobe malfunction,” but did you know it inspired the creation of YouTube?

Kimberly Foster, founder of For Harriet discusses how sexism and racism is baked into tech and what it means.

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[ In case you’re curious, Bridget’s favorite Janet Jackson song is “Together Again,” but her favorite Janet Jackson deep cut is “Again” ]

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05/18/22 • 33 min

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There Are No Girls on the Internet - Janet Jackson’s trauma led to the creation of YouTube. And it says a lot about the internet

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There Are No Girls on the Internet is doing a live show at Caveat in New York City on Friday. You can also attend virtually for wherever you're at in the world. We'll have super cool guests, a meet and greet, and a lot more. Go to Tango dot com slash Live to get tickets. That's t A n g O t I dot com slash Live and I cannot wait to see you there. Our bodies are open source software, right like anybody can dig in, anybody can abstract and it's just

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