Flashback Marginalized Joy

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02/27/25 • 67 min

Julia Washington (Pop Culture Makes Me Jealous) is back this week to discuss how misogyny makes it incredibly hard for women and other marginalized groups to experience joy. Natalie and Julia discuss how women’s hobbies and interests aren’t taken seriously and how happiness has been weaponized against women making them feel uncomfortable when they are experiencing pride within themselves. Other topics include how racism, classism, and fatphobia also contribute to marginalized joy. The main gist of the episode is there is a lot of gatekeeping happening when it comes to who gets to enjoy their life.
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Intergenerational Trauma, Grief, and Impossible Beauty Standards

Natalie is joined by Susan Lieu to discuss what led her to writing her book, The Manicurist’s Daughter, and creating her one woman show, 140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother. After Susan’s mother died of a complication during her tummy tuck surgery, Susan was left with a family that wanted to remain silent on her mother’s death and how her family was forever changed. Natalie and Susan will use examples from their own stories to talk about how misogyny affects their lives through beauty standards, shame surrounding big feelings and caring for one’s mental health, and how the broken medical system costs lives.
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It Ends with Us

Chris DeRosa (Fixing Famous People) is on the podcast answering for himself because he made Natalie upgrade her Netflix account to watch It Ends with Us. It Ends with Us is the 2024 movie starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni (or is it Bologna?) that depicts an abusive relationship between a woman named Lily Blossom Bloom and her neurosurgeon husband Ryle. Natalie and Chris will dive into where the film’s themes fell short for them, the term after school special may be used as a comparison to what the film actually accomplished. And they will also touch on the ongoing legal drama between Blake Lively and Justin Balogna.
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