About the episode
Hey sugars,We’ve got a big episode for you today! The Grammys were on so of course we chat about king Harry Styles and queen Dua Lipa. Dua’s performance led us on to a talk about internalised misogyny and this TikTok video. Billie Eilish unveils her new blonde hair and breaks an Instagram record while she’s at it. We then talk about whether celebrities have an onus to speak up about political issues online.Former Disney star Demi Lovato has created a four-part documentary series titled Dancing With The Devil that will be released for free on YouTube this week. Content warning for this segment as it deals with themes of sexual assault and substance abuse.We unpack the major revelations that have been revealed in the trailer. This leads to a conversation about ‘the Disney Curse’ and Jas references this article by Mara Wilson.Then, Alexi McCammond, who was chosen to become editor in chief of Conde Nast’s Teen Vogue, resigned amid outrage over racist and homophobic comments. Here is the original letter from Teen Vogue staffers, here is the strange follow up message, here is Alexi McCammond’s first note and here is the post confirming Alexi’s resignation. After the tragic Atlanta shootings, Mahalia Chang wrote a Vogue piece called, “We can't talk about anti-Asian racism without talking about misogyny” which she kindly read us an excerpt from. We also play a snippet from an IGTV from Asian-American actress Ashley Park.This week, Jasmine recommends the 13th season of the US Ru Paul’s Drag Race and Maggie recommends Shameless’s podcast episode, “IN CONVERSATION: Grace Tame”.Our jingle, editing and production is by India Raine. You can email us at [email protected], find us on Instagram at @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts at @jasmineeskye and @yemagz.Catch you next week,Mags and Jas x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
