S1 E1: Yapping About The Pick Me Girls
We're diving into the "pick me" girl spectrum-from Phyllis Schlafly to TikTok. Is it internalized misogyny, a bid for male attention, or are we just weaponizing new tropes to put women down?
21 minutes
Khadija Mbowe: Yapping For the Masses
Led by Khadija Mbowe, an unfiltered voice in online culture, Yapping for the Masses breaks down pop culture, identity, and internet discourse with wit and empathy cutting through the noise to reveal what people are debating and why it matters.
S1 E2: Yapping About Slim Thick
Your fave internet auntie is yapping about the "influencer slim-thick" body. From the Kardashian era to BBL risks and my own insecurities, let's unpack the high cost of keeping up with a body trend.
21 minutes
S1 E3: Yapping About Colorism
We're doing a face mask and tackling colorism. From the "paper bag test" to dating app "preferences," let's unpack the global hierarchy of skin tone while I try to keep my skincare from falling off.
19 minutes
S1 E4: Yapping About Race-baiting
Your fave internet auntie is unpacking Bridgerton. We're talking race-baiting, the "paper bag test" in casting, and why we need more than just "decorative" diversity in our period dramas. Let's yap.
20 minutes
S1 E5: Yapping About The Instagram Face
We're yapping about the "cyborgian" Instagram face. From FaceTune and filler to the rise of rootless exoticism, let's unpack how technology and algorithms are flattening our beauty standards.
18 minutes
S1 E6: Yapping About Being Biracial
We're yapping about the shifting lines of Blackness. From Beyonce's silver blonde hair to the "one-drop rule" and gatekeeping, let's unpack why "skin folk isn't always kin folk" in the modern diaspora.
19 minutes
S1 E7: Yapping About House Of Dragon
We're yapping about the Dance of the Dragons! From Rhaenyra's "wife feminism" to Allison's religious cage, let's unpack why westerosi men would rather burn it all down than see a woman on the throne.
19 minutes
S1 E8: Yapping About The "Undesirable Woman"
We're yapping about the cost of being "undesirable." From Doja Cat's shaved head to the "halo effect," let's unpack how patriarchy punishes women who refuse to be decoration. Is pretty a requirement?
19 minutes