Bothered

Get ready to be BOTHERED with comedian Julie Kim as she vents to you about a family member who body shamed her for her entire childhood.  ⁠ Julie Kim ⁠ e xplores the lame justifications and excuses made by others in favour of blind respect for elders, that touches on cultural mentalities including hierarchy, food, beauty standards, and lack of boundaries and filters.  See blog on the  ⁠ podcast we...

Get ready to be BOTHERED about the common disappointment women feel on Mother's Day. Comedian Julie Kim shares a personal story of when she had a meltdown due to lack of appreciation a few Mother's Days ago. ⁠ Julie Kim ⁠  highlights the societal pressure on women to manage mental loads and expectations, often without proper recognition. She argues that although she purposely exhibited child-like...

Get ready to be BOTHERED with comedian Julie Kim as she discusses the backlash she has received from trolls online for having a white husband. She addresses the likely purposeful sloppy use of the term "Oxford study" and other tropes projected onto her by mostly or only male accounts on social media and YouTube.     Julie Kim  shares various low-brow and mis-spelled comments she's received. She ex...

Get ready to be BOTHERED with Julie after a family member fed a photo of her (with husband and child) into an AI platform.  Not the first instance of her or someone else having a family member share and overshare.     Julie Kim explores the unease about the potential misuse of her child's image and the broader implications of AI using personal photos and videos without consent. Julie consults Dr....

Get ready to be BOTHERED by the story of a situation where two parents started to coordinate a playdate, at the request of their respective children. The one parent, a father, offered up his wife's number. Excuse me!?      Julie Kim  shares her frustration at this common occurrence, and scenarios like it where men will sometimes try to opt out of the organizing and socializing aspects of family li...

Get ready to be BOTHERED by the story of a woman who sat on a plane beside a tall man who fully encroached on her leg space. She responded: a leg for a leg. She shared the story online and was very surprised and disappointed to find that many males were defending the man's right to comfort and pointing out that he had testicles and a penis.     Join comedian  Julie Kim as she reflects on the situa...

Get ready to be BOTHERED by the story of a working woman who got judged by a nosey and weird old lady out loud in the middle of a business meeting for planning to have a C-section. Her name was Sue and she was and probably still is a giant dingbat. There are related stories of patronizing projection of nastiness related to her C-section and status as a working mother.   Join comedian  Julie Kim as...

Get ready to be BOTHERED by the story of a mother who sent her daughter to her first overnight camp, only to discover that a parent volunteer was posting real-time photos of the campers and their locations on a public Instagram account. Despite being asked to remove the content, the parent only took down the photos specifically naming the campsite. Alarmingly, there were likely no official policie...

Get ready to be BOTHERED about this story of a mother who was called by her kid's school about an absence, even though she was not listed as the primary point of contact. The school cited that they normlaly contact mothers for absences, even in cases where the mother is not listed as the primary point of contact. WTF indeed!   Join comedian Julie Kim as she describes this story which still pisses...

Get ready to be BOTHERED about this story of a moving guy who asked way too many personal questions, scolded his female client, and made inappropriate comments about her shoes. It was a dilemma for the woman for sure, and she even initially left a tip because he was watching as she made payment. Awkward, rude, icky, and so weird.   Join comedian Julie Kim as she describes this most weirdest move e...

Get ready to be BOTHERED about this story of when an old man interrupted a woman speaking with a pharmacy employee, and when called out called her a horrible name (in front of her small child).    Join comedian Julie Kim as she describes her inner conflict about how to respond and deconstructs the interaction in which she cannot get over the fact that this rude old man looked exactly like the vene...

Get ready to be BOTHERED about this story of when a man at a bar used some casual racism to start a conversation with Julie. She confronts him and gets a small dose of revenge.  Join comedian  Julie Kim as she deconstructs the interaction and questions his stupid moustache and backwards hat. See blog on the podcast website for an extended story including pictures and video.  Comment or rate below!...

Get ready to be BOTHERED about this story of a nail salon that revealed itself to be giving second-class treatment to a young graduate student. She discovers this one day after seeing the red carpet rolled out for a wealthy looking older couple. Join comedian Julie Kim as she tells this short story and shares her reflections and thoughts about this incident.  See blog on the podcast website for an...

Get ready to be BOTHERED about this story of an old man in a hotel lounge who reported a woman for talking on the phone (with her Air Pods in!). Do we need some clear guidelines around having taking calls in public? Perhaps. What is for sure is that some of us need fewer micro-aggressions in our lives.   Join comedian Julie Kim as she tells this short story and shares her reflections and thoughts...