In Too Deep

I’m fairly certain we’ve all noticed the celebrity anorexia trend becoming blatantly apparent in the last year or so. But another trend occurring concurrently in Hollywood is the form of modern slavery known as surrogacy. It’s glaring and flagrant how many (oftentimes very skinny) famous women are hiring women of a lower socioeconomic class to birth babies for them. Yet, while celebrities are beco...

This episode was brought about by the recent incident of Grok generating thousands of explicit images of non-consenting women and girls at the request of male Twitter users. Generative AI being used for deepfakes has become a pertinent issue in recent years, but it's not the only way technology is being used to subjugate women. Sexual harassment over video games and in VR (so-called Meta-rape)...

Likely my most requested episode … I’m finally talking about dark romance. Since Fifty Shades, the publishing of dark romance books has become a literal pandemic, particularly with the shift to dark romantasy, bringing about books like ACOTAR, and Alchemised . I wanted to discuss the roots of this literature, whether that’s actual dark, gothic, romanticism or Marquis De Sade type erotica. #BookTok...

In this episode I’m discussing how conservatives have turned to hijacking women’s rights in order to push a political agenda, namely that of anti-immigration. With gendered violence becoming more notable on a global scale, politicians have been pushed to include it in their campaigns, though many of these right wing political parties do not actually care about women, and rather use it as a fearmon...

Hi I’m back! This episode is all about misogynistic beauty ideals and how they’re taken advantage of in order to market scientific misconceptions to female consumers. I wanted to debunk the idea that anything that goes against the oppressive beauty industry is inherently positive. While a distrust in science under a Trump presidency and podcast bro informed society increases, pseudoscientific beli...

Welcome back! In this episode, I’m discussing the recent discourse surrounding Sabrina Carpenter, using her marketing and brand as a case study to discuss female choice sexuality and the sex icon blonde bombshells that have come before her. Her recent album cover, but more specifically the alternate version supposedly “approved by god,” references a picture of Marilyn Monroe, an icon of the sexual...

The subculture of mid-2000s pop punk is much more misogynistic than we remember. We’ve all heard about the emo band members getting accused of predatory behaviour in the past few years, but what was it about this genre of music that made performers so inclined to ask minors for nudes over Snapchat? Moreover, despite its devout misogyny, why were so many young women (me included!) still drawn to th...

In today’s episode we’re discussing the connections between feminism and veganism by focusing on the book ‘The Sexual Politics of Meat’ by Carol J. Adams. In particular, I wanted to talk about the masculinisation of meat and how it relates to male and white supremacy. We’re also going into the term ‘absent referent’ to discuss how the treatment of women and animals is oftentimes similar. From non-...

Another book review episode this week! I'll be talking about two really good philosophical books about sex in the modern age and from different feminist perspectives. I'm also discussing Julia Fox's memoir and how it was literally traumatising, as well as two dystopian books, including the new Hunger Games! Follow me ~ IG: ⁠instagram.com/intoodeepod⁠ TikTok: ⁠tiktok.com/@intoodeepod⁠ Feb-Mar Books...

Feminism often gets the criticism of having a very white history. In this episode, I’ll be discussing some prominent feminist thinkers, their respective waves, and the ethnocentrism which at times skewed their analyses to the West. Liberal feminism specifically is very based in the rights of white women only, but I’ll also be discussing how liberalism itself is inherently damaging and would need t...

TikTok popularised post-feminist archetypes, from chronic lyme disease havers, to the Salem witch trial nostalgists, and the high value man attracters… what do they all have in common? An obsession with the concept of feminine energy. In this episode we discuss the quite conservative TikTok trends related to finding your inner feminine essence, how and why they came about and the way in which they...

Somewhat of a filler episode this week discussing how dangerous working in customer service roles has become for young people, especially women. With violent customers increasing after the pandemic and sexual harassment becoming pervasive in the industry, is it even safe for teenagers to be working these jobs anymore? Also telling some personal anecdotes from my experience and some submitted by li...

This episode is a radical and intersectional feminist analysis of BDSM and how violent sex has been completely normalised by the omnipresence of pornography. I’ve been describing this as my magnum opus because it’s funny but ALSO because unfortunately, there is a huge lack of discussions about the naturalisation of patriarchy-informed sex! I’ll be using a mix of research-based, theoretical, and an...

Recently, I saw an article about marijuana use in men leading to an increased risk of spontaneous abortion, so I wanted to look more into the type and frequency of birth defects caused by men. In this episode we’ll be discussing the gendered basis of infertility, the assumption that the woman is always the “defective” one, and looking into a case study in Pakistan to understand how badly this can...

In this week’s ep we’re talking about male-directed films about women. What inspired this mainly was my month long depressive spiral after I saw Poor Things last year. I’ll also be discussing some other somewhat recent releases: Anora, Nosferatu, and The Worst Person in the World, their marketing as supposed ‘feminist’ films and the actual varying degrees of misogyny present throughout. No male di...

Hiiii welcome to the first bonus episode. I'm talking about the books I read in Jan. Feedback on doing video episodes appreciated 😁🤞 (sorry about the audio quality on this one!) ~ Jan Books ~ 00:00 Upstream by Mary Oliver 10:04 The Kites by Romain Gary 15:26 Females by Andrea Long Chu 23:49 The Sexual Politics of Meat by Carol J. Adams 27:41 Madonna In A Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali

Victoria and I have been deep in the internet fandom trenches for a decade, so, we're talking about being raised by the internet and how it was actually beneficial for our knowledge of the world. We discuss our very early introduction to internet culture, leading into 2010s Tumblr feminism and social justice warriors and how we think the push of alt right ideas re-emerged online (blame PewDiePie)....

I hate marriage - the vote that won on last week’s poll for this week’s episode! In this episode, I’ll be discussing marriage abolitionism under the teachings of Clementine Ford in her book “I Don’t”. This is one of my favourite books ever and was revolutionary in introducing me to feminist theory and giving me an understanding of how the patriarchy permeates every aspect of our lives. I hope I ca...

Unfortunately, MAFS is back on Australian TV. Though I’ve personally never watched it, a certain groom has been permeating my TikTok fyp. In this episode we talk about the sheer volume of relationship-based reality TV shows and the impact they can have on real life relationships. I’ve also noticed a trend of reality shows profiting off of women’s suffering and the negative effects these shows can...

Erika & I met when we both tried to buy tickets to the Singaporean BTS concert in 2018. So, in this episode we talk about Korean history and the current political climate as a barrier to so-called “western” feminism. We also touch on the uniqueness of South Korean beauty standards promoted particularly by K-Pop and the associated dangers for women in the industry. We hope you’ll learn somethin...

Hii everyone! In this episode we’ll be delving into different branches of feminist theory and particularly discussing the criticisms surrounding choice feminism. I’ll be outlining the problems with labelling sex work as a feminist choice and the oxymoron which is “ethical” porn. I hope you learn something new! Follow me ~ IG: instagram.com/intoodeepod TikTok: tiktok.com/@intoodeepod Resources ~ Fa...

Hi everyone, in this first episode we'll be discussing gender as a social construct. I’ll touch on the increase of "feminine" and "masculine" energy on social media, Mark Zuckerberg, and the gendered hunter-gatherer myth. I hope you learn something new :3 Follow me ~ IG: instagram.com/intoodeepod TikTok: tiktok.com/@intoodeepod References ~ Anderson A, et. al (2023) “The Myth of Man The Hunter: Wo...