Woke or Whateva

In this episode, we are joined by Alexander and Ramsley, our fellow podcasters from the podcast "Les Généralistes" to have an honest conversation about how cisgender heterosexual men uphold the patriarchy and what they can do to dismantle it. To fight against white supremacy is also to fight against patriarchy, and that's why it's imperative for this system to be abolished. Dans cet épisode, Alexa...

In this episode (which falls during Adoption Awareness Month), we tackle the subject of transracial adoption, from the perspective of two Black adopted women: Cam and Clem. The ladies talk about the politics of adoption, white saviourism, finding their Black identity while living in white spaces and more. It's important for non-adopted Black people to hear their voices as equally valid, since Blac...

This episode is sponsored by RISE Kombucha! Cet épisode est sponsorisé par RISE Kombucha! This is an uncomfortable conversation but it needs to be held. Corporal punishment is still very normalized in the Black community. Dr Lashley, a Black psychologist joins us to talk about the roots of this popular form of "discipline" as well as the short-term and long-term effects it has on Black children. C...

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Dans cet épisode, nous discutons de la loyauté des femmes noires aux hommes noirs lorsqu'il est question de relations amoureuses, mais aussi dans le mouvement de libération noire et dans les cercles activistes. Nous avons décidé d'avoir une conversation que nous avons l'habitude d'avoir à huis clos, publiquement et pour ce faire nous avons invités trois femmes noires, Aida, Jessica et Lourdenie po...

In this episode, we break down the last 4 months. We talk about the pandemic, discuss our thoughts on wokeorwhateva's sudden growth over the last couple of months, our reactions to the killings of black people, white people's performative activism and of course, our mental health. This was our first time back in the studio since quarantine and we are sooo excited because we have plenty of amazing...

Dans cet épisode, nous avons comme invitées Maha et Joelle, deux femmes musulmanes de couleur qui portent le hijab. Elles se sont joints à nous pour parler de leur expérience en tant que femmes voilée vivant au Québec et de la façon dont l'islamophobie et le racisme systémique les affectent. Ceci est un épisode enregistré à distance en raison du covid-19, donc on s'excuse d'avance pour les petits...

In this episode, we shed light on the mistreatment Africans are currently facing in China during this pandemic. We also address the blatant anti-blackness present in Asian communities and how anti-blackness is a global phenomenon. Is POC solidarity achievable? Or is it just a myth? We cover it all, in our first social distancing episode! Dans cet épisode, nous faisons la lumière sur les mauvais tr...

In this episode, we talk about WHAT accountability is. How can we hold each other accountable in the black community and why we seem to coddle cisgender black men instead of addressing their wrongdoings. By touching on topics such as consent, the Snoop Dogg vs Gayle King incident and more, we deconstruct how lack of accountability in our community actually hurts us more than anything. Dans cet épi...

Dans cette épisode on parle environnement!! Avec l'aide de notre invité Lourdenie Jean, fondatrice de la plateforme «l'Environnement, c'est intersectionnel», on utilise l'intersectionalité comme outils d'analyse pour décortiquer les enjeux environnements et comprendre de quelle façon elle affecte les communautés autochtones/noires/racisés. On discute aussi du racisme environemental, et des plusieu...

In this we episode, we are looking at feminism and talk about what it means to us. From the theory to the lived experience, we share and analyze the different ways in which black women's living experience is so unique and from everyone else because of the intersection of race and sex. In the company of our girl Aida, from the ''Sis, are you OK??'' podcast, we just decided to talk our sh*t on this...

Closing in on this decade, we look at certain events that occurred that shaped the women that we are today. From social media to the Kardashians, to police brutality. This is the decade that made us "woke or whateva" Finissant la décennie, on décortique certains événements qui ont fait de nous les femmes que ne sommes aujourd'hui. Des réseaux sociaux, aux Kardashians, à la brutalité policière. Voi...

As two non-darkskin women, having a discussion on colorism which centered dark skin, black people's experience was not just important, it was necessary. In this episode, we get into why dark-skinned black people are the only black people who are at the receiving end of colorism, and what is our job as allies when it comes to bring awareness to this specific issue! Avoir une discussion sur le color...

In this episode we talk about our type of men, why settling is BAD, how patriarchy forces us to lower our standards, the DUMB sh*t we've done for men and more! Dans cet épisode, on parle de nos goûts en matière de gars, le problème quand on se 'contente' de quelqu'un lorsqu'on parle de relations amoureuses, comment le patriarcat force les femmes à baisser leur standards, les trucs connes qu'on a d...

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