Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re joined by our college friend Dr. Roxanne Felig, a social psychologist and science communicator who studies gender stereotypes, prejudice, and how they shape women’s sense of self, particularly in digital spaces. We invited Roxanne on to help us dig a little deeper into some of the themes we explored in our Manosphere series. We talk about self-objectification, internet trolls, irl haters, gender and age bias, the misandry myth, hustle bros, incels, trad...
Send us Fan Mail On this episode of The Problematic Present, Elise and Lucy chat with pop culture historian, Neida Teresa, to analyze how the manosphere and red pill ideology has infiltrated Love Island USA. They explore the ways that the men on the island display signs of misogyny vs. male supremacy, negging tactics to bring the women down, and the extreme sense of entitlement seen by most of the men of Season 8. Neida explores these themes through an intersectional lens, looking at ho...
Send us Fan Mail On this episode of My Problematic Past, Elise and Lucy chat with their friend Tara to talk about her experience as a Trump supporter. They discuss Tara's conservative upbringing, her involvement in the church and a fitness MLM, and how her views have evolved. The conversation explores topics including abortion, dating your pastor, COVID and anti-maskers, Pizzagate, Wayfair and Save the Children, Trump supporters vs. MAGA, and how to navigate relationships with conservat...
Send us Fan Mail On this episode of My Problematic Past, Elise is in the hot seat for the first time. She discusses her past as a young Zionist and the indoctrination that she eventually was able to get away from. Lucy and Elise discuss her "Birthright" trip to Israel, doing army crawling with IDF soldiers at summer camp and singing the Israeli National Anthem. Elise traces how she was able to finally deprogram this genocidal ideology and work to advocate for Palestinians and anti-Zionism. In...