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Capitalizing on Anti-Capitalist Movies

Capitalist satires are impossible to escape right now - The Menu, Parasite, Sorry to Bother You, and Ready or Not are only a few of many. In this episode, Thea and Asina weigh in on why these anti-capitalist-y movies are all the rage - and how they might perpetuate the same issues they claim to dissect. Mild to intense spoilers for The Menu, Parasite, Sorry to Bother You, and Ready or Not are present. Sources Vatican formally rejects Doctrine of Discovery that allowed colonial-era seizure of Indigenous lands - The Globe and Mail [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-doctrine-discovery-vatican-city/]  “Mythic Quest” and the Pursuit of Anti-Capitalist Media ❧ Current Affairs [https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/08/mythic-quest-and-the-pursuit-of-anti-capitalist-media] How Anti-Capitalism Has Been Sold Back To Us [https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/anti-capitalism] Generation wealth: how the modern world fell in love with money | Society | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/jul/08/generation-wealth-how-the-modern-world-fell-in-love-with-money] the revolution will be aestheticized - by mary retta [https://maryretta.substack.com/p/the-revolution-will-be-aestheticized] 'Generation Wealth' bores you with the troubles of rich people | ksdk.com [https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/entertainment-news/generation-wealth-bores-you-with-the-troubles-of-rich-people/63-582230137]

Decriminalize this Episode

After taking an excessive break, hosts Thea and Asina are back to talk about harm reduction! They cover the history of drug prohibition (hint: it's racist), BC's new drug policy, and how we can all reduce harm. Also including the humiliation involved in asking for toilet paper in a public washroom. Sources A tale of two provinces: Assessing the opioid crises in BC and Alberta - Geoff Russ for Inside Policy | Macdonald-Laurier Institute [https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/a-tale-of-two-provinces-assessing-the-opioid-crises-in-bc-and-alberta-geoff-russ-for-inside-policy/]  History of Drug Policy in Canada [https://drugpolicy.ca/about/history/] Racism and Drug Policy — Harm Reduction TO [https://harmreductionto.ca/racism-and-drug-policy] How decriminalizing drugs in BC affects you | Student Services [https://students.ubc.ca/ubclife/decriminalizing-drugs-bc-affects-you] Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users [https://vandureplace.wordpress.com/] DULF [https://www.dulf.ca/] WAHRS - Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society | Vancouver BC [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064759747000] Pivot Legal Society [https://www.pivotlegal.org/] The British Columbia Association People on Opiate Maintenance [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064835674884]

The End Times (Globalization)

In this week's episode, hosts Thea and Asina dive into globalization and how it connects to Apple and its corporation-ness. They discuss annihilating space by time, structural adjustment policies, and spoilers for the first Knives Out movie.  TW: Suicide mention Sources How Apple Gives Our Consumerist Society No Choice and No Space | by Maria Lugo Alvarez | Medium [https://medium.com/@mlugo006/how-apple-gives-our-consumerist-society-no-choice-and-no-space-6ca06d3ffc80] “If you don’t have an iPhone…” Visualizing the hidden side of consumerism [https://imagingglobalpolitics.wordpress.com/if-you-dont-have-an-iphone-visualizing-the-hidden-side-of-consumerism/] No Logo at 20: have we lost the battle against the total branding of our lives? | Naomi Klein | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/aug/11/no-logo-naomi-klein-20-years-on-interview] Life and death in Apple’s forbidden city | Apple | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/18/foxconn-life-death-forbidden-city-longhua-suicide-apple-iphone-brian-merchant-one-device-extract] 'It's more than just what it is': Defetishising commodities, expanding fields, mobilising change… [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222298137_'It's_more_than_just_what_it_is'_Defetishising_commodities_expanding_fields_mobilising_change] John Lanchester · Gargantuanisation · LRB 22 April 2021 [https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n08/john-lanchester/gargantuanisation]

A Hairy Situation

Shaving, waxing, threading, lasering. There are too many ways to remove body hair - so Thea and Asina try to unpack why we treat our body hair the way we do. In this week's episode, the hosts give a historical rundown of body hair removal, talk about gender performance (and Judith Butler), and apply an intersectional lens to the subject. Sources * Shamed for body hair growing up, Desi women now challenging racist standards [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/shamed-body-hair-growing-desi-women-now-challenging-racist-standards-n1259157] * Hairy And Proud: Body Hair Removal Through A Feminist Lens [https://feminisminindia.com/2018/05/18/body-hair-removal-feminist-lens/] * The Hairless Ideal: Women and Their Body Hair - Susan A. Basow, 1991 [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1991.tb00479.x] * The new feminist armpit hair revolution: half-statement, half-ornament | Life and style | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/24/feminist-armpit-hair-revolution-half-statement-half-ornament] * DREADED "OTHERNESS": Heteronormative Patrolling in Women's Body Hair Rebellions [https://www.jstor.org/stable/23044206] * Can the Feminist Body Hair Movement be Intersectional? - Girls' Globe [https://www.girlsglobe.org/2019/04/29/can-the-feminist-body-hair-movement-be-intersectional/?doing_wp_cron=1675289568.0861480236053466796875] * A History Of Body Hair Removal And Distorted Body Image [https://feminisminindia.com/2018/05/16/history-body-hair-removal/] * Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory (Butler) [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3207893]

Tofu Bad? (Veganism and Vegetarianism)

Maybe tofu is bad? This week, Thea and Asina (a vegan and a vegetarian) speak on what veganism/vegetarianism is, why white veganism must be stopped, different methods of eating meat, and how there's no ethical consumption under capitalism.  Sources: https://irshdc.ubc.ca/2021/08/30/returning-home-and-paths-to-reconciliation/ Bloomsbury Collections - Veganism - Politics, Practice, and Theory [https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/book/veganism-politics-practice-and-theory/] https://www.theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/white-veganism-and-its-impact-on-indigenous-communities Find us on Instagram @shoutingfromthekitchen or email us at shoutingfromthekitchen@gmail.com!