#870 Don't police me, bro! (Feminism)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 18 August 2017
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Air Date: 10/21/2014
Today we take a look at a variety of ways that (mostly) men attempt to police the actions and choices of (mostly) women, causing nothing but damage as a result
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The List of Rules for Women - @jsmooth995 - Air Date: 9-2-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Follow the Rule - Johnny Ace - The Complete Duke Recordings
Ch. 4: Act 2: Victimhood Provides Privleges - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 6-13-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Bad Behavior - Bad Behavior
Ch. 6: Act 3: SHE ASKED FOR IT - @lacigreen - Air Date: 09-06-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Deserve Better - Swings and Roundabouts
Ch. 8: Act 4: Shut Your Mouth And Take It, 'Fox & Friends' Advises Women - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 07-08-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Good Old Days - Even Worse
Ch. 10: Act 5: Radical Religion and Male Privilege - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 08-22-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Second Class Citizen - Out of the Ordinary Songs, Vol. 2
Ch. 12: Act 6: Study Explains Why Hobby Lobby Supporters Are Opposed to Birth Control - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-25-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band
Ch. 14: Act 7: The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act via @healthyteen & @nwlc - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 15: Song 7: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 16: Act 8: Pondering Gender In 1620 - @radio_dispatch - Air Date: 3-20-14
Activism: The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act
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Sign to support the The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act legislation backed by the National Women’s Law Center and Healthy Teen Network
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Submit your story to #NoTeenShame
Sources/further reading:
"New Mexico Parental-Leave Law Helps Teen Moms Stay in School” via NBC News
"Where’s the ’16, Parenting, and OK’ Reality Show?” by Gloria Malone at RH Reality Check
"#NoTeenShame: A Social Media Movement Pushes Us To Respect Young Mothers & We’re All For It” via Hello Beautiful
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome everyone to another regularly scheduled rerun. |
| 0:02.7 | Today's episode is an instant classic from 2014 about feminism. |
| 0:07.1 | And maybe surprisingly, maybe not three years on the patriarchy still hasn't been smashed. |
| 0:12.6 | So a lot of what is being said in today's episode is as relevant today as it was three years back. |
| 0:19.3 | And for members, we have a members only episode for you, which turns out to be sort of a companion piece to this one. |
| 0:25.9 | Amanda and I have a discussion also about feminism in the modern day. |
| 0:30.0 | And trying to have in sort of a discussion about why is it not exactly a finely tuned well oiled machine trying to diagnose some of the little quirks and problems and look for some hope on the horizon for how we can get from where we are to a slightly better place. |
| 0:51.3 | So as always for details on that and all the other members perks, check us out on Patreon or go to the contribute tab at bestofluv.com. |
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| 1:51.8 | But for now, enjoy the show. |
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| 1:59.4 | Now welcome to the award winning best of the left podcast with clips today from J smooth the Jimmy Dorshow lacy green the young Turks the Tom Hartman program. |
| 2:07.2 | The David Pakman show activism from best of the left radio dispatch and lexicon valley and for all the women in the audience, please get the permission of a male guardian before listening. |
| 2:20.5 | Hey, so I have a quick question that there's a lot of stuff in the news about women, how women are treated right now. |
| 2:27.1 | And I want to contribute and be a part of the conversation, but I'm having trouble keeping track. Does anyone have a complete up to date list of everything that women are supposed to do and not do so that they qualify for having their humanity respected. |
| 2:42.7 | I go, okay, I know that if women want to feel safe in public, they're supposed to not dress a certain way. |
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