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How to Not Be a Karen

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Feminism, Gender, Media Analysis, Body Politics, Patriarchy, Intersectionality, Society & Culture, Cultural Commentary, Beauty Standards, Internet Culture, Womens Rights

4.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

How do you solve a problem like white feminism? Mikki Kendall knows, and the answer isn't being nice. From #solidarityisforwhitewomen to Hood Feminism, Mikki shares how uprooting racism within mainstream feminism became her mission, and why she makes white ladies uncomfortable on purpose.

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0:00.0

If you're someone who says, I want to be a CEO and I want to pay my workers less than

0:09.0

$15 an hour to maximize my profits, you're not going to like me very much.

0:14.5

If you're someone who really thinks that the most important thing in feminism is whether

0:19.5

not women change their last names or if they wear a lipstick or they shave their underarms,

0:23.7

we're not going to get along.

0:25.6

I love you!

0:31.2

Like a lady, like a lady, like a lady, like a lady, like a lady, like a lady, like a lady, like a lady like a lady, like a lady like.

0:38.0

I love...

0:43.5

Caroline, we've done an episode about maiden names.

0:48.5

Two episodes about makeup.

0:50.8

A three-parter on body hair.

0:52.9

And when our guest Mickey Kendall said that,

0:56.7

I did have a moment of thinking,

0:59.8

is she talking about us?

1:02.9

Well, I don't know if you needed to worry about asking,

1:04.9

because if you know anything about Mickey,

1:07.1

you know that she will not hesitate to let white feminists know when we're missing the point.

1:12.5

Yeah, yeah.

1:13.7

And I do get it.

1:15.1

Like Mickey is an outspoken feminist who's always looking at the bigger structural issues.

1:22.1

Like, where all the lipstick you want or don't,

1:25.6

can we just talk about affordable housing and food insecurity instead, please?

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