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ICYMI: American Girl’s Addy Is More Than a Slave

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41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by NPR’s Aisha Harris to talk about the return of the discourse about Addy Walker, the first Black American Girl doll. They discuss Aisha’s great piece from 2016, “The Making of an American Girl,” their own histories with the doll, and why this discourse pops up so frequently. This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Daisy Rosario. Subscribe to Slate Plus at http://slate.com/icymiplus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

What's up guys, I am Ashley Gavin, and I am your father.

0:03.1

I'm Elena Joy, I am Mommy, and I'm Mackin from your hot teenage brother.

0:08.4

Baby, Mack is baby.

0:09.7

We are your chosen family, because you don't have a gay family, and you need a gay family.

0:14.3

Every week, we bring a topic to the family dinner table from gender dysphoria,

0:17.9

to monogamy, to how to figure out if someone is into you.

0:20.5

Listen to Chosen Family every Wednesday on your favorite podcast app,

0:24.0

or watch full episodes on YouTube to get the full family experience.

0:27.8

Chosen Family is a part of the Forever Dog podcast network.

0:31.5

Eddie is truly an American girl. Her experiences of moving from being a slave person to a free

0:39.1

person really help incorporate what the promise of America is.

0:44.4

Hi, I'm Rachel Anton, and you're listening to ICYMI. In case you missed it,

0:49.4

Slates podcast about internet culture. Hello, hello, ICYMI. Hi, yes.

0:55.6

I am still refusing to use ICYMI guys because I don't like rhyming puns,

1:00.4

unless it's cockney slang. And even then, it's it's iffy. It's iffy.

1:05.7

I hope all y'all are doing as well as possible in this the most

1:10.5

interminable month of the year. January always seems to go on for way too long.

1:15.5

Speaking of things that have gone on for a long time, a little update on the co-host search,

1:19.9

it is still going on, just like January.

1:26.4

Yes, we are working very hard to get me and y'all a consistent co-host. In fact,

1:31.7

I think it's pretty much our only resolution for 2023. Hopefully, good news will be coming soon,

1:36.7

but in the meantime, I do want to thank y'all once again for sticking around during this transitional

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