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Did Hollywood Whitewash Stonewall?
Season 1 E 11 • 08/06/2015

Trans women were at the forefront of the LGBT civil rights movement, so Franchesca wonders why they've been whitewashed from the Hollywood movie about the Stonewall riots.

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07/22/2015
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08/05/2015
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Did Hollywood Whitewash Stonewall?

Trans women were at the forefront of the LGBT civil rights movement, so Franchesca wonders why they've been whitewashed from the Hollywood movie about the Stonewall riots.
08/06/2015
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Should All Native American Mascots Be Banned?

Franchesca checks in with Native American hip-hop artist Nataanii Means about sports teams appropriating indigenous culture for their mascots.
08/26/2015
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Franchesca reveals the racist origins of everyday phrases along with other problematic words still in use.
10/07/2015
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Franchesca heads to New York City for Comic-Con to interview attendees about representation and ask them why there aren't more BIPOC superheroes.
10/14/2015
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Franchesca and her team of comedians examine a host of racially insensitive costumes based on stereotypes and racial profiling from around the globe.
10/21/2015
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10/28/2015
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Franchesca attempts to lay out exactly what defines cultural appropriation and dispel some of the myths about the subject.
11/11/2015
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Franchesca works through the truths of Thanksgiving, from common myths about Native Americans and Pilgrims to the likely menu items served in 1621.
11/18/2015
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Francesca introduces social conditioning as a factor in biased thinking and breaks down the causes and consequences of stereotyping.
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