Season 6 E 11 • 03/14/2018

Guest Patti Harrison explores gender pronouns, and why asking and using someone's preferred pronouns is a sign of respect.

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Why Do People Say "Ax" Instead of "Ask?"

Franchesca explores why pronouncing the word ask as "ax" is pejoratively associated with Black and working-class people.

Do All Muslim Women Wear a Hijab? featuring Fareeha Khan

Franchesca tasks Fareeha Khan with explaining the Muslim tradition of wearing a hijab.

Will Multiracial Kids End Racism?

Franchesca explains why ending racism is going to be more complicated than welcoming a new generation of multiracial babies.

Are Your Choices Instinct or Influence?

Raymond Braun helps Franchesca understand how cigarette companies have found ways to influence low-income communities to smoke.

Four Black Hair Myths Debunked

Franchesca presents a FAQ about Black hair, introduces common Black hairstyles and reveals misconceptions people of other races have about Black hair.

Racism in Gay Dating? featuring Dylan Marron

Dylan Marron shows how "preferences" are often used to mask discrimination in the world of gay dating apps and LGBTQ relationships.

How Hollywood Misrepresents the Working Class ft. Gabe G.

Gabe Gonzalez talks about the importance of accurately depicting middle- and working-class people in the media.

Colorism in the Latinx Community featuring Lee Chin

Franchesca enlists Lee Chin to break down colorism, a form of discrimination based on skin color in Latin America and the Latinx community in the U.S.

Are Mexicans Taking Our Jobs? featuring Maritza Montanez

Maritza Montanez shares what kinds of work undocumented immigrants do in the U.S. and debunks the racist notion Mexicans steal existing jobs from Americans.

Are All Asians Rich? featuring Lily Du

Lily Du topples the myth of the model minority.

Can You Choose Your Own Pronouns? featuring Patti Harrison

Guest Patti Harrison explores gender pronouns, and why asking and using someone's preferred pronouns is a sign of respect.

Four Reasons School Dress Codes Are Sexist

Franchesca explains how dress code enforcement at school disproportionately affects girls, polices their bodies and unfairly limits their wardrobe choices.

Why Are There So Few Asians in Hollywood?

Guests Lily Du and Fareeha Khan examine Hollywood's justification for Asian erasure in big-budget movies and posit diversity in film would be a boon for Hollywood.

Five Phrases Disabled People Are Tired Of

Guest Danielle Perez reviews offensive comments made about people with disabilities.

Why Don’t Straight Men Hold Hands?

Guest host Kenny and Franchesca break down homophobic ideas about intimacy and show intimacy between men is not only instinctual, but has mental health benefits.

Where Does the "Fiery Latinx" Stereotype Come From?

Joanna Hausmann breaks down the history of a Latinx stereotype, from one-dimensional roles in 1920s Hollywood to Sofia Vergara's character on "Modern Family."

Gabe Gonzalez examines three speech characteristics perceived as inherent in gay men that instead they widely embrace.

The Virginity Double Standard

Franchesca concludes the viginity double standard serves no one and oversexualizing women -- and men -- reduces them into objects.

Five Asexuality Myths Debunked

Ricky Dillon explores misconceptions about asexual people.

Three Reasons Being Called Exotic Is Not a Compliment

Franchesca explains why describing female BIPOC as exotic reinforces white beauty standards.

Are Drag Queens Trans?

Peppermint explains the differences between drag queens and trans women.

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