Season 2 E 5 • 10/28/2015

Franchesca teams up with special guest Ben O'Keefe to shed some light on student debt and what to do about it.

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Are Fried Chicken and Watermelon Racist?

Franchesca Ramsey talks about the violent history of Black culinary stereotypes.

Does Race Affect Your Dating Life?

Franchesca investigates the personal psychology and internal bias of online dating.

10 Excuses Used to Deny Racism Debunked

Franchesca reviews 10 common excuses used by people trying to justify their racist behavior.

What If White People Experienced Microaggressions

Franchesca explores scenarios in which BIPOC experience microaggressions and inadvertent insults that stereotype them.

If Famous Movie Characters Were Black

Decoded reimagines famous Hollywood movies with Black people as the lead characters to show the double standards they're held to in society.

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.

Six Phrases with Surprisingly Racist Origins

Franchesca reveals the racist origins of everyday phrases along with other problematic words still in use.

Can You Name Seven Superheroes of Color?

Franchesca heads to New York City for Comic-Con to interview attendees about representation and ask them why there aren't more BIPOC superheroes.

12 Racist Halloween Costumes for Kids

Franchesca and her team of comedians examine a host of racially insensitive costumes based on stereotypes and racial profiling from around the globe.

Five Reasons Student Loans are Bulls**t

Franchesca teams up with special guest Ben O'Keefe to shed some light on student debt and what to do about it.

White People Whitesplain Whitesplaining

Franchesca is bombarded by whitesplainers.

Seven Myths About Cultural Appropriation Debunked

Franchesca attempts to lay out exactly what defines cultural appropriation and dispel some of the myths about the subject.

Why Do You Think Stereotypes Are True?

Francesca introduces social conditioning as a factor in biased thinking and breaks down the causes and consequences of stereotyping.

Where Are You Really From?

Franchesca is offended during a coffee date when she is asked where she's from.

What Did Jesus Really Look Like?

Franchesca looks at the reasons behind the whitewashing of modern-day Jesus and shows what he may have actually looked like.

Social Justice Warrior Training Video Leaked

Franchesca trains her social justice warriors to be ready for combat on the front lines in the fight against ignorance and structural racism.

Why Does Privilege Make People So Angry?

Franchesca explains why bringing attention to someone's privilege shouldn't be read as a personal attack and why discussing privilege isn't placing blame, but is raising awareness.

Is PC Culture Anti-Free Speech?

Franchesca argues PC culture speaks out against discrimination and has nothing to do with stripping others of their own voices or opinions.

Are the Primaries Racist?

Because Iowa and New Hampshire are two of the whitest states in the U.S., the presidential primary is criticized for stifling BIPOC voices, so Francheca suggests a workaround.

If You Farted Every Time You Were Racist

Franchesca wonders what the world would be like if people farted every time they were racist.

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