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Why Racism Isn't Just a Southern Problem
Season 3 E 9 • 06/29/2016
Franchesca introduces three methods by which racism was maintained in the Nothern and Western U.S., not just in the South, including the creation of sundown towns and redlining.

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Franchesca dives into the racist history of the word "Caucasian" and argues it is outdated.
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Franchescha shows how slaveholders and Jim Crow laws created and perpetuated stereotypes of Black women well into the 20th century.
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Franchesca and female BIPOC guests from different backgrounds share why representation in media matters and why shifting Western beauty standards to be more inclusive is critical.
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The Weird History of Asian Sex Stereotypes
Franchesca examines the ways institutional racism created stereotypes about Asian women and men that persist today in Western media and Hollywood.
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Franchesca shows how "color blindness" is harmful and how BIPOC suffer disproportionately in education, real estate and employment.
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S3 • E9
Why Racism Isn't Just a Southern Problem
Franchesca introduces three methods by which racism was maintained in the Nothern and Western U.S., not just in the South, including the creation of sundown towns and redlining.
06/29/2016
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Can You Guess Who's Muslim? featuring Karim Metwaly
Hollywood and the news might make you believe Muslims have a particular look, so Decoded hits the street to address preconceptions about who is and isn't Muslim.
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Franchesca offers rebuttals to four frequent arguments against Black Lives Matter activists.
07/14/2016
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Franchesca digs into some of the excuses for slavery, including Bill O'Reilly's quip that it wasn't "so bad."
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Are Hispanics White?
Franchesca enlists Kat Lazo to help break down the difference between "Hispanic" and "Latino" leading up to the 2020 U.S. census.
08/24/2016
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Five Ethnic Stereotypes That Used to Be the Opposite
Franchesca's crew of comedians reacts to some of the quotes and ideas historical racists came up with about Irish, German and other people.
08/31/2016
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A Retirement Home for Trump Supporters
Franchesca pitches Simpler Times Retirement Home, the perfect place for aging Americans who are longing for a return to simpler -- or racist -- times.
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How Voter ID Laws Explain Structural Racism
Franchesca reveals the racist history of voter ID laws, which have primarily prevented the poor, the elderly and BIPOC from voting.
10/05/2016
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Decoded talks to people who have firsthand experience with strangers butchering their names, which actually aren't that complicated.
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Decoded uses stand-up comedy to figure out why some white people are triggered by being called racist.
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