Sad Girls Club - #12 - The First Round of Immigration

This week yr very favorite sgoc (sad girls of color) are talking abt Aziz Ansari’s new show Master of None, campus anti-racist protests and Mizzou, Yale, and everywhere, student activism and safe spaces, and cultural taxation for poc (professors of color). Reading List: Student Activism is Serious Business and The Seduction of Safety, on Campus and Beyond by Roxane Gay, and The Invisible Labor of Minority Professors By Audrey Williams June. This episode was recorded on Nov 15 2015. Music: Steve Combs: I Don’t Like Me Either. I Don’t Like Me Either by Steve Combs is licensed under a Attribution License. 

Sad Girls Club - #11 - Don't Call It A Comeback

bell hooks (patron saint of SGC) says that conversations are the most revolutionary form of learning, and yr very fav sad brown girls agree! Listen to us converse abt abuse of police power in schools and on the streets (#AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh, #DanielHoltzclaw) and theorize abt gender as a colonial invention and the performative contradiction of oppressors complaining abt being silenced. Reading List: "You Are Oppressing Us!" by Sara Ahmed on feministkilljoys.com and Darkmatter's insta @darkmatterpoetry. This episode was recorded on Nov 7 2015. Music: Steve Combs: I Don’t Like Me Either. I Don’t Like Me Either by Steve Combs is licensed under a Attribution License. 

Sad Girls Club - #10 - Me as a Socialist Celeb

Begin the process of decolonization by listening to yr v fav sad postcolonial girls as we discuss: sus suffragettes have apparently not evolved, are still racist, NYT mag’s profile of Nicki Minaj, the UCC shooting, and bell hooks residency @ The New School. Reading List: The Passion of Nicki Minaj by Vanessa Grigoriadis, Moving from Pain to Power: Confronting Loss with bell hooks + Marci Blackman + Darnell Moore. This episode was recorded on Oct 9 2015. Music: Steve Combs: I Don’t Like Me Either. I Don’t Like Me Either by Steve Combs is licensed under a Attribution License. 

Sad Girls Club - #9 - Putlocker and Chill

Join yr v fav sad postcolonial girls as we discuss: This week in feminist fuckery: 1) Viola Davis’ Emmy speech had Nancy Lee Grahn in her feelings, 2) Tina Fey’s fake feminism from 40 Rock to 92nd St, 3) Beyonce feminism loses another not-so-loyal follower, diversity in the ivory tower + beyond (it’s a scam!!!), and fall tv predictions for the 4 shows we watch. This episode was recorded on Sept 22 2015. Music: Steve Combs: I Don’t Like Me Either. I Don’t Like Me Either by Steve Combs is licensed under a Attribution License.

Reading List: ‘How to Uphold White Supremacy by Focusing on Diversity and Inclusion’ by Kyra on Model View Culture 

Sad Girls Club - #8 - It Doesn't Add Up, Taylor

This week yr v fave sad brown girls discuss - This week in white feminist fuckery: 2015 VMAs edition ft. Miley, Rebel, and Taylor (7:30), rape frat banners at Old Dominion University (29:50), how white supremacy likes to separate revolutionaries (34:58), professor getting threats for banning the world illegal (47:24). This episode was recorded on Sept 5 2015. Music: Steve Combs: I Don’t Like Me Either. I Don’t Like Me Either by Steve Combs is licensed under a Attribution License.

Sad Girls Club - #7 - Give Me Yr Trust Fund

This week yr fav sad brown girls discuss: presidential update (6:25), This week in white feminist fuckery: Blue Ivy “joke” on Difficult People (18:47), MTV’s ‘White People, (21:30)’ and #GiveYourMoneyToWomen (39:30). This episode was recorded on Aug 21 2015. Music: Steve Combs: I Don’t Like Me Either. I Don't Like Me Either by Steve Combs is licensed under a Attribution License. 

Sad Girls Club - #6 - College Is Actually A Myth

This week yr v fav sad brown girls are discussing: Presidential update / “I’m Not Ready” by Sydette Harry (4:45), “The Myth of a White Minority” by Richard Alba (11:17), Nicki v  Taylor, #QuierdaKellyOsbourne (18:20) Back to school advice (28:23), This episode was recorded on Aug 5 2015. Music: Steve Combs: I Don’t Like Me Either. I Don't Like Me Either by Steve Combs is licensed under a Attribution License.

Sad Girls Club - #5 - Why Are Politics Majors Yelling At Me

This week yr v fav sad brown girls discuss: Sandra Bland (4:03), Black Lives Matter action @ Netroots Nation conference (14:27), “Choice” feminism (26:10), “Positive Attitude” Bullshit: On the dangers of “radical self-love” by Chloe Anne King (35:08). This episode was recorded on July 21 2015. Music: Steve Combs: I Don’t Like Me Either I Don't Like Me Either by Steve Combs is licensed under a Attribution License.

Sad Girls Club - #4 - Is Capitalism to Blame tbh

Yr v fav sad brown girls discussing: Amandla Sternberg v. Kylie Jenner, cultural appropriation (8:40), Oprah magazine crop top fiasco, body positivity (15:50), Clemency for non-violent drug offenders (21:50), #BLM2Years, Eric Garner settlement (24:10) Racism in higher ed (27:38), Cutting white ppl out of movies, Every Single Word (36:05), How Los Angeles Became a Third World City (37:00), Why poor ppl can’t be writers (37:35), Music: Steve Combs: I Don’t Like Me Either / I Don’t Like Me Either by Steve Combs is licensed under a Attribution License. This was recorded on June 14 2015.

Sad Girls Club - #3 - A Big Feminist Achievement for the Great USA

Yr v fav sad brown girls discussing: #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches (4:35), Presidential candidates (8:40), BBHMM (17:57), Amy Shumer (21:16), Bill Cosby (24:57), street harassment (29:12), and women on the 10$ bill (36:25). Music: Steve Combs: I Don’t Like Me Either / I Don’t Like Me Either by Steve Combs is licensed under a Attribution License. This was recorded on July 6 2015.

Sad Girls Club - #2 - Marriage, Tax Breaks, Whatever

Yr v fave sad brown girls talking abt the Charleston massacre (3:00) and Pride (18:00). Critical intro and outro music is Steve Combs: I Don’t Like Me Either. I Don’t Like Me Either by Steve Combs is licensed under a Attribution License. (CC by 4.0) This was recorded on June 27 2015.

Sad Girls Club - #1 - Pilot

On the first episode of Sad Girls Club, we discuss OITNB season 3 (4:03), postcolonial girlhood (20:15), and Rachel Dolezal (22:54). This was recorded on June 17, 2015.