Episodes
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Today I want to explore the fine line between "that's just the way I am" and "I genuinely can't do this any differently". Where does "I struggle with social awareness" begin and "I don't care about others" begin? For this exploration we will study the characters of Paris Geller and Louis Litt, with some personal interjections as the resident loud mouth autistic girl that everyone on the internet loves to hate.
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Articles and Commentary Links
"Parent Couple Conflict and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Youth with Autism: Longitudinal Investigation of Bidirectional Effects"
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8958176/
"Autistic children may be more likely to misinterpret healthy arguments between their parents"
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210126/Autistic-children-may-be-more-likely-to-misinterpret-healthy-arguments-between-their-parents.aspx
"Radical Online Communities and their toxic allure for autistic men"
https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/radical-online-communities-and-their-toxic-allure-for-autistic-men/
"Does anyone else experience misogyny by men who blame their autism?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/AutismInWomen/comments/1bqc2bb/does_anyone_else_experience_misogyny_by_men_who/
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Today we revisit a conversation from The Feminine Hysteria Show, "Why Do Men Seem To Hate Women SO much?"
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Podcast: Difficult Conversations with KadyRoxz Podcast
Episode Title: Woke Culture Is The New Christianity
YouTube: https://youtu.be/iFIM3KhRwOs
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Release Date: October 10th 2024
Episode Summary:
Today we delve into the parallels between woke culture and Western Christianity, exploring how both function as moral policing systems, examing the human urge to "judge" others in an attempt to gain self-esteem by adhering to hierarchical structures.
Woke culture, which originally aimed to promote inclusion and protect marginalized communities, has evolved into a mechanism for social validation and superiority—much like Christianity's historical influence on social norms and power structures.
Touching on themes of extremism, the weaponization of morality, and how both conservative and liberal ideologies have fueled a feedback loop of conflict, Roxz also critiques how woke culture has strayed from its revolutionary roots and how the internet has exacerbated these dynamics.
Drawing parallels between church hierarchies in marginalized communities and modern woke culture, Kady opens up a difficult conversation about the societal need for self-righteousness and control.
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Podcast Show Notes Summary
Episode Title: Why Men Use Their Pain To Side With Power & The Abandonment of Boys
Episode Overview: In this episode, we delve into the complexities of societal conditioning, self-awareness, and oppression. The host, KadyRoxz, begins with a vivid, symbolic monologue excerpt from her book The Consequence of Girlhood, that explores navigating the idea that we’ve been conditioned to ignore our bodies’ natural wisdom from a young age in an attempt to prepare us to submit to oppressive systems. This theme of internal wisdom versus societal programming runs throughout the episode, exploring how we are taught to prioritize external approval over self-preservation and the way this (inter-sectionalism) divides the collective by incentivizing each group to hyper focus on their own oppression and belittle the suffering of those below them.
The episode also challenges listeners to reconsider how social systems oppress everyone differently, illustrating that while both men and women are harmed by these structures, the nature and degree of harm are unequal. Intersectionality plays a key role in understanding how different identity markers influence one’s social and economic standing, using examples to show the nuanced ways we’re ranked within societal power structures.
Key Takeaways:
Social conditioning starts early, teaching us to suppress our natural instincts and body wisdom, which later influences how we make life decisions. We are taught that taking care of ourselves is selfish, creating a "dark instinct" that leads us to put others' needs ahead of our own to maintain our place within the social hierarchy. The episode emphasizes the harm caused by the patriarchy to various groups, but stresses that the harm is not equally distributed. Intersectionality is crucial to understanding how societal privileges are assigned based on race, gender, class, and sexual orientation. Equality does not mean equal suffering; rather, it requires equity, which acknowledges that different groups need different levels of support to reach the same baseline. Pain can make us self-centered, and the episode encourages listeners to shift from "me vs. them" thinking to "we."Quotes:
“Your body loves you more than the people who want you to obey ever will.” “Pain makes narcissists of us all.” “The funny thing about equality is that it’s not about making all things equal, it’s about making things equitable.”Ad Break
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https://www.patreon.com/difficultconversationsFinal Thoughts: The host leaves listeners with a call to reflect on their own position within these social structures and to consider the ethical implications of playing the game. They stress the importance of looking up, forward, and being aware of how we may unknowingly participate in the very systems that oppress us.
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Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform. https://www.patreon.com/difficultconversationsDuration: Approximately 19 mins (full episode 30 minutes)
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Too often our desire to create rule of thumbs about what type of person is safe and what type of person is dangerous becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy that leads us to the exact danger we sought to avoid.
Today we’re exploring the logical fallacies associated with perceiving “childish men” as safer than hyper-masculine “alpha males”.
We’ll also discuss:
Why you can’t “speed run” getting to know someone Why purposely not talking to a dating option isn’t “playing games”
Why its problematic to conflate hyper masculinity with violence and overlook the dangers of a purposely curated “childish” persona
And on Patreon we’ll cover:
How domestic work is used as a tool of abuse
The oppressive nature of viewing children as objects of joy
How women gaslight themselves into accepting discomfort and disrespect in relationships
How women use their emotionally available friends as life rafts to endure inconsiderate men (instead of leaving)
And more…
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