Geek Herring
Critical Geek Culture
We found 3 episodes of Geek Herring with the tag “geek feminist”.
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Geeking Out About Halloween: Costumes, Movies, and Cultural Appropriation
October 25th, 2019 | 42 mins 11 secs
costumes, cultural appropriation, feminism, geek, geek feminist, geek girls, geeking out, halloween, holidays
Halloween is all about dressing up as someone or something you're not, having fun, and eating all the candy your belly can hold. Or at least that's what it was like for Amanda, who grew up in North America. Monika, on the other hand, doesn't have the same kind of connection since they don't celebrate in Austria.
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Geeking Out About Unicorn Store: Embrace Your Weird
April 19th, 2019 | 52 mins 36 secs
brie larson, female directors, female film, geek feminism, geek feminist, geek girls, geek podcast, geeking out, intersectional feminism, intersectionality, unicorn store, women in film
Unicorn Store is Brie Larson's directorial debut! It's a bright, colourful, and totally extra coming of age film tackling some pretty tough issues. Learning to love yourself and those around you for who they are, even if you come with extra glitter and rainbows, and embracing your weird ass self, even when it feels like the whole world's against you.
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Geek Girl Reviews: The Mask You Live In (Exploring Toxic Masculinity)
April 12th, 2019 | 48 mins 22 secs
documentary, feminism, geek feminism, geek feminist, geek girls, geek herring, geek podcast, geeks, intersectional feminism, masculinity, review, the mask you live in, toxic masculinity
While we're a geek feminist podcast, it's so important to understand why toxic masculinity exists. Though not the norm for most men, toxic masculinity is so hate filled and violent that it breeds and seeps its way through society and culture as a whole. But why does it happen?