Impostor Syndrome, Latecomings, and... You Like Me? You Really Like Me?!
Feminine Chaos
English - September 16, 2020 02:21 - 58.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsNews Science Natural Sciences women feminism culture culture wars Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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It's been a banner month for fakers, imposters, poseurs, and actors of all varieties. Kat and Phoebe discuss the peculiar phenomenon of academic hoaxsters assuming transracial identities, which may have a surprising parallel in the aspirational machismo of Phoebe's high school classmates. Then: is it "queer" to think women are interesting? And what's the deal with the Oscars' new diversity guidelines?
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Jessica Krug's confession on Medium CV Vitolo: Another academic racial fraud? CV Vitolo's confession on Medium Becky Albertalli's "late" coming-out essay, on (guess where) Medium The Oscars announces new diversity standards Kat's Reason article about the Oscars diversity standardsSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.