Hella Chisme Podcast
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Angie's Women's History
Welcome back to another episode of the Hella Chisme Podcast. Dana delves into Women's History Month and International Women's Day, exploring the origins, significance, and personal impact of these celebrations on our perspectives of female achievement.
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Speaker 1:What you know about being poor, what you know about borrowing from your neighbor next door, what you know about bumming rides, what you know about having to swallow your pride. What do you do when you're through, when you're always helping people and nobody's there for you? What can I do or say when you're constantly standing in my face Talking about can you loan me $20 till I give my check next week? I said I only got $20 and me and my babies got to eat. Can you loan me $20 Till I give my check next week? I said I only got $20 and me and my baby got to eat. Shout out to Angie Stone. Rest in peace, angie Stone, what a legend. Honey, honey, me and my little brother used to love that damn song running around here 11, 12 years old talking about can you loan me 200 so we get our check? Ain't got a job the first.
Speaker 1:Welcome back to another episode of the hella cheese made podcast. My name is dana and no, stephanie ain't here. Hello, um, hello everyone. You know I'm sitting here talking to myself, which is fine, because you know we all have intrusive thoughts. So, technically, we all talk to ourselves on any other day, so why not let it be today, just like any other day? You ever sit there and you be sitting there and you be playing out a scenario in your head and you done got into a fight with somebody and they don't even know it yet. Yeah, I'm just like that too. I ain't no special. But welcome back to another episode this week.
Speaker 1:Sorry, this episode is late, ladies and gentlemen, but let me just tell you, uncle Dana has shit to do. I had a hectic work week. I had shit to do. I had a hectic work week. I had a paper due yesterday and you know, I'm just trying to get my shit together. I'm just trying to get my things together, just trying to continue to live my life. I work a full-time job, I'm going to school, I have a husband, I have two fur kids. All I'm trying to do is make it out here in this world, honey, and it's been busy, but hopefully it's better late than never to make sure y'all get an episode this week. Other than that, welcome back, welcome Blacks. We here again. Hopefully y'all had yourselves a nice, lovely week and you know, yeah, yeah, yeah, that's for y'all, welcome back.
Speaker 1:It's been a lot going on this week. So, you know, I hope y'all have really been taking care of yourselves this week, you know, taking care of your peace, going to talk to your therapist and, uh, you know, however you choose to deal with your, your stress and heal from that stress, amen. So yesterday, last night, while I was writing my paper, I had been watching the Bachelor, the new season of the Bachelor, which is season 29,. With this young man named Grant, and I've been liking this season, I've wanted to watch the Bachelor, which I think I've mentioned this before. I wanted to watch the Bachelor, but last night was Family's episode and one of the girls who he really, really likes and is in love with was Mormon, and I'm pretty sure this is who he's going to pick. But you know, we never know. Also, pause, shout out to my new glasses. Can y'all tell they're Versace? Anyway, if you're watching, you can tell they're Versace, but if you're just listening, just so you know, I have these brand new versace eyeglasses that I just got with my new prescription. So we are here seeing and believing. Amen, thank you. Um, anyway, back to the back to the bachelor. Last week was family's week and I just watched the episode last night.
Speaker 1:I say all that to say that, you know, I like this, I like the show, I like that. It's this black man on here and he's trying to get him a woman and a wife and have some kids, and I think it's real cute. I'm here for it. I do think that one of the girls that he is moving forward with, I don't really see it for them. I think her name is not natia, it's another girl. Uh, I think she's the beauty passion girl and I cannot remember that girl's name, but I don't know. Know, I don't see it for her. She seems a little too stony, a little too. Um, like you know she's a little pent up. Um, beautiful girl. I think she was also a pageant girl, uh, and you know so. I also think with pageants sometimes come some insecurities down the line. I think she has some of those, as does anybody. But you know, it's just. I'm not seeing it for the two of them. I see him with the Mormon girl more than anything, or Juliana, that's the Italian girl. The two of them, I can see either one of those happening. So, anyway, if you've been watching the Bachelor, let me know, let us know in the comments.
Speaker 1:Also, I finished the last episode of Love is Blind last night and if you've been listening to the show, you know my back and forth and my issues with Love is Blind, especially as of lately.
Speaker 1:Um, I love to watch and support the show, but it's just been pissing me off more and more.
Speaker 1:So you know, I just, I just want better for the show, I want more for the show.
Speaker 1:I want more for the show. I wanted it to truly be a show about finding love, finding people who actually want to get married and them actually doing that and going through with it, not the bullshit that we've been getting from Love is Blind, and don't get me wrong, right, I understand that people get in relationships and then they find out and determine actually the love they have for each other is probably not enough to lead them to the aisle to get married, enough to lead them to the aisle to get married, and also that this is a show and there's only so many weeks that they have to cover so many topics. So I also understand that sometimes the topics that they need to cover, they need to dive deeper into to be able to make that final decision. I get all that, but all that time y'all spend in the pods, you mean to tell me we're not asking these questions? Like I just I don't know, I'm not here for it. I'm like get this shit done and let's have this beautiful wedding.
Speaker 1:That's what I want to see, I'm here for the beautiful weddings. I mean, you know, stop picking these people that don't want to get married, and I'm tired of every time they're getting to the altar they're talking about it's too fast. Bitch, do you know what you signed up for? You signed up to be on a show where you sit behind walls for two or three weeks and then, after the two or three weeks, you then come out of the pods for another four weeks and then you live together and then you need to decide in the four weeks if y'all are going to get married or not. I would be much happier if these couples would move into these apartments and within the first couple of days or first couple of weeks, they're like it's not seeing it. Okay, we got to leave the show, we're done. But instead I feel like people are staying to continue a storyline, and that is frustrating to me because that's not what I want to see. Yes, me selfish. I want to see, I want to see a love story.
Speaker 1:So I think what one out of all of the, out of one, out of four of the couples got married? Devin, and what's that girl's name? Oh, my gosh, devin and Virginia. I expected them to get married. I am very surprised they didn't. He, she, virginia, had this man sign a prenup get married. I am very surprised they didn't. He, she, virginia, had this man sign a prenup and then didn't even marry him Like girl. What are we doing?
Speaker 1:And at the end you know, I understood what she was saying because they had a lot of conversations about politics and he from from you know things that have been coming out seems like he's a very right-wing person. He's all about the three pubs which you know. That's your life, you live it. But she's not about that and that seemed to be a problem for her. It was also, I think, something about a check that's supposed to come up and come out during the reunion, that his mother wrote a check for them for their anniversary, for their gift, for the wedding, and she felt like she couldn't trust him.
Speaker 1:After that, I don't know, she felt like she couldn't trust him after that. I don't know. I just feel like you know you're on a show about getting married. You know you are supposed to do it an X amount of time If you don't think at the end of that road that you are going to be able to say yes at the, at the aisle with the person that you've chosen, think you need to respectfully bow out instead of wasting us, wasting everybody's time. And that's just what I have to say on that. Other than that, ladies and gentlemen, this week's episode is an episode reprise. We, during this time last year, talked about International Women's Day and Women's History Month, and I thought it would be perfect to bring back this episode. And, you know, just go back through the history and information about international women's day and women's history month on international women's day. And, yeah, you know, I hope you all enjoy the conversation that me and Stephanie had and we will see you all again next week. Bye.
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Speaker 1:And thank you guys for tuning in and we're back. Do you know what I was listening to? I ended my subscription with Apple Music because my husband was like I'm paying for Spotify Premium and it's a family package, so you need to get on it. And I was like I'm paying for Spotify premium and it's a family package, so you need to get on it. And I was like, okay, so I ended my Apple Music subscription, which meant that all the music I had been listening to was all music that I downloaded previously to Apple, Was all music that I downloaded previously to Apple. And so I was getting into, like you know, some older, like early, like mid 2000,. Like you know, the Tiana Taylor album. I was listening to some old Chris Brown from, like his the royalty album where his daughter had just was born. Oh, yeah.
Speaker 1:And some old Miguel, like you know oh my gals good, yes, random um, but yeah, so, like we mentioned, uh, march is a celebration of women's history month, and international women's day is celebrated on march 8th, um, and so, you know, for the most part, most corporate settings do celebrations for their women, of their corporations, and people celebrate these things online as well and on other podcast platforms and all different kinds of ways people celebrate these things, and that is what we gonna going to be doing here. So we're going to talk a little bit about, you know, the history of Women's History Month and how that started, and then we'll just, you know, get into a little bit of conversation about some things over the years that have happened, with women being front-facing in these things, and yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2:So I'll start off with how Women's History Month started. So the very first Women's Day happened on February 28th, 1909. So over a hundred years ago, 09 um. So over 100 years ago, and to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the new york city garment workers strikes, um. And, however, women's history month did not become a regular occurrence until decades later. So it happened that day and then it didn't become, like you know, a consistent, regular celebration until a couple of decades later, so in 1981, so like 70 years later.
Speaker 2:Almost California Sonoma County Commission on the status of women created Women's Week. The status of women created Women's Week coinciding with International Women's Day to honor women's achievements. It was started to highlight women's achievements across various fields, from science and politics to art and business, and to inspire future generations to art and business. And to inspire future generations. And the National Women's History Project successfully lobbied Congress to designate all of March as National Women's History Month in 1987, so six years later. Since then it's become an annual observance in the united states and globally yeah, and so international women's day is observed annually.
Speaker 1:So, like I mentioned right, we have one coming up, march 8th, um, and it's a global celebration honoring essentially women's social and economic and cultural political achievements, same as you, you know, celebrating women's history.
Speaker 1:So celebrating the celebration of women is what these things are about. The history behind International Women's Day can be tracked from the early 20th century, emerging from labor movements and socialist activities. During the 1910 International Women's Conference, women's advocates and communists, carla Zekatin, proposed the concept of a day dedicated to women's rights, and the first official International Women's Day was celebrated on March 19th 1911 in Austria, denmark, germany and Switzerland, and then, over the years, the day evolved into a global occasion with themes varying annually. To address this year's theme is, which is women who advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion, and this theme celebrates women who understand that DI or equity, diversity and inclusion is important for a positive future and just making sure that we can eliminate bias and discrimination from our lives, which, you know, every day is a struggle in the life that we're living in, these days, where discrimination and bias is something that is always coming up in all aspects of all of our lives. One of the other, oh, go ahead.
Speaker 2:Oh, sorry, just to piggyback on that. I think it's important to remember like we can just contribute, like what we can in the moment. You know, like if you do one small thing to honor women or like women that inspire you, whatever like and like, and then I do it and then so-and-so does it, and it has like a ripple effect, that's when it becomes like a large movement. You know, like, remember, you can't like take it all on like by yourself, but little things end up connecting to like a big thing.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, and I think that's important to say because, especially working in the field that I work in, in DEI, where we often have to take on, we take on so much to make sure we're recognizing everything throughout the year so that no one thing is overly celebrated and nothing skipped over. So, and you know, when you talk about women in these different spaces, like, for instance, you know, women in tech and STEM, women in political spaces and or women in, like, the art and creative sectors, you have to think about, like we have to, all of those, the way all of those things intersect, is important in understanding that it's important to acknowledge all of the different identities in those spaces and not feeling like we have to, we have to take that all on just for ourselves to be able to, you know, speak to it.
Speaker 2:Right and on the flip side, it's like to like, don't be that person. That's like, oh well, even if I do this, like it's not going to make a big like change. You know. It's like, well, a lot of little changes equal one big changer. Like a lot of little acts of kindness or acts, you know, like recognition to things like this. Like you know, international women's month it's like little things, like I said, they it's like a web right and it becomes like a larger scale thing. So, um, I know the colors are like white, green and purple. So even wearing things like that, just to, like, you know, show unity or whatever it is, whatever method you know you choose to show that support is up to you yeah, and it says so.
Speaker 1:It breaks down kind of the why the colors and what they mean. So it says officially women's history month colors are white, green and purple, but you often see many shades represented, including pink, reds, golds and others. So white is the color associated with the suffragists who fought for women's causes as a whole, since in the 1900s purple has been used for International Women's Day and naturally became part of Women's History Month palette. It is also used for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which we've talked about last year in October and can confirm that the color purple was Because I believe we wore purple. That episode too, right.
Speaker 2:I think so, but if we didn't, I know we touched on it for sure.
Speaker 1:Yes.
Speaker 2:So back to that episode.
Speaker 1:Yes, yeah, Go back Last October we did do a domestic violence episode where we just talked through experiences, if personal, and just kind of went through some statistics around domestic violence.
Speaker 2:So yes, yes.
Speaker 2:So tell me any women specifically that stick out to, always looked up to and admired, is Frida Kahlo.
Speaker 2:I just her art and like her free spirit and her, like, you know, back then and even now, it's like not accepted or like um, it's kind of found upon, I guess, to be so like free and like open and like um, just like free spirited, you know, and she decided, you know she did her own work, like her art was, you know the way she lived and um, you know the way she lived and um, you know, sexually she was just like free and then artistically, and then um, you know, she was involved in a lot of like social justice issues and like used her artwork to, you know, combine those two things and use it to connect like with her husband, and then it just it was like her creative, like it connected her to so many things that made differences, but it was something like she genuinely enjoyed doing and it was like authentic to herself and I think that I mean creatively, she was like a good and I think that creatively.
Speaker 1:she was like a good yeah, and I mean not to mention also all of the things that she went through through her career you know, having health issues, at one point being completely disabled and couldn't get out of bed, but still, you know, having the will to persevere and continue to move forward, and then also just her iconic look. You know, I feel like we see people reinvent the look. Or now, today, where there's people who you know, who still have the the kind of you know brow, but they've been, they've made it this uh thing that's so largely a part of pop culture in high fashion, um, that it's not. It's not something that's so taboo, or you know, like, oh, you need to go get that wax people.
Speaker 1:it's become like a thing yeah um, so I think I definitely agree with that.
Speaker 2:I think, too, like she, you know, as Latina, um, it was it's like, oh my god, like you know, it wasn't the norm for a woman to be that way or present herself that way, and then, on top of it, she was never able to have kids and it was like a lifelong, you know, battle internally with her with that um, because she didn't like miscarry and things like that. And I think, too like, as a latina woman like and living in mexico, it's like, oh, like you can't give your husband a baby, or like you, you know, like you don't have kids, like what's wrong with you, or like there was like a stigma behind that and like judgment behind that, you know, and she just like pushed through that and still, like, lived her life.
Speaker 2:So, I think that that's cool.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and and then you know that just speaks to kind of the struggle that women automatically go through just being a woman, you know having to having to be pressed to build a family or to find a husband. Or then now you found a husband, so now you have to bear children and you know there needs to be a son involved. There needs to be, you know, a little girl, because a woman, women, often feel like they have to have a little girl. Men feel like there needs to be an heir, like there has to be a little boy. So you know just thinking Gotta keep your husband, yes, having to keep a marriage going, having to take care of the house, take care of, you know, the food and everything, cook dinner every night, like have to take care and bear the responsibility of taking care of a household, kids and a husband, all of those, you know, all of those things that should be, should be consistently celebrated and not just during one month. But you know these are the things that you know.
Speaker 1:Women in history and women do day to day, day to day.
Speaker 2:Yeah, definitely Do. You have somebody that you admire, like look up to. That you know has been an example for you.
Speaker 1:Yes, I mean number one person for me obviously would be my mother. I mean, she's definitely, she has obviously been in my life, all of my life, and has definitely been the one to consistently inspire me to continue to do things, to do things to do things differently and to continue to move forward, even when, when shit is happening and you know there's continuous things happening around you in the world, other than her world, other than her. Obviously, the women of my family, they are all very strong and prevalent and, like you know, have been done a lot and, you know, have had great careers and have done amazing things throughout their lives. But just thinking about in the creative space, in like pop culture, honestly, for me it would have to be, like, you know, obviously, beyonce, megan Thee Stallion. You think about Lady Gaga, you think about the people that came before them, like Lil' Kim.
Speaker 1:Honestly, for me it's the rap girlies that inspire me, because it's the, the, the ability to be able to put yourself out there, like that, in a space where that is so male, dominant and male driven.
Speaker 1:Um, because it takes a lot, like you have to, you're already being ridiculed and criticized because you're a woman and then, on top, top of that, you know you want to be asked outspoken, you want to say all the things that you want to say, and then you are going to be heavily criticized and labeled because not be such a hard pill to swallow in this, in this pop culture and rap game, and then just thinking now, like the how the industry is, it's like a specific look, like there is a specific type of girl that you know people are looking at and ultimately, so they can sexualize these people to make them feel like they can be palatable for the norms, for people to want to pay attention to them.
Speaker 1:That whole thought of sex is sex sales and you have to look this way. So so you know people want to essentially look at you, watch you and listen to your music, um, so I feel like that's what's inspiring about that is the ability to be able to to still do that and still put forth the art that you want to put out at the same time right.
Speaker 2:I think for me, like family wise, um, same thing like the women in my family have been, you know, obviously on a personal level, like an example or like a motivation for me, and they've all factored in different ways like my mom you know just her work ethic and like not being afraid to like pursue her own type of like you know just her work ethic and like not being afraid to like pursue her own type of, like, you know, work and like making her money and things like that and not, you know, solely depending on a male to provide these things and like I think that has been a motivation.
Speaker 2:I think, like my aunt, uh, you know she's a big supporter of us and she was always an example of like pursuing, like a creative side, um, because she was always really like nurturing with me and things like that. But I would always see her like making cakes and like selling her cakes or like anything she could make, like she would make it and sell it, like she like she always has had a creative side and like parties, like she decorated my whole sweet 16 and was like so patient with me, um, because we all know I'm a little picky, so so, um, yeah, and I think just all my aunts, you know, like taking care of their health, like presenting themselves a certain way, like looking nice and just like carrying themselves a certain way, like it's all, it's all played, you know, a different, different part in my life and carries over, like to the next generations.
Speaker 1:And then, you know, I have a daughter now, so it's like my being mindful, like the things I want her to like, carry in herself yeah, absolutely, and I just, you know, we, we have to, we have to think about, like, the way that things are carried down from you know, each generation to the next, right, and I think that, like I mentioned earlier, even my, obviously my mom has been around all of my life and you know, I've been able to distinguish what I should do, that she's done, that was, be influential, and how either I could do that differently because I watched her go through so many things, and that's the same things that I do when I'm looking at, like you know, people that do inspire me and I was just talking about, you know, the rap girlies or anybody that's in the creative space, because I know what I ultimately want in the end and I know ultimately what I don't. But let's take a pause and we'll continue this conversation after this break. We'll continue this conversation after this break. Bye, okay, and we are back.
Speaker 1:So, um, just speaking in terms of, like you know, women's history, I mean I wanted to do trivia, but I was like, let's just like kind of just talk through, um, talk, rights movements, and so particularly this category celebrates women who have made significant strides in politics and leadership, including historic firsts that have paved the way for future generations. And I don't necessarily want to have conversation about specific people in politics. What I would like to see talk about is, just like in any professional settings where you've, like worked with women, that was like inspiring to you maybe, like at a job or event or conference you went to, that was like you know, I learned something for her.
Speaker 2:I fucked with her Like she was very, very, very like you know, dope, like I got some nuggets that I could use in life um, I would say, well, where I'm at right now, like where I'm working right now, like the women, like the people that are higher up are mostly women and, like you know, we we've had a couple of like all staff like get togethers and like the women there are like their bosses you know like, and they're the field I work in is like it requires a lot of empathy and you know it's a helping field. So it's like they balance that with being like a boss, with along with like balancing like they have kids and stuff like that. And um, this branch that I work in, um it like it's semi-new to the agency as a whole and um, like, essentially, these women like started this right and it's like now it's like a huge part of this agency and um, there were there's like two like the main person that runs this department, um, you know she's like there's there's a lot you can learn from her and like she drops little, like you said, nuggets of knowledge and things like that. And also there's like another woman and she they have uh like a resource, I guess within our department and it's like they teach you like a resource, I guess within our department, and it's like they teach you like self-care and they teach you like mindfulness and they teach you like all kinds of like things, like of yourself within the field as a whole, and like how to care for yourself, and she's like a Latina Well, they're both Latinas. For yourself, and she's like a latin oh, they're both latinas.
Speaker 2:And so I think it's really cool to see like all of that, because it's not always something people are informed on. You know, like with latinos, like you don't really learn that much about like self-care or like, um, you know, shadow work, journaling, or like breathing, like meditation, like shadow work, journaling, or like breathing, like meditation, like you don't learn these things that really can help your body and your mind and heal. You know, and like grow and like boss up you know and really step into like your power and like your, what you're capable of, and things like that. So I think, um, as a lady, like that's been something like cool and like inspiring for me yeah, and I just wanted to piggyback off that because I do.
Speaker 1:I wanted to pinpoint something that you said about like, uh, your leadership being a good portion of women and representation and the importance of representation. Right, like I don't often, I like to be a part of things where I see people that you know look like me and I can see representation of myself, especially in leadership spaces. Like you know, it's inspiring I don't and you can speak to this, but it sounds like what you're saying is inspiring to me because they look like bosses to me, because they're women, they're Latina women and I'm a Latina woman who aspire to someday be in a position like that, and I think that that is important, especially when you talk about, like, working for the counties, working for federal and government spaces. Seeing representation is very, very important.
Speaker 2:Yeah, just when you work for larger agencies and things like that, it is important to see representation, like you said. Representation, like you said, and I feel like when you see people that you can relate to or like that you could see parts of yourself like in.
Speaker 2:It gives you also like a safe space to really be yourself, and I think you can be yourself like. That's when you essentially do a better job right because you feel more free, like, and you feel comfortable and so you give more and like you have better outcome and like it just is overall better for the agency, is better for you, it's better for everybody. I think, that's, you know, important.
Speaker 1:Yeah, 100 percent. So, and then to answer my own question, I so I think I've said before that I went to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco where I started studying men's fashion design. You know, always reference and take and will talk about, like my experience, in her class was a woman who she was one of my professors. For my, it was my design, it was my creative design class, where, essentially, you had to go and make flats, which you know, short of what that is, a flat is when, when you, when you're, a piece is being designed. So whether that's shirt, t-shirt, pants, it is made into a flat where you have to send it over to a flat where you have to send it over to a send it over to where it's going to be made, or mass produced, whatever, and they have to know how many sleeves they need to make, how many of this is there a different piece of material, all of that. So it was a full on fashion design class where you would design your whole collection and you make flats, all of those things.
Speaker 1:Anyway, first day of class, you know, this teacher was essentially just going over, like her syllabus and everything, and then she offered, like you know some advice to us, because at this point I was a second year student and you know, second year is when you just start getting more deeper into you know theory, uh, fashion, design, what it's going to be like in the industry. And you know, the first thing that this teacher said to me was just like you know, or to the class, was everybody's not gonna like you and um, and I was like she said it and I was like, oh my God, like it was almost like.
Speaker 2:What do you mean? Everybody's not going to love me.
Speaker 1:Well, for me yeah, that was my first thought, but as I began to go through, you know, school, I it was definitely something like a weight that was lifted off of my shoulders because there was no pressure to make to impress or make anybody feel like or make me feel like I had to do something to impress someone, because the art that I was doing was mine.
Speaker 2:Right.
Speaker 1:You know, and the whole time in her class I just felt, like you know, she's very, very open of, yes, this is your style, but this is how you can clean it up. Like you know, always, always, super engaged, always, you know very much. So, like this is dope, like what you're doing, it is amazing. But this is how you can make it better. You can still, you know, be unconventional. You can still, you know, be unconventional. You could still, you know, be super, have a super deconstruction aesthetic. You can still have all of that, but here's a way for you to improve what it is that you're doing a little bit better to make it more, to add more, you know, a little bit more to it.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think that's cool too, that she didn't try to take away, like the individuality from it, like, or the uniqueness of like.
Speaker 1:yeah, like, keep it the way you want it, just maybe try this and then it'll be better quality and then, like more appealing, or whatever yeah, absolutely, and she was, and it was really dope because she also worked for stucy, which, um, I don't know, stucy is still popping, I haven't seen it in a while, but she was a, um, great art creative for stucy because her husband worked for stucy as well.
Speaker 1:So she this was she was teaching, uh, part, as part-time, so it was just dope, like she was really inspiring very, very cool to you know, sit and listen to her stories of work. She would bring in her tech packs from Stussy, like from old collections that they had. So that was dope. So you know, that was definitely, you know, just one of my first examples of where I have been able to work with incredible people or women in this aspect and just be able to pick up on things that you know they've experienced in the industries, especially an industry that is very fast paced and that is known for. You know, if it ain't in, then you know it's, it's a chop like it ain't nothing that is out like like we good off that.
Speaker 1:So so yeah, that was. That was really really cool.
Speaker 2:I think that's cool too, because it's like sometimes people don't realize like the power of like femininity and like feminine energy. Like just because you stand for those things like doesn't mean you're like a feminist or whatever right, which there's nothing wrong with being that, whatever right, which there's nothing wrong with being that. Um, but I think like feminine energy is just as important as masculine energy and I think, like, giving you like that safe space to like be yourself is like it's like a feminine, like a maternal thing, almost right, but it's like you can apply that in many spaces of your life not just as a mom or as a wife or whatever your role is, um personally, like you can incorporate that into like the workplace.
Speaker 2:You can incorporate that into like spiritual experiences. Um, you can apply that like to so many things and I think it's like it's so dope and powerful, um, and I think stepping into that and like doing your research on it or like, uh, embracing that is it, allows things to flow to you like and just like it's powerful yeah, yeah, like and just like.
Speaker 1:it's powerful. Yeah, yeah, yes. And so, just wrapping that up, I think that you know, women's, international Women's Day and Women's History Month is definitely something that it should be celebrated, definitely. You know, talk to those people who influence you If, even if you have a mentor, it does not need to be like someone. You could be inspired by anyone. You know, I talk, I talk about all the time how I'm inspired every day by different things, and it's not just always one thing, something I could see, something and it would prompt me to want to do something. Or, you know, jump at a different idea. And that's what I mean when I say you know, celebrate the women's, women that inspire you, people or women that you work with. You know, give them their big ups, because it ain't easy out here.
Speaker 2:It's at all.
Speaker 1:At all. You know, like we live in a world right now where we are consistently rolling back to old, old times, where the shit that was in place may not be in place tomorrow. So I think it is definitely a time where most people are always looking for something to celebrate, and definitely celebrating the influential women in this world is always important. With that being said, spiritual aspects, as I continue to say, we are in a virtual setting currently because we have life changes going on and other things happening that you will learn soon, that you will learn soon. Last week I did share that, yes, I am starting a new role, so that's part of it, but also there is more things happening and coming. So, you know, be on the lookout for that. Do you have anything, anything you want to share just for, like a little spiritual piece, like we usually would do?
Speaker 2:just to hop on that also, don't forget our live is March 16th, so when this comes out it'll be tomorrow. Oh yes, so make sure you're on that yes please, we'll have a special guest, Vanessa Lomali.
Speaker 2:She is a boss chick speaking of, so you want to. You want to tune in and get informed, get some information out of it and have a good time. Spiritual segment I I was.
Speaker 2:I was speaking to somebody today, um, in the place that I work and, um, it was like it was a really good conversation.
Speaker 2:Um, you know this person completely, um, you know, changed their life around and you know it change their life around and you know it's just like, like you know, a really good person, like you know, got sober after, like you know, living on the streets and works with an agency that the agency I work for you know works with and you know having a conversation of like we were having a and I said, you know you must be proud and it's like that person said, yes, but you also have to learn with like forgiving yourself for certain things and like relearning to like love yourself.
Speaker 2:And it was crazy because on Sunday it was kind of like the same thing in church and like learning to receive love. And I think you know I just want people to remember like you're worthy and, like you know, learn to slowly. You can do your research online or find ways that work for you, whether it's affirmations or like whatever your journey is like, find a way to like release and like forgive yourself and actually like love yourself so you can love others. And just like, keep that, you know, keep that energy. Like that, you know, I don't know I think it's just like what you give, you receive and it's just like a whole thing and it makes you feel good about yourself too yeah, 100.
Speaker 1:I mean, what I hear you saying is that you know everybody will deserve it, deserves love.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and you know we are in the era where you know shit like what happened to risa tisa can happen to anybody we're also in such a like judgmental era, too, and it's like everything you do or you say, like it it's under a microscope and then not to mention, like you're your biggest critic, but you're your biggest barrier, like you're your biggest. So like learning to, like unlearn that and just like forgive yourself and like be easy on yourself and love yourself yeah, I mean it's, it's important.
Speaker 1:and also I think we've said on the show before that you cannot take social media and everything too seriously because of these things. Like, people are very quick to judge, cancel culture is still a thing. People are very quick to be like, oh, we need to cancel this person because of this, and I think that, just thinking about all of that, it is very important to realize that, um, you know, it's just, it's just the internet, it's really not that serious and don't be a fucking troll, bro, we're human you know Like it's yeah.
Speaker 1:I don't know.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:So, with that being said, like Stephanie mentioned, do not forget to join us tomorrow for our virtual live event with Vanessa, our virtual live event with Vanessa, and then also, if you know anybody that would be interested in joining, on March 21st. On Thursday, march 21st, I will be hosting, alongside Alexandria Scobie, a facilitated discussion that is around the reality versus the reality of the American dream and the inequities of, you know, living through the American dream and what that is essentially, because what really is the American dream, right?
Speaker 2:We need to have an episode on that, because he just said this when I saw you and I was like this fake ass, american dream.
Speaker 1:Yes, yeah, so fake-ass American dream, yes, yes.
Speaker 2:Make your own American dream.
Speaker 1:Exactly so, that is, on March 21st. The link to the event will be in this bio and actually is in also previous episodes bios. And then, other than that, you know, make sure you are subscribed to our YouTube channel, make sure you're following us on our Instagram and TikTok and oh, also threads. We've been getting followers on threads, so I'm starting to see more and more people are joining thread, which is dope because we do not use the Twitter.
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Speaker 1:We love it a lot. Um, all right, well, I hope you enjoyed this episode. I know it's not as long as we usually do, but we just wanted to, you know, drop some nuggets and talk about a couple of things and we will see y'all back next week. Bye bye.
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