Podcast Episode 26: What did I do with my hair?

Credits

Produced and Engineered by Lisa Weaklim

Written by Kelly Rafferty

Music by Mutt

Links

Tressie McMillan Cottom

Blonde NYT Opinion Piece

Here’s the original video:

@black_was_genius#stitch with @mariel_darling blonde is not a hair color. #fyp #blonde #racialprofile

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Here’s one of her responses to commenters:

@black_was_geniusReplying to @dantsypants

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This duet is hilarious:

@black_was_genius#duet with @vyvansemommy so many of you sent me this. Yall messy 🤣 This is *chefs kiss*. #blonde #beautypolitics

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Finally, here’s a little wrap-up video she made at the end of a day and a half of talking about blonde:

@black_was_geniusReplying to @mahogany_monroe wrapping this up

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Cameron Esposito

Cameron on IG
The Autostraddle Piece
The Just For Laughs set:

The Politics of Personal Aesthetics

Tressie McMillan Cottom on Wicked
Plus writing from Corinne Fay and Jessica DeFino:

The Revolution Will Be Anti-Sexy

'I'm Ugly. Can I Still Have A Good Life?'

Salons I Love

Marmalade Salon in Berkeley

Goldfinch Salon in Oakland

Salon 01 in Carmel, Indiana

Pickles and Onika, hard at work.