The trailer for our new book, Simply Platonish, is here! Simply Platonish is now available on Amazon/Kindle. For more details: https://mediacritiquechic.com/simplyplatonish/

Spotify Video Podcast Version: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0L6MeCXGmi4MZRPyBrryXN?si=592a9e631196434c

YouTube Version: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSS9_9-NWWo⁠

Music: Town by BeCorbal from Pixabay

Graphics by Canva

Narrated by Patricia Morency

Social Critiques from a Comedy Freak Perspective. In this episode, Borderline Latina tackles the age-old question: "are humans truly good?" Using an example from a 2022 Netflix film and other classic fairy tales, she discusses how aiming for goodness can deter folks from having difficult conversations for social change. Through the journey, she gets us to wonder whether we should strive for goodness or aim to be simply human. 

The School for Good and Evil (2022, Netflix)

Opening quote: https://www.magicalquote.com/moviequotes/i-dont-believe-that-anyone-is-truly-good-or-truly-evil/ 

If you love Media Critique Chic's content, then you wanna read my novel, Simply Platonish. Order the new second edition now on Amazon: https://a.co/d/jlhHWea

Book info: Not quite love. Not quite friendship. Not quite sure.

Pia is a 30-something who appears to have it all: a basic job, a tiny apartment, and a lifelong subscription to student loans. But during a virtual college reunion, one notification wrecks her peace—her two closest college friends, Jacq and Ethan, are now married. The audacity! And maybe—just maybe—she had feelings for one of them. What kind of feelings? She’s not so sure—she’s never been so sure.

What follows is a sharp, awkward, and surprisingly tender rewind through her college years, where Pia, a first-gen student and a second-gen immigrant, tried to make sense of race, identity, and complicated interracial friendship dynamics… all while navigating a closeness that didn’t quite fit into the categories she’d been taught.

With biting humor and bittersweet nostalgia, Simply Platonish explores the blurry lines between platonic and romantic, the weight of belonging, and what it means to come of age—again—in retrospect.

More information: https://mediacritiquechic.com/simplyplatonish/

Social Critiques from a Comedy Freak Perspective. In this episode, Borderline Latina talks about her challenging, ongoing journey toward self-enlightenment within social justice education and how it’s shaped by the media. More specifically, she explores why it is unproductive for liberals and conservatives to talk s**t about each other and how progress should include taking a critical look at one's biases, including herself. Resource: Exposing Liberal Hypocrisy and Conservative Close-Mindedness | Van Jones | Big Think: https://youtu.be/zFfWv0EnHQw

"When it comes to kid’s shows, Disney and Nickelodeon dominate the stage. These two networks together have produced some of the most memorable and greatest children’s shows of all time. Even though they are both in the children’s market, they are in many ways very different from one another. One of the most notable ways is in their depiction of romance and dating..." 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://mediacritiquechic.com/2016/06/27/disney-vs-nickelodeon-the-kissing-rule/

Social Critiques from a Comedy Freak Perspective. In this episode, Borderline Latina Takes Over the concept of small talk and smashes it to the ground ‘cause she’s not about that mess. She challenges the necessity of social conventions that force people to behave in ways that may not align with their true feelings or inclinations. She also challenges the concept of niceness and its implied nature of always making others comfortable. Resources:  https://psychology.fandom.com/wiki/Social_convention  https://introvertdear.com/news/why-its-okay-for-introverts-to-keep-to-themselves-at-work/