This week I sat down with my sister Andrea, listen in as we drag everyone, mostly men, especially men and of course the patriarchy. We also talk about Latina guilt (it’s a real thing), how we stepped out of the norms of motherhood, dating and sex. Tune in to hear my sister snatch my edges and drag our society for everything it does to us. Sorry we aren’t sorry, in advance.

Book Recommendations: The Year of Yes - Shonda Rhimes Krik? Krak! - Edwidge Danticat Breath, Eyes, Memory - Edwidge Danticat Lagoon - Nnedi Okorafo Featured Songs: Busta Rhymes - Qveen Herby La Copa Rota - Jose Feliciano

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“We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, you can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you would threaten the man. Because I am female, I am expected to aspire to marriage. I am expected to make my life choices always keeping in mind that marriage is the most important. Now marriage can be a source of joy and love and mutual support but why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage and we don’t teach boys the same? We raise girls to see each other as competitors not for jobs or accomplishments, which I think can be a good thing, but for the attention of men. We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings in the way that boys are.” - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Sound Editing: Gabbie Barnes

Music: Michael Gunnz

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