040 - Cancel Culture

For two people who know very little about Astrology, Alexis and Mary sure spend a lot of time talking about it! Lexy’s kids are obsessed with space, and there’s some discussion about planetary alignment and asteroids. But, “in other space news . . .”

 

Lexy has been thinking about our conversation about Rachel Hollis (listen to Episode 34 of the Bettys Podcast here!), and how and why we ‘cancel’ people. We feel the need to hold people (especially women) to an impossible standard of perfection, if they are willing to put themselves out there. Mary talks a little about Ted Lasso (rated TV-MA for language, available to stream on Apple+), and the wonderful relationship between Rebecca and Keeley. 

 

We also talk about the differences in scrutiny between men and women. Lexy talks about the podcast episode she listened to with Glennon Doyle and Brene Brown, (listen to episode 49 of “We Can Do Hard Things” here), where Brene talks about her struggle to get published in an academic (not “self-help”) space. We think cancel culture looks a lot like shame culture, and if you’d like to learn more about that, please check out Brene’s incredible TED talk here.

 

We mention J.K. Rowling, Hogwarts Legacy, and Disney remakes (like Maleficent, Cruella, etc.) showing the humanity of the villains. Mary also talks about her friend’s seizure and her struggle with epilepsy, and how her friend did all she could to take care of herself and to accept help when needed.

 

Our Better Betty Challenge for this week is to figure out how we might be dehumanizing people. We all need to think about why we may want to “cancel” someone, and look at what effect our words may have on others. Let us know how it goes by messaging us or by shooting us an email at thebettyspodcast@gmail.com. Please follow us on Instagram @thebettyspodcast, on Facebook as The Bettys Podcast, and on Twitter @bettys_podcast. 

 

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