Episode 6: The Standard - Professionalism, Beauty, and other White Standards

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Word of The Day: Divaricate (v) - To spread apart; branch away from; diverge Presented By: @See_My_Beauty First thing's first.. God is a WOMAN. Happy Women's History Month! In this return episode, the audience is greeted with a preview of the debut single "Bogu Ma Dem" from singer-songwriter @_BintaK (4:42). WOTD is presented by ReFashion Geek seamstress @See_My_Beauty (9:12). In Open Space, Reck asks the audience to reflect on the question of, "Whose standard are you comparing yourself to?" In the age of social media, scrolling down a timeline can be the quickest way to decrease your self-esteem if you aren't sure of what YOUR standard is. Further, who dictates what beauty is? What success is? What professional is? Reck investigates these questions and provides an insider's perspective on to play "The Game" of the job search, all while fully acknowledging that the game is indeed rigged (10:12).  Fellow Virgo, Sigma Man, and soon to be world renown artist @SherrodTheArtist has a candid conversation with the host about a desire to have lighter skin in childhood (32:32).  Colorism is fucked up ain't it? This special edition, WOMEN'S ONLY Spoken Word Spotlight segment doubles up with features from Chicago natives @QueenLexLuxe and @Simpleigh.Love representing for the sistas!  Happy Women's History Month! Reckommendations WHM Events in Chicago - https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/architecture-history/womens-history-month-in-chicago/ Music by Binta - www.bintakanediallo.com & Binta Music (SoundCloud) Spoken Word Spotlight: @QueenLexLuxe & @Simpleigh.Love (Instagram) Dreezy & The Therapist Interview (Youtube) Blue Vein Society (Google It) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wowthatsdeep/message