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11 Jul

Black Venus: rewriting the history of Black women in

Black Venus: rewriting the history of Black women in
Curator Aindrea Emelife talks to Ashleigh Kane about her radical latest show about Black femininity, opening at London’s Somerset House later this month Sandro Botticelli’s Fifteenth-century painting, “The Birth of Venus”, has long been considered the apex of female beauty. But there are only so many ladies who can relate to a unadorned blonde woman, birthed from sea foam and emerging from an enormous clam shell. Women who don’t see themselves reflected in Venus’ narrow image have needed to reckon with problematic representations stemming from racism, othering, misogyny, sexualisation and fetishisation. BLACK VENUS, an exhibition opening at Somerset House on July 20, counters this by showcasing the plurality of Black femininity. Curated by Aindrea...
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14 Jun

This Bloody Crime Saved Our Lives: The Dark History

This Bloody Crime Saved Our Lives: The Dark History
Hi friends, comfortable Thursday! Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today we're diving in to a subject personal to me - my mom was a 911 dispatcher once I was growing up. And this experience at all times made me wonder… what happened before 911 existed? I did some digging, and it turns it involves the Titanic sinking, a lady named Kitty in Queens, and the modern-day Karen. I appreciate you for coming by, and tune in next week for more Dark History. Support our sponsor: https://www.beistravel.com/darkhistory Want some cool Bailey Merch? Shop *NEW* Season 2 Dark History Merch: https://www.baileysarian.com PJ's I'm wearing in today's video: https://howl.me/cjBzmZoQujY _______ You'll find the Dark History podcast on Apple, Spotify, wherever you hearken to your podcasts, and each...
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4 Jun

GIA GUNN being essentially the most ICONIC villain in

GIA GUNN being essentially the most ICONIC villain in
𝒲𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓃𝒶 𝒹𝑜 𝒾𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓃𝑒𝒸𝑒𝓈𝓈𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓁𝓎 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊'𝓇𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝓃𝓃𝒶 𝒹𝑜. I'm done quoting her every single day, I just HAD to make a video of all her one-liners. Pure television gold😭 ☆ MY MERCH SHOP: ☆ https://offensive-teas-store.creator-spring.com/ MY INSTAGRAM: @offensivetea.yt https://www.instagram.com/offensivetea.yt/ BACKUP ACCOUNT: https://www.youtube.com/ channel/UCgds6RUc4MZtxdKSCWpqTJA PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/offensivetea In search of missing copyrighted videos? They're probably on my Vimeo page! https://vimeo.com/offensivetea BUSINESS ONLY: offensivetea@hotmail.com #giagunn #rupaulsdragrace #dragrace #offensivetea #funny #iconic #iconic #unhhhh #rupaul #meme ...
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