Season 2, E1: In Celebration of Teen Girls and Friendship with YA author Tanya Boteju
In the first full-length episode of season two, Ama & Ameema invite educator and YA author Tanya Boteju on to the show to chat with them about a topic that has been bothering the two of them for a while: why society seems to enjoy mocking teen girls and young women for their interests. Has this been bothering you as well? Oh buds, then get your earbuds ready because this is the episode for you.
Throughout the next hour, you'll hear the following:
Tanya shares her experience of writing her books
Why the fuck are we so hard on teen girls
Why don't we take teen girls seriously?
What makes a good example of teen friendship in media?
In our first segment, Courtney Summers, the New York Times bestselling and award-winning YA author shares the advice on teens and friendship she wishes she was given sooner in life
In our second segment, Tanya shares some of her fave pieces of media that represent teen girls and friendship
Then we wrap it all up by playing a game of Pop Culture Yearbook to decide who would start their own MLM or lipsync on SNL.
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Further Reading
5 Harmful Ways We Fail Teenage Girls as a Society - Everyday Feminism
Stop Indiscriminately Hating Things Teenage Girls Like - Medium
There’s a culture of hating teenage girls and no one’s talking about it - The Southerner
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