She's a Disaster‪!‬ Autumn, Cat, and Yvie

In this week's episode, the disaster squad discusses the clothing industry....again! But this time we are talking about gendered clothing, misogyny in clothing design, and POCKETS. Why does women's clothing cheap out on the pockets?? Is it a conspiracy from the handbag industry? (Yes). As always, Cat has a lot of feelings and is gonna share them.

Sources:

https://medium.com/verve-up/the-bewildering-and-sexist-history-of-womens-pockets-1edf3a98117

https://www.vox.com/2016/9/19/12865560/politics-of-pockets-suffragettes-women

Little Caesar's mom has got it goin' on!!!! In this episode, Autumn takes you on another adventure. This time we're headed to ancient Egypt to spend some time with Cleopatra and friends. Hear all about her love of rugs, pranks, and wine. Our kind of lady! Also, in true SAD pod fashion, we forgot to tell you to follow us on Instagram at @shesadisasterpod, follow on Twitter @realSADpod, follow on TikTok @shesadisaster, and send your disaster relief questions to shesadisasterpod@gmail.com. 
Sources: 
https://www.businessinsider.com/10-historical-figures-you-dont-know-enough-about-2014-5
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/cleopatra
https://www.history.com/news/10-little-known-facts-about-cleopatra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_I_Soter
https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/1843/when-the-greeks-ruled-egypt-after-alexander-the-great
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Caesar-Roman-ruler
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pompey-the-great-assassinated
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ptolemy-XIII-Theos-Philopator
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ptolemy-XII-Auletes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsinoe_IV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Antony#Antony_and_Cleopatra

Raise your hand if you've been personally victimized by Forever21. In this episode, Cat takes you through some of the tomfoolery that is the women's clothing industry. We talk about the racism, classism, and fatphobia that are so integral to the industry, and biiiiiiiiiii you KNOW we talk about sizing and how jacked up that is. This episode is an ode to you and those jeans that you agonized over ordering only for them to not fit even a little bit.

Sources:

https://www.seamwork.com/magazine/2016/01/the-origins-of-clothing-sizes

https://earth.org/fast-fashions-detrimental-effect-on-the-environment/

https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/plus-size-fast-fashion-sustainability

https://time.com/3532014/women-clothing-sizes-history/

https://medium.com/sizolution/a-brief-history-of-sizing-systems-aee6bd066834

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/08/11/the-absurdity-of-womens-clothing-sizes-in-one-chart/

https://www.today.com/style/jeans-don-t-fit-here-s-explanation-inconsistency-women-s-t100419

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/may/10/survey-finds-that-78-of-models-in-fashion-adverts-are-white

https://featurefemale.com/one-size-fits-small-fatphobia-in-the-fashion-industry/

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/news/a18375/plus-sized-models/

https://fashionista.com/2016/06/what-is-fast-fashion

https://anzasablog.wordpress.com/2019/05/27/department-stores-and-the-black-freedom-movement-workers-consumers-and-civil-rights-from-the-1930s-to-the-1980s/

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22229054/department-stores-black-america-marshall-field

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/jan/18/racial-profiling-minorities-shop-online-in-stores

https://www.racked.com/2018/6/5/17405732/inclusive-sizing-plus-expanded-sizes

Hey besties, do you have a hard time saying no? Do you feel pressure to always default to what other people want? Well, you may be a people pleaser. Is it good? Is it bad? How about you listen to find out. Autumn takes you through people-pleasing tendencies, their consequences, and ways that you can break the people-pleasing pattern in your own behavior. Turns out this pod consists of three people pleasers (in recovery, obvi). That in itself is a disaster, honey.

Sources:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/peaceful-parenting/202011/the-underpinnings-people-pleasing

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/are-women-pressured-into-unhealthy-people-pleasing/

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_it_doesnt_pay_to_be_a_people_pleaser

https://www.jmu.edu/counselingctr/self-help/relationships/people-pleasing.shtml

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201708/10-signs-youre-people-pleaser

https://theoverwhelmedbrain.com/plight-people-pleaser/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-truth-about-peopleple_b_8333166

Woohoo! We are back, baby! Season 2: new season, same disaster content. To kick off this brand new season, Yvie is breaking down the history of contraception (mostly in the US) and how our society is a bit of a disaster when it comes to sexual and reproductive health. Those ancient birth control methods though?? As Yvie would say: WILD.

Sources:

1.  https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/contraceptive-justice-why-we-need-male-pill/2012-02

2.  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-anthony-comstocks-chastity-laws/

3.  https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1038/comstock-act-of-1873

4.  https://embrywomenshealth.com/history-of-contraception-its-evolution-in-america/

5.  https://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/1514/3518/7100/Pill_History_FactSheet.pdf

6.  https://www.pandiahealth.com/resources/birth-control-throughout-history/

7.  https://law.jrank.org/pages/24655/New-York-v-Sanger-Door-Opened.html

8.  https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book-excerpts/health-article/a-brief-history-of-birth-control/

9.  https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control

10.  https://www.singlecare.com/blog/male-birth-control-options/

11.  https://www.healthline.com/health/birth-control/male-birth-control-options

12. https://www.vice.com/en/article/pax95m/the-husband-stitch-real-stories-episiotomy

Have you ever thought about how dangerously close we are to a dystopia? No? Well, you're gonna! In this episode Cat takes you through some of the most common dystopian tropes and shows how we see them in our society today. I know what you're thinking...yes, this will relate back to capitalism. Get psyched!

Sources:

https://allthetropes.fandom.com/wiki/Dystopia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction#:~:text=Half%2DLife%20series.-,History%20of%20dystopian%20fiction,a%20response%20to%20utopian%20fiction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four#Plot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale#Plot_summary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games

https://www.bustle.com/p/the-history-of-the-dystopian-novel-actually-begins-with-a-book-about-the-perfect-society-7554444

https://electricliterature.com/the-rise-of-dystopian-fiction-from-soviet-dissidents-to-70s-paranoia-to-murakami/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451#Plot_summary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uglies#Plot

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/beauty-products/a33395427/cosmetic-procedure-hoarding-during-coronavirus-pandemic/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Mirror_episodes#Series_1_(2011)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One#Plot

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200430110321.htm#:~:text=The%20implant%20system%20for%20the,osseointegration%20(osseo%20%3D%20bone).

https://massivesci.com/notes/smart-contact-lens-google-glass-eyes-eyewear/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giver#Plot