OGRE: On Gender, Race, & Equality

Ashley Rose Johnson

Join Harvard student, Ashley Johnson, on an exploration of gender, race, and equality within Harvard College and general society. Each 15 to 20-minute episode will explore a new topic with a few Harvard-affiliated guests. Enjoy!

Episodes

  1. 11/24/2021

    Let's Talk Drag and Queer Communities

    Exploring the ways that gender is navigated in Drag and Queer Communities with John Thomas Hernandez.  References:  NPR, How Drag Queens Have Sashayed Their Way Through History https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/736320026/how-drag-queens-have-sashayed-their-way-through-history

  2. 11/03/2021

    Myths of Menstruation

    Talking about a few myths and mysteries that surround periods including period sex, menopause, and PMS/PMDD!  References:  Can transgender women have a period?    https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-trans-women-get-periods Can You Get Pregnant if You Have Sex on Your Period?  https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/sex-on-period#pregnancy-during-period

  3. 10/25/2021

    The Politics of Sex

    Season 2, Episode 1: Politics of Sex   How is sex presented in education, religion, and in the media? How does this affect us?   TW/CW: Mentions of sexual assault   References:   NPR: How Battles Over Sex, Gender, And Sexual Orientation 'Fractured American Politics' with Host Terry Gross  NY Times: Sex Education Based on Abstinence? There's a Real Absences of Evidence    SA Resources:   National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673  https://www.rainn.org/   https://www.nsvrc.org/

  4. 02/24/2021

    Representation in Media

    This episode explains why representation in the media is so important. You have to see it to be it!

  5. 02/16/2021

    Black Women are the Blueprint.

    Trying to further explain my frustrations with cultural appropriation. [Solo Episode]

  6. 02/08/2021

    Black Families and The Talk

    This episode with D’mikal Walker illustrates the way that black families are depicted in the media as well as the harmful effects of stigma surrounding the black family structure. Towards the end Ashley and D’mikal explain The Talk which is a pivotal moment in every black person’s childhood.

  7. 02/02/2021

    What is Racism?

    This episodes dives into what racism is including topics like reverse racism, color blindness, and micro aggressions.

  • 7 Episodes

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Join Harvard student, Ashley Johnson, on an exploration of gender, race, and equality within Harvard College and general society. Each 15 to 20-minute episode will explore a new topic with a few Harvard-affiliated guests. Enjoy!

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