The Dingbat Diaries Weekly

Hi, Kittycats! This is The Dingbat Diaries for the week of August 4th, 2023: 
- What in the world makes "Barbie" such a controversial movie? 
- A new friend of mine helped open my eyes to greater issues of mental health around youth developing identity 
- A couple conversations that reminded me how gender and gender identity is understood today 

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Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amethystadings
"Barbie": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_(film) 
Naomi Alderman "The Power": https://littlemountainpublishing.biz/the-power-by-naomi-alderman
"Transgender Meh": https://medium.com/the-identity-current/transgender-meh-finishing-before-i-was-done-b989f53db019 
Superbands.me: https://www.superbands.me/ 
Prismatic Speech Services: https://prismaticspeech.com/ 
Speech413: https://www.speech413.com/ 
"Sound Off: Using My Transgender Voice ": https://medium.com/the-identity-current/sound-off-using-my-transgender-voice-46402382d48 

  • (00:00) - Agenda
  • (01:21) - Living in Mower Lightning Land
  • (01:43) - Barbie - A Conservative Dream
  • (03:05) - The Barbie Feminist Manifesto
  • (04:42) - Barbie Has the Power
  • (06:14) - The Barbie Dystopia
  • (08:49) - The Real Meaning of Barbie
  • (10:20) - Superbands.me
  • (13:33) - How You Can Help
  • (14:19) - Music and Gender Identity Are Similar
  • (16:41) - Conversations about Gender-Affirming Voice
  • (18:15) - Kevin from Prismatic
  • (18:56) - Alison from Speech413
  • (19:42) - What Kevin and Alison Seem to Say about Gender
  • (22:22) - Examples of Developing Gender
  • (23:16) - Alison's Gender Development
  • (24:04) - Jason's Gender Development
  • (24:58) - Jason's Kick in the Nuts
  • (25:32) - The Common Thread of Gender Development

Creators & Guests

Host
Amethysta Herrick
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Purplepaw Publications, LLC

What is The Dingbat Diaries Weekly?

Every week, join Amethysta Herrick to hear the interesting, frightening, and overall wacky stuff that thunks through her head. Topics include books Ami's reading, productivity tips, and the philosophy and science of gender and identity.