Plot Twist, Please! : The Podcast

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Welcome to the land of the artsy and the home of the curious. Join me, Chamaya, and my talented, smart friends as we talk about how we've made our creative pursuits into careers and how we take care of our brains and our hearts in the process. Why not chat about the social relevance of popular media while we're at it?!

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Wednesday Apr 19, 2023

Pretty Privilege, Autism, and The Unspoken Exchange of ”Looking”

Wednesday Apr 19, 2023

CW: Sexual violence

Pretty privilege doesn’t have a downside, actually. Commodification does.

What actually is "pretty privilege?" I thought this would be a better way to do a deep dive about "pretty privilege" as a structural inequality and how individual commodification specifically affect autistic women's mental health/ well-being than posting a slew of reactionary TikTok videos out of frustration.

NOTE: I don't support bullying and all of my analysis is based on a combination of anecdotal accounts and data-centering feminist theory.

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WHO EVEN AM I? My name is Chamaya and I'm a content creator who is passionate about creating an emotionally healthy, more empathetic world with a touch of creativity. I’m black, autistic, and goofy. Follow my personal Instagram for some good times and/or the Plot Twist, Please Instagram for self-help nuggets, mental health hacks, and strategies for advocacy.

0:07 - Introduction To "Pretty Privilege"

1:02 - Hi, new listeners!

2:06 - The day I turned "pretty"

7:06 - The "rules" and my autistic brain

8:50 - Beauty As Currency

17:26 - Sexual Violence Stats

20:19 - Don't "Redefine" Beauty. Get Rid Of It.

23:43 - Some Nuance

**VOCAB**

desirability politics

antioppressive

media literacy