Smile!

"Smile"

Join us as we dissect this phrase and try to understand why a woman's smile is so desired and expected. Whether is someone at work, at home or a random man on the street, men and women alike seem to think that smiling is a female trait. But why don't we tell men to smile more? Why do we demand a smile from complete strangers in public?

Why is she always alone?

Frankly, it's a dick thing to say and we are not here for it anymore!

Join us on our quest to change our society by thinking about the language we use on each other!

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And remember, we can all be dicks sometimes!

Resources and reading from this episode:

• Being Told to Smile, By the Numbers - Byte
• Why Do We Expect Women to Smile? by JR Thorpe - Bustle
• The Sexism of Telling Women to Smile by Rosa Inocencio Smith - The Atlantic
• Everyday Sexism: Why Men Need to Stop Telling Women to Smile by Gina Davidson - The Scotsman
• Why It's High Time We Stop Telling Women to Smile by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett - Stylist
• Stop Telling Girls to Smile by Natalie Coulter - The Conversation
• Captain Marvel: Is she a villain? by Legal Eagle - YouTube

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