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Iāve been thinking about it a lot lately. I was a huge horror fan when I was younger. I donāt have as much of a stomach for the kind of movies I used to enjoy but I have been getting back into it as the seasons begin to change. I saw some discussions of the scariest and most disturbing movies, started reading about underground and exploitation horror, and it got the gears in my brain moving because I couldnāt help but Notice thingsā¦
Youāll be able to hear me speak with nunjournal about this in depth and at length in the next episode of our podcast Gilded! We had a lot of fun researching and flexing our analytical muscles for this one so we may do more like it in the future
Youāll be able to hear me speak with nunjournal about this in depth and at length in the next episode of our podcast Gilded! We had a lot of fun researching and flexing our analytical muscles for this one so we may do more like it in the future
Sep 16, 2024
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a necessary counter to the uncritical āporn positivity as sexual liberationā sentiment eye have seen floating aroundā¦..
Sep 16, 2024
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Weāve greatly improved our audio quality and we went a little crazy in the amount of preparation we did for this oneā¦ hope you enjoy! ā¤ļø
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Dr. Hole and Arianaās favorite and least favorite fucked up films, feat. disturbing classics like The Notebook and The Human Centipede 2; supernatural horror vs. gore; horror as a haven for social outcasts and the fine line between horror fan and gore gooner.
Fruit Chanās Dumplings and the extremes women are pushed to pursue beauty; Dr. Hole's findings as a budding data scientist on lip fillers/Botox; the Brazilification of America, body dysmorphia, and going into debt for cosmetic procedures.Ā
Pornās impact on beauty standards; parallels between porn and images of extreme images of violence by way of Sontag; Mondo films as well-meaning educational content, then as propaganda; porn tropes and Lana Del Rey shaping womenās sexual experiences.
Sex as power; SalĆ² as Marxist critique of fascism and consumerism, and as possible admission of Pasoliniās Boy Lover mind a la SmartSchoolBoy9; artistic value vs. gratuitous shock content of exploitation cinema; why every pornsick freak needs to watch A Serbian Film.Ā
Gooner cultural anthropological analysis; the social pressure of women to accept increasingly extreme pornography; is Lana del Rey the ultimate pick-me goonette?
The evolution of Japanese erotica from woodblock prints to the eroguronansensu movement; the impact of Allied occupation and censorship laws on pornography and the birth of Pinku films; a case study on pornās societal impact on public harassment, and deep-seated child exploitation issues in Japan.Ā
The post-COVID increase of street harassment; the interconnectedness of war, violence, and sexual exploitation of women; and our own radical grey demi asexual identities.Ā
Finally, we read a listener-submitted spooky story about a shadowy visitor as a teaser for our upcoming Halloween event, Gilded Fireside Tales. Please submit your stories here!
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Topics covered:Ā
Dr. Hole and Arianaās favorite and least favorite fucked up films, feat. disturbing classics like The Notebook and The Human Centipede 2; supernatural horror vs. gore; horror as a haven for social outcasts and the fine line between horror fan and gore gooner.
Fruit Chanās Dumplings and the extremes women are pushed to pursue beauty; Dr. Hole's findings as a budding data scientist on lip fillers/Botox; the Brazilification of America, body dysmorphia, and going into debt for cosmetic procedures.Ā
Pornās impact on beauty standards; parallels between porn and images of extreme images of violence by way of Sontag; Mondo films as well-meaning educational content, then as propaganda; porn tropes and Lana Del Rey shaping womenās sexual experiences.
Sex as power; SalĆ² as Marxist critique of fascism and consumerism, and as possible admission of Pasoliniās Boy Lover mind a la SmartSchoolBoy9; artistic value vs. gratuitous shock content of exploitation cinema; why every pornsick freak needs to watch A Serbian Film.Ā
Gooner cultural anthropological analysis; the social pressure of women to accept increasingly extreme pornography; is Lana del Rey the ultimate pick-me goonette?
The evolution of Japanese erotica from woodblock prints to the eroguronansensu movement; the impact of Allied occupation and censorship laws on pornography and the birth of Pinku films; a case study on pornās societal impact on public harassment, and deep-seated child exploitation issues in Japan.Ā
The post-COVID increase of street harassment; the interconnectedness of war, violence, and sexual exploitation of women; and our own radical grey demi asexual identities.Ā
Finally, we read a listener-submitted spooky story about a shadowy visitor as a teaser for our upcoming Halloween event, Gilded Fireside Tales. Please submit your stories here!
Sep 27, 2024
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Iāve been deep in JSTOR and haunting my local library to prep for my femme-horror podcast debut āNot In Distressā where Iām diving into cosmetic surgery in horror films. First up: āHelter Skelter.ā Gave it 5 stars on Letterboxd and itās in my top 5 fav films of all time, right up there with āPerfect Blue.āš¦šš©ø
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We read the following listener-submitted ghost stories, interspersed with discussion: Studio City Haunting, A Haunting in LA, and The Woman in the Walls.
We read the following listener-submitted ghost stories, interspersed with discussion: Studio City Haunting, A Haunting in LA, and The Woman in the Walls.
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