Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!

In typical VWPA fashion, we made the sudden decision to launch "Bitchy Shitshow" next week, so this week we are here with our very last VWPA episode, looking back at our first episode and examining how our thinking has changed over the years; also talking politics and SJW bullshit. The post 265 A Whiskey Goodbye to VWPA: A Retrospective. appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We're celebrating five glorious years of TMI, rants, laughs, tangents, and listener love! The post 264 Celebrating 5 Years of TMI Talking About Our Clits: Who Can Get on Them and Who Needs to Get the Fuck Off Them. Also, a Big Announcement!!! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We tried to fight it, we held off for weeks, but, y'all...we need to talk about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Spoilers ahead! (We honestly feel this is one of our best episodes we've ever done, please listen even if you don't give a fuck about Star Wars!) The post 263 The Rise of Shit-talker: Y’all, We Need to Talk About Star Wars. appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Inspired by (a.k.a. enraged by) the CNN Democratic Debate on January 14, 2020, we decided to do a bonus episode this week to talk about key points we wish the candidates and moderators were addressing, as well as our thoughts about the Warren-Sanders drama and the SJW reaction online. The post B003 Bonus Episode! Democratic Debate 2020 and Lizzie v Bernie Drama appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

This week we cover Trump's illegal assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, and then Nichole goes off on a tear about people being ableist AF around other people's travel plans. The post 262 A Tale of Two Rants: Iran & Travel Ableism (a.k.a. Mind Ya Business) appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

The post 261 Veganuary, Health Veganism, and International Movements with Jaime K! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We got a great question this week from a listener who asked us how we anti-capitalists can make money when it contradicts our beliefs, so we dedicated the whole episode to this topic! The post 260 Listener Question: How Do Anti-Capitalists Make Money? appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We're back this week to answer our next two listener questions regarding family advice: one about dealing with the death of a loved one who passed before they could grow beyond their bigotry, and the second about practicing restorative justice with someone who just can't seem to change. The post 259 Family Advice, Part 2: Grief and Forgiveness appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

This week, we answer the first (two) of a series of questions about family. Shit gets real, and dark, and real dark. We work our way through these related questions by bringing in our own experiences with emotional abuse. It's a heavy but important conversation, with loads of dark humor along the way. Plus, a very long tangent about true-crime TV. Content warning for descriptions of actions by deeply emotionally abusive parents. The post 258 Family Advice, Part 1: Dealing with Abusive Parents appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Prompted by an amazing listener email, we deconstruct "survivor" vs "victim" for those who have experienced trauma, exploring the ways language really matters when we discuss difficult experiences. The post 257 Victim or Survivor: Why Language Matters appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

This week we're talking to Aph Ko about themes in her new book, Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out, including intersectionality, social media, and more! The post 256 Discussing Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out, with Aph Ko! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

This week we are excited to share the recording of the Portland VegFest talk that Callie did with Andy Tabar (The Bearded Vegans) and Chelsea [...] The post 255 Portland VegFest 2019 – Fat Liberation with Andy & Chelsea appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

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In preparation for our collaborative episode with Aph Ko next week, we're talking about Whiteness with a capital W - What is it? Who is it? What is White privilege? How does it relate to our humanity and who has access to human rights? How does racialization link to animalization, and why should vegans care? Listen to find out! The post 254 Discussing Whiteness and Humanity. appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

A dream of ours has been realized in this week's wonderful, LONG, thoughtful, vulnerable collaborative episode with writer and activist, Max S. Gordon. We discuss Jordan Peele's film Us and also dip our philosophical toes into Get Out, Joker, Handmaid's Tale, the importance of making and analyzing art, and more! Spoiler alerts for all of those pieces of media! The post 253 Discussing Us with Max S. Gordon!!! Plus Get Out, Joker, and Handmaid’s Tale! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

As with most things, the radical and mobilizing concept of "by any means necessary" has been co-opted by the mainstream vegan movement to something dangerous and ineffective. We're here to talk about it! The post 252 By Any Means Necessary? We Think Not. appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

This week we watched the new Netflix series, Raising Dion. While we didn't totally love it, (this cereal scene in particular stressed us tf out!), we were VERY impressed by the themes in the show and the lessons on boundaries and entitlement. The post 251 Portraying White Male Rage: Raising Dion vs Joker appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Inspired by a post on Instagram from @yrfatfriend, we're talking about how to be a better ally when you're hearing about oppressive actions for the first time. The post 250 Save the Shock for Your Momma: On Being an Ally appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Nichole took one for the team and saw Joker in theaters this week so we could talk about the "controversial" film receiving rave reviews from the Whites. Content warning for descriptions of white male rage, violence against women, murder, white supremacist ideology. The post 249 Send in the White Terrorists: Joker, Violence in Media appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We're being totes topical for the second week in a row by discussing The Testaments, the new novel by Margaret Atwood that is a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. Also an advice question about helping very young vegans cope with seeing others consume animals without vilifying them or getting overwhelmed. The post 248 Book Review: The Testaments – A Giddy Romp Through Gilead! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

This week in off-brand topical timeliness, we went to see Ad Astra in the theaters and are here to talk about it. Part movie review, part movie analysis, we do a spoiler-free section before moving into spoiler-full about our conflicting thoughts and feelings about this beautiful but frustrating film. The post 247 Movie Review: Ad Astra…the Anti-Interstellar? But Still a Space Adventure about a White Dude’s Daddy Issues. appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We had a few loose but important threads this week to pluck and ponder that were all united along the theme of context; something that we're often told doesn't matter by rigid SJW scripts or, conversely, is exploited by oppressors out to avoid criticism. The post 246 Contextualizing Context: Nuance’s Best Friend. appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We're switching up our format to replace news with an advice question, so this week we're doin' all news and other random stuff we've pinned to talk about that's not enough for a full episode. The post 245 Random News & Stuff: Turning Veal into Beef, Colonizing Spaaaaaace, How Much Work is Good For You, and more! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Per a listener request in the VWPA Society, we watched Hail Satan? this week and were inspired by it to talk about Satanism, our views on religion and blasphemy, and how the actions of The Satanic Temple and their philosophies relate to vegan activism. The post 244 Hail Satan? Documentary Analysis: Discussing Satanism, Religion and Activism appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We're continuing our conversation inspired by Hannah Gadsby's Nanette on Netflix, and a ColdCrashPictures YouTube video critiquing harmful cliches in the art industry, particularly the film industry, around "rise and grind" culture and the idea of suffering for your art, starving artist syndrome, etc. The post 242 Rise & Grind Culture, Suffering for Your Art, and Other Thoughts (Part 2) appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Talking about the themes brought up in Hannah Gadsby's Netflix stand-up comedy special, Nanette, around an audiences entitlement to creative content, comedy, the creative process, our capitalist approach to art, and so much more. So much more, in fact, that we ended up only covering about half of what we wanted to, making this an unplanned part 1! The post 241 Nanette: Art, Capitalism, Entitlement, and the Creative Process (Part 1) appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We discuss when we should criticize things on an individual vs systemic level, inspired by a listener comment that has Nichole on 5. Maybe 6. Just amped enough for a few sassy comments. The post 240 Individual vs Systemic Critique and Listener…eh, It’s Complicated. appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We dig into the next round of Democratic debates, this time hosted by CNN (aired on July 30th & 31st). The post 239 Democratic Debates: CNN Nights 1 & 2 (July 2019) appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We are jet-lagged and cranky but excited to talk about our thoughts about this year's Animal Rights Conference in DC. The post 238 Our Thoughts from the 2019 Animal Rights Conference appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

This week we discuss two articles that give yet more evidence as to why Capitalism is harmful. The post 237 Capitalism… again! Why wanting a purpose isn’t just Millennial b.s. appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Exhausted from business travel and Pride, we skip the news and stuff in the middle and tear into the latest episode of The Handmaid's Tale. Content Warning for more black deaths, undisguised racism, and spoilers. The post 236 Say Her Name: Analyzing Episode 8 Season 3 of The Handmaid’s Tale appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We're chatting today about the first two rounds of the Democratic debates, and we are talking about episode 7 of season 5 of The Handmaid's Tale because they've seriously gone too far. The post 235 Democratic Debates, Rounds 1 & 2 (Plus More About The Handmaid’s Tale…We Know, We Know.) appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We are discussing a fascinating article this week that reveals controversial information about the benefits of sunlight on skin, and how the guidelines we follow are, well, pretty damn racist. The post 234 Pink Cheeks & Parasols: The White-Centricity of Sun Exposure Guidelines appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We're back this week talking about the Striking Vipers episode from season 5 of Black Mirror - the episode that has been equally raved about and ripped apart online. We bring our freshly queer eyes and analysis to the episode! The post 233 Black Mirror Season 5: Striking Vipers Analysis appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We're digging into our feelings around the latest season of Black Mirror, starting with Episode 2 and 3, focusing mostly on Episode 3 titled Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too. Oh honey... The post 232 Black Mirror Season 5: Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too Analysis appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

The Handmaid's Tale is at it again, and by it, we mean White Feminism. Lingering close-ups of June's snarls have us ranting about all the ways in which this show is an irresponsible tale of fragility and entitlement. The post 231 Media Analysis: The Handmaid’s Tale (First Three Episodes of Season 3) = The Whitest Worst appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

This week we're talking about a bunch of random stuff including shady dentists, TWO jokes, and so much news, and random thoughts about shows we're watching. The post 230 Media Mashup: Broad City, The Society, Pose appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

No news or jokes this week - we're talking at a high level about what went down in the VWPA Society this week, and expanding it to a larger conversation around privilege, identity, and take down culture. The post 229 So…Let’s Talk About It. appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Nichole read a Captain Awkward post this week that had her reeling so we're here to talk about it: how elite professions target "insecure overachievers" because they work hard and blame themselves for everything. Sigh. The post 228 Insecure Overachievers: How Jobs Exploit Our Trauma appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We continue our discussion from last week of space stuff and existential threats that could end humanity, before we rip into the movie Minority Report [...] The post 227 The End of the World, Space Stuff… and A Complete Tear-Down of Minority Report appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Team-building activities, ice-breakers, assigning people to tasks they are ill-suited for...the oh-so-many ways jobs strip us of consent under the slimy pretense of pushing us out of our comfort zones... The post 226 “It Really Pushed Me Out of My Comfort Zone!” – Ableism and Anti-Consent in the Workplace appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

This week we talk about Joe Biden's run for the presidential election, and Just Foods wrapping their shitty eggs in bacon. The post 225 Joe Biden & Just Foods: Dems and Vegans, at it Again. appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

And unsettling theme is emerging among neoliberals... In striving for more diverse representation, are we starting to prioritize a candidates identity, over their actual policy positions? The post 224 A Different Take On Identity Politics appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We answer a listener question today about a sign at an environmental rally that appropriates the #MeToo movement, and also PETA is the worst (natch). The post 223 The Earth is Not Having a #MeToo Moment and Other Appropriative, Inappropriate or Otherwise Infuriating Bullsh*t appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Inspired by a Tweet from Sidrah Ahmad, the Prinxesses explore the concept of being a traitor, rather than an ally. The post 222 Don’t Be an Ally, Be a Traitor appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Listener Julie was kind enough to provide us with research for an episode about service animals: where they come from, how they are trained, what are the alternatives to non-human assistance for disabled folks. The post 221 Service Animals appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

This week Nichole is joined by guest hosts Molly Woodstock (from the Gender Reveal podcast) and Everett to answer listener submitted questions about gender! The post 220 Nichole, Molly and Everett Answer Your Gender Questions appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

In part 2, we finish up our dissection in the classroom discussion by reviewing past and present day legislation around students' options for alternatives to dissection, what those are alternatives are, and reasons that dissection persists in public education. We also take a long segment in the middle to talk about media we're watching (Shrill and For The People)! The post 219 Dissection in the Classroom (Part 2): More Vegan than Vegan appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Listener Kirstie kindly donated her time to a research topic that we've wanted to cover for ages dissection in educational settings. This is our first topic in a while that's hella vegan, whoop! Nichole had to run to catch a train to L.A., so we are splitting this into two parts. Today's episode covers the history of dissection in classes, statistics on animals, information about degree programs and requirements, and students' reactions to dissection. The post 218 Dissection in the Classroom (Part 1): A Very Vegan Episode appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

In our continued meteoric rise to fame, we were tagged by Max S. Gordon on Twitter regarding an article he wrote about Jussie Smollet and decided to drop everything to talk about it The post 217 Jussie Smollet, Restorative Justice, and Perfect Victims appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.