2 Dope Queens

Today, I listened to a podcast by “2 Dope Queens” entitled “Dude for a Day”. I found this podcast very funny and I believe that Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson try to appeal their audience on common issues in a very comical way.

While they were talking about Tinder, I thought it was relatable for a lot of people. A lot of people have tried Tinder and a lot of people have tried to see what the hype is about. I believed the story that was being told was very funny and I believe it appeals to young audiences. One point she brought up is that a lot of people ask about race. She was clearly upset that a man asked her if she was Caribbean or American black. I felt bad for her that she immediately had to be labeled and put into a category for her race. I was surprised that this situation kept occurring in her experience with Tinder. Unfortunately, I have seen this a lot in my own life as many people think I am Hispanic, however, I am not. People like to know people’s race or nationality before they know them. It seems to me that people are uncomfortable when they cannot put someone into a category. We talked about this in class recently and we talked about people needing to categorize someone as either: a man or a woman. If they are unable to do that, they believe that something is wrong with you since there is no clear difference.

Their first guest appealed a lot to the audience. She tells a story about her boyfriend wanting her to wear ‘traditionally sexy female clothing and stilettos’. I think there is a lot of issues with a man trying to control what women wear so that they can get pleased from their ‘sexy clothing’. I believe that a woman should be able to decide what she wants to wear and should not need to wear sexy clothing to be loved by her man. What was even more horrible about the story is that the boyfriend found someone else who would wear what he wanted and cheated on her throughout the whole relationship. Although she laughed about it and was talking about her situation in a comedic way, I still believe that situations like this are unfortunate and unnecessary as it is ultimately her decision what she wears.

One thing that Ashley mentioned is that a man told her that ‘if she did not smoke she would be prettier’. I believe that people are free to make their own decisions and that they should not have to follow other people’s ‘rules’ to be attractive. A lot of women believe that their physical appearance is not enough and to be told that something that they are doing is making them less attractive is not fair to them. I believe that if a man was smoking a woman would not say that ‘a man would be more attractive if he did not smoke.’ In my opinion, if a woman were to say that she would be put down for that due to the fact that they are ‘tearing down’ a man and his appearance.

Overall, I truly enjoyed listening to this podcast from 2 Dope Queens. I love that these two women were able to empower and lift people by using relatable life situations and making a comedy about it.