On today’s episode, we are discussing multifaceted writer, media personality, and cultural commentator, Sesali Bowen’s memoir/manifesto, “Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist”. Bowen was Senior Entertainment Editor at NYLON magazine and one of the architects of Refinery29’s Unbothered. She is the creator, producer, and co-host of Purse First, the podcast about the female and queer rap. And some of her works has appeared in Cosmopolitan, New York Times, and other outlets.

Publisher's Summary

Bowen rose to the top of hip-hop journalism thanks to her passion for trap music, where she profiled musicians like Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, and Janelle Monae who changed the game. Bowen observed a lot of beauty, intricacy, and all-around badassery, but she discovered that mainstream feminism did not reflect any of that complexity.

As a result, she coined the term ‘Trap Feminism’, a modern paradigm that questions how feminism interacts with contemporary hip-hop. For the contemporary world, Bad Fat Black Girl presents a fresh, inclusive feminism. Bowen examines misogyny, fatphobia, and capitalism in the context of race and hip-hop, weaving together her life experiences and cultural critique.

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