Cheugy School Dropout

This week, Kate takes on a new term, "cheugy," a made-up word from Tiktok that, via aggressive media coverage, has been thrust into the social lexicon. This episode examines the struggle between being lighthearted/letting comedy exist and the diversity that lies within financial security of millennials that is often forgotten when slinging semi-classist tropes. She dives into the definition of cheugy, attempting to validate the concept of being 'off-trend' by examining which items named were actual trends, and if this legitimately is a term that would be fairly applied across genders and social classes. Fearing the reincarnation of society's love for terms like 'basic,' Kate argues why there is millennial sensitivity to the early 2010s trends, and what Pinterest, bloggers, early influencers, etc. did for women. And as a result, the ways in which their entrepreneurial efforts are often dismissed in favor of mocking their hobbies. TLDR, it's cheugy as hell.   SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS You can try OSEA risk-free for 30 days and get free shipping on orders over $50. They even send free samples with every order! Get 10% off your first order with my promo code BETHEREINFIVE at OSEAmalibu.com. Go to Feals.com/bethereinfive and you'll get 50% off your first order with free shipping.   Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off ALL mattress orders AND 2 free pillows for our listeners at HelixSleep.com.BETHEREINFIVE. Go to HelloFresh.com/bethereinfive12 and use code bethereinfive12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping! WORKS CITED Kiera Breaugh: Tiktok; Instagram; YouTube Original Cheugy Tiktok: User deleted https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/poor-millennials/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/style/cheugy.html https://www.thecut.com/2014/10/what-do-you-really-mean-by-basic-bitch.html https://www.thecut.com/2021/05/cheugy-is-hard-to-define-but-easy-to-identify.html  https://popcrush.com/what-is-cheugy-slang-describe-millennials-explained-tiktok/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9546995/What-cheugy-Inside-viral-new-term-millennials.html https://fashionatbrown.com/archive/2019/11/25/the-permeation-of-fashion-in-middle-america-a-narrative https://archive.curbed.com/2019/12/19/21024424/interior-design-trends-2010-2019