Ouch… Why couldn't I have a debut?
Jim gets real about Filipino rites of passage. It’s tuli (male circumcision) vs debut (a mega-party for girls). Jim's dad shares his "old school" tuli experience; Jim discovers a toxic masculinity connection; and relives his cousin Jerilyn's epic debut.
An episode of the Recovering Filipino podcast, hosted by CBC, titled "Ouch… Why couldn't I have a debut?" was published on July 20, 2021 and runs 28 minutes.
July 20, 2021 ·28m · Recovering Filipino
Summary
Jim gets real about Filipino rites of passage. It’s tuli (male circumcision) vs debut (a mega-party for girls). Jim's dad shares his "old school" tuli experience; Jim discovers a toxic masculinity connection; and relives his cousin Jerilyn's epic debut.
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