EPISODE · Jun 23, 2025 · 45 MIN
Parenting, Protest, and White Supremacy
from Messy Liberation: Feminist Conversations about Politics and Pop Culture · host Becky Mollenkamp and Taina Brown
Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp https://liberateyourbusiness.com/You ever feel like the world is on fire and you're holding the matches and a bucket of water? Yeah, us too. In this raw and candid convo, Becky and Taina unpack their experiences around the No Kings protest, the complicated dynamics of white allyship, what it means to show up (and what it doesn’t), and the impossible standards placed on parents, especially moms. From the emotional labor of unlearning white supremacy to the tension between safety and activism, this episode dives deep into the mess of trying to do liberation right—and how there’s no one right way. This one’s for anyone caught between burnout, rage, and hope.📝 Discussed in this episodeWhy Becky took her son to his first protest (and why he was terrified)The emotional toll of being "the good citizen" in a broken systemWhy showing up looks different for white folks vs. people of colorThe white guilt and self-righteousness loop we all have to confrontThe truth about public schools and their real purposeTaina’s take on “anti-mothering” and emotional laborGenerational shifts in parenting and emotional intelligenceWhy curiosity can be an antidote to judgmentThe bullshit of performative allyship (and why praise-kinks are real)There’s no gold star for liberation—but we want one anyway🔗 Resources mentionedDeepa Iyer’s Social Change Ecosystem MapTrash Tuesday Podcast☀️ Join us in the Messy Liberation Coaches Circle🎤 PROUD MEMBERS OF THE FEMINIST PODCASTERS COLLECTIVE
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Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp https://liberateyourbusiness.com/You ever feel like the world is on fire and you're holding the matches and a bucket of water? Yeah, us too. In this raw and candid convo, Becky and Taina unpack their experiences around the No Kings protest, the complicated dynamics of white allyship, what it means to show up (and what it doesn’t), and the impossible standards placed on parents, especially moms. From the emotional labor of unlearning white supremacy to the tension between safety and activism, this episode dives deep into the mess of trying to do liberation right—and how there’s no one right way. This one’s for anyone caught between burnout, rage, and hope.📝 Discussed in this episodeWhy Becky took her son to his first protest (and why he was terrified)The emotional toll of being "the good citizen" in a broken systemWhy showing up looks different for white folks vs. people of colorThe white guilt and self-righteousness loop we all have to confrontThe truth about public schools and their real purposeTaina’s take on “anti-mothering” and emotional laborGenerational shifts in parenting and emotional intelligenceWhy curiosity can be an antidote to judgmentThe bullshit of performative allyship (and why praise-kinks are real)There’s no gold star for liberation—but we want one anyway🔗 Resources mentionedDeepa Iyer’s Social Change Ecosystem MapTrash Tuesday Podcast☀️ Join us in the Messy Liberation Coaches Circle🎤 PROUD MEMBERS OF THE FEMINIST PODCASTERS COLLECTIVE
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