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The Cool Aunt
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Mar 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Of all the aunt tropes in pop culture–spinster aunts, sinister aunts, weird aunts, witchy aunts–why is The Cool Aunt so popular these days? More importantly, who is she really, beyond (alleged) disposible income and TikTok aesthetics? Los Angeles Times art and design columnist Carolina Miranda appraises the figure as a timely foil to tradwives, as well as an underappreciated part of the family. Highlights include: Cristen's formative fictional cool aunt, Fresh Prince's Aunt Viv, Empire's Cookie Lyon and the invention of PANK (professional aunt, no kids).
*Read Carolina's LA Times piece that inspired this episode: How the cool aunties of pop culture flout, the growing restrictions imposed on women*
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*Read Carolina's LA Times piece that inspired this episode: How the cool aunties of pop culture flout, the growing restrictions imposed on women*
Get in touch at hello@unladylike.co
Follow Unladylike on Instagram and TikTok
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Shop merch
Contact Multitude Productions for ad rates, etc.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Mar 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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