Episode 221: “Designing Women and First Wave Feminism | 90’s TV Babies”

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Is “Reservations for Eight” your favorite or LEAST favorite episode of “Designing Women”? How can a simple television comedy cause us to dive into a deep discussion of First Wave Feminism? Yes, it’s time for the 90’s TV Babies to weigh in on Linda Bloodworth-Thomason’s Designing Women.

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The Conversation

Can Serita, Sergio and Megan agree what makes the best Thanksgiving sides?
Did Designing Women help invent First Wave Feminism?
Was Anthony straight? Gay? Gay coded? Or just Southern?
A 90’s TV Babies drinking game?? It’s on. Let’s go!
Shipping Anthony and… Julia? Okaaaaaaaay…
Did Sheryl Lee Ralph confront Harry Thomason at a political event for the Clintons – and end up with a role on the show?
Cos-playing Mary Jo? Megan’s considering it…
SERITA ON DELTA: How discussions of body image issues have – and haven’t -- changed over the past 30 years.
Sharon and Megan could NOT be further apart when it comes to their feelings for “Reservations for Eight” (S2, EP22)
THE LEVEL OF DISCOURSE: What the show got right in its political discussions and comedy – and what hasn’t aged as well.

So join Susan and Sharon – and Megan and Sergio and Serita – as they talk sweet potato mash, big Texas hair, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Beyoncé – and “the 11:00 o’clock rant”!

Our Audio-ography

Watch Designing Women on Hulu, Amazon Prime, Pluto!

Read the 2016 MTV News article on "Confirmation" and The Strange Case of Clarence and Anita.

Watch Ladies of the 80’s: A Divas Christmas on Lifetime.

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Listen to Serita's podcast: Not Ugly Pod. A weekly podcast challenging traditional colonial beauty standards one conversation at a time.

Also on Apple Podcasts and Goodpods.

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What modern day show talks to current events in ways similar to Designing Women? When the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings were taking place, did any scripted show – comedy or drama – do an episode highlighting their characters' reactions?
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