When Y2K Wasn’t So Innocent — Talking Media & Identity with Kaila Yu
Ever wonder how Y2K pop culture shaped the way we see beauty, identity, and representation today? Jackie and Danielle from No More Late Fees sit down with author, musician, and cultural commentator Kaila Yu to dive into her powerful memoir Fetishize—a candid look at how media, race, and womanhood intertwined in the late ’90s and early 2000s.In this episode, the trio gets nostalgic (and a little spicy) as they unpack: • How Memoirs of a Geisha and the early 2000s beauty ideals shaped an entire generation’s self-image • Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku era and the blurred line between homage and…
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