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We start this episode off talking about the horrors of Black Friday and the hyper consumerism of America. We then talk about the new Black Widow trailer. Most of us are really lukewarm towards the movie. We discuss the role of Hawkeye and Black Widow in the Avengers. Finally, we discuss shipping culture and Disney’s co-opting of the Reylo ship. We discuss the history of shipping, its function in fandoms, and their effect on story-telling. While supporting the way shipping has allowed creativity to flourish in fandoms, we push back on shipbating in story telling and corporations using shipping as organic advertisement.
