Season 1, Episode 12: A Conversation with Sonni de Soto - Part I

So, as longtime listeners may be aware, the usual format of this podcast is for me and two or three of my co-hosts to talk about society and current events from a perspective other than your stereotypical podcaster - that is, not from a cishet white male. But another thing that I’ve been meaning to do is to sit down and talk to fellow POC folx in the geek community about our experiences.

And so with that in mind, today we have a special guest - writer and cosplayer, Sonni de Soto (she/her). You can find Sonni with the following links:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sonnidesotoallaccess

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonnidesotostories

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/sonni_de

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonni_de_soto/

This episode is not sponsored.

Content Warning - Mentions of:

• 9/11 & TSA

• Cultural Appropriation

• Disney

• Immigration & Assimilation

• Imperialism & Colonialism

• Loss of Family Member

• R*pe & Victim Blaming

• Racial Slurs

• Racism & Fetishization

• Religion

• TERFs & J. K. Rowling

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The panel that Sonni was on when we met was “Flirting 101” at CONvergence 2018.

For more information on the Philippines and the American Empire:

• How The US Stole The Philippines - Johnny Harris

• Why the US has so many Filipino nurses - Vox

• Daniel Immerwahr How to Hide an Empire - Chicago Humanities Festival

“The Seven Swan Princess” may be “The Six Swans” (the Brothers Grimm) or “The Wild Swans” (Hans Christian Anderson). The book that I was supposed to read in college (sorry, Professor!) was Daughter of the Forest, which is based off of these two tales.

In Walt Disney’s Fantasia, the centaurs are in the Pastoral Symphony segment. The two Black centaurs, Otika and Sunflower, have been removed from all versions of Fantasia released since 1969.

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