Ponto sem nó: série de podcast sobre expressões populares e a naturalização de discursos machistas

Abstract

The podcast “Ponto sem nó” is a series about popular expressions and the naturalization of sexist discourse, developed as the final project for the Journalism program at the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. The product is divided into four themed episodes. “As My Grandmother Used to Say” contextualizes the relationship between language and culture and the impact it has on the reproduction of prejudice; “More Woman Than Many Men” investigates the stigmas linked to female inferiority and the so-called “fragility of the sex”; “Not Safe in Any Way” aims to highlight the objectification of women, which is also tied to gender-based violence; and “Pretty, Modest, and a Homemaker” seeks to question the outdated imposition of roles and behaviors. The podcast was created based on bibliographic research and interviews with expert sources and personal testimonies. Through contextual insights from gender specialists and accounts from women who have experienced - and continue to experience - the situations discussed, the podcast exposes the impacts of using popular expressions and deeply rooted ideas in a society that, beyond being driven by prejudice, also remains unaware of the knots that need to be untied.