How Do We and The Sims Perform Gender? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios

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Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea Tweet us! http://bit.ly/pbsideachanneltwitter Idea Channel Facebook! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelfacebook Talk about this episode on reddit! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelreddit Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelirc Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Today's episode has been sponsored by Squarespace. For more information, visit Squarespace.com/ideachannel The Sims have always allowed for characters to choose their sexual orientation, but what about their gender? Why is it that after all these years it's still not possible to choose an option other than guy or girl, male or female? And is gender something we are, or perform? Judith Butler would say NO. But why? Find out in this week's episode that's part of a wider collaboration featuring lots of great Youtubers talking about gender! More Pizza Rolls, not Gender Roles videos: Idea Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMBYFXZknGQ It's Okay To Be Smart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQi8fP5IjyA BrainCraft: http://youtu.be/wv-BvwRYiXE MTV Braless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6713bgsx64 Hannah Witton: http://youtu.be/pu3osSlliLM Olivia Has 2 Moms: http://youtu.be/n89m7EP6geE Stuff Mom Never Told You: http://youtu.be/j4jlC2Ao-Bs Kristina Horner: http://youtu.be/WrkYAFkY4FE ~~ Sources ~~ Judith Butler: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_Trouble ~~Assets~~ 3:59 Reverie New York – The Set NYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn0493d5i1E 7:04 The Sims wiki – Same-sex relationship http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Same-sex_relationship 07:36 https://instagram.com/pochoy_29/ 7:39 captain culture https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/captain-culture.1878/ ~~Comments~~ Exileman http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsideachannel/comments/2x66hg/bored_americans_using_teleporters_3_shorts_idea/coxutuv therationalpi http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsideachannel/comments/2x66hg/bored_americans_using_teleporters_3_shorts_idea/coxgycy Danielle Varejão https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGUKox8ewUM&google_comment_id=z13icl34wnnafbcz004ccf0rtzyctrczfd0 Sam Martin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGUKox8ewUM&google_comment_id=z123f11jjrm3wtfi504cjbtbknnus5eiet40k Hidanas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGUKox8ewUM&google_comment_id=z12ndhazvmjcedcgn04cdnpzxmfbe3divik Rhys Yip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGUKox8ewUM&google_comment_id=z12zzntibtrpzp1fe22svheahsqftjd0a Ivy Li https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGUKox8ewUM&google_comment_id=z13wct1j2vigibrgp04cf35a1xbpedegko00k Kram1032 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGUKox8ewUM&google_comment_id=z134fvsqkwypwp04404cdzsrmnymg3hpavg0k zxjacko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGUKox8ewUM&google_comment_id=z13fg5iplpqxzt2mv23id1zovlnizlay504 Tweets of the Week https://twitter.com/MaryHamer/status/572280191029936128 https://twitter.com/smlinarcik/status/572223952938012672 Ship us stuff: Thanks to everyone who sent us records! Our mailbox is now closed and we are no longer accepting submissions. MUSIC: "Europe" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Level 5" by Room for the Homeless (http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm) "Bouncy Castle" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) ":P" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Squarehead" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Number Cruncher" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Little Birthday Acid" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Topskore" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Anti Vanishing Spray" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Tarty Prash" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Carry on Carillon" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Uptown Tennis Club" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Squarehead" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net) "Dream Of Autumn" by Night Shift Master https://soundcloud.com/dj-darkmatter- "Insert Toy For Coin" by Eatme (http://eatme.pro/music/) "Dizor" by Outsider https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440 "Lets go back to the rock" by Outsider https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440 "Something like this" by Outsider https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440 ~~ Written and hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) (who also has a podcast! Reasonably Sound: http://bit.ly/1sCn0BF) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com)