Joshua Idehen on 'Mum Does the Washing' - Male Feminism, Engaging with Politics & Confident Failing

As Jamz Supernova delves into ‘Mum Does The Washing’, poet and artist Joshua Idehen reflects on finding success with a ‘hit’ deep into a music career, and on finding truth and dark comedy in the different systems of patriarchy and oppression that sit at the heart of the record. They also discuss Joshua’s history of online and offline activism and the particular nuances defining the struggle against systemic inequality in this moment." View more episodes and subscribe: https://fanlink.tv/BetweenTheLines Follow Jamz: https://temple.fans/jamz-supernova Joshua:   / joshuaidehen   Lyrics: The world according to your mum doing the washing Capitalism: your mum does the washing. You pay her a dollar. You get her to do your mates washing. Your mate pays you 50 dollars Communism: your mum does the washing. You do the washing. Every night you salute a photo of your dad. Socialism: your mum does the washing. You do the cooking. Everybody is happy, in theory. Feudalism: your mum does the washing and pays you tax Colonialism: you barge into mum’s room. Claim you “discovered” her room. Dump your dirty clothes on the floor Fascism: your mum does the washing And you are obsessed with with her nose Liberalism: you watch your mum do the washing and feel really really bad. “Something must be done” you say. Something may or may not get done Libertarianism: Your mum does the washing. You believe you did the washing Religion: your mum does the washing. You thank god Atheism: your mum does the washing. You make a 12 part YouTube video demanding peer reviewed evidence she did, in fact, do the washing Zionism: you made your mum live inside the washing machine and she got dizzy from the spinning which made her vomit and you point at that vomit and call it antisemitism Americanism: your mum does the washing. It’s in the constitution. END OF DISCUSSION Mansplaining: your mum does the washing. You tell her how best to do the washing. You have never done the washing. Same sex marriage: Your mums do the washing. Patriarchy: your mum doesn’t exist. The washing is mysteriously done Terfism: your mum doesn't want your other mum doing the washing because genitals and stuff Polling: there's a 70% chance you will do your washing on Saturday night Come Sunday morning it was 100% done by your mum Africanism- you go 2 bennys house bennys mum does the washing You ask your mum why she doesn't do the washing You do not survive the night Feminism: your mum insists you grow up and do your own washing White feminism, your mum hired a woman of colour to do the wash Male feminism: that one time I did the washing told everyone I did the washing I blogged about it I bragged about it Took a selfie Insta story I went on oprah Won an Oscar Went on fort nite And did a dance I’m an ally Hashtag me too Egalitarianism: that one time you did the washing is proof its all equal and no one needs feminism any more Hip Hop: everyday im hustling/ every day I’m hustling/ when I bring the basket/mama put the washing in Narcissism: You look good in the clothes your mum washed Surrealism the washing does your mum Chapters: 00:00:00 - Podcast Intro 00:03:44 - Social Media Response 00:07:19 - Anti-Gamergate ️ 00:10:48 - Manager's Poem Request ️ 00:14:24 - Targeting Patriarchy 00:18:00 - Heightened State 00:21:48 - Breakup & Depression 00:25:42 - Kids Dancing in Palestine 00:29:25 - #meToo Allyship 00:33:44 - Niche Authenticity 00:37:24 - Criticism Insights 00:42:17 - Art & Polarization Debate 00:46:26 - Radical Cultural Change 00:50:07 - Self-Doubt Dynamics 00:53:40 - First Draft Realness 00:57:16 - Confidence Changes 01:01:03 - Success in Your 40s 01:05:24 - Advice to Daughter 01:09:07 - Red Pill, Blue Pill