Throwing Shade

368: The Cher Show, Tumblr Bans Porn, Rania Youssef

Erin skypes in and Bryan shares a celebrity encounter at The Cher Show on this week’s Throwing Shade! First, Bryan discusses the decision by Tumblr to ban pornography and explicit adult content and why it’s just the latest in a series of turns complicating the lives of sex workers and the LGBTQ community as a whole. Then, Erin takes us through the rollercoaster ride of Egyptian actress Rania Youssef, whose perfectly normal dress on the red carpet at a film festival in Cairo spurred legal action on the grounds of ‘inciting debauchery.’  And make sure to check out Deeper Shade of Shade on Stitcher Premium, where Bryan and Erin interview their favorite friends of the show. For a free month of listening, go to <a href="http://stitcherpremium.com/shade" target="_blank">stitcherpremium.com/shade</a> and use promo code ‘SHADE’. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (<a href="http://www.squarespace.com/SHADE" target="_blank">www.squarespace.com/SHADE</a> code: SHADE), Wildfang (<a href="http://www.wildfang.com" target="_blank">www.wildfang.com</a> code: SHADE), Poshmark (code: THROWINGSHADE5), Thoughtfully (<a href="http://www.thoughtfully.com/SHADE" target="_blank">www.thoughtfully.com/SHADE</a> code: SHADE), and Warby Parker (<a href="http://www.warbyparker.com/SHADE" target="_blank">www.warbyparker.com/SHADE</a>).

Throwing Shade is the political comedy podcast hosted by Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi who deliver their fresh takes on pop culture, women’s rights, and LGBT rights with hilarity and vulgarity. Spend your Thursdays with the podcast called "the perfect combination of silly, intelligent, cynical and charming" by Entertainment Weekly and "Oprah's #1 pick" by an iTunes reviewer who is not Oprah.