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Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Georgia Hardstark, Karen Kilgariff
3.0

I found this book to be very informative and helped satisfy my curiosity about true crimes while also learning about the personal lives of the authors. I never listen to their podcasts before this and do not plan to in the future. Not because I did not enjoy the book, I did. Especially sections about the loss of family members. I am generally not a person who likes to listen to podcasts. I love how they are two women who can admit when they are misinformed and take their listeners' suggestions into consideration. With that being said, towards the very end of the book, one of the authors made a comment about "strange or weird names of towns in Wisconsin." I am simply paraphrasing here. I would like for the authors to know that most towns and cities' names are named after the ancestral lands, history, or ties to Indigenous/Native American people in Wisconsin. Not many states have this unique quality. Calling the names of the towns "strange or weird" is a form of privilege and contributes to the erasure of Native cultures. Just because a word is different on your tongue doesn't mean it is strange or weird. Just how people have learned to say, Karen, Kari, Amanda, and Sarah with ease, we need to be better at learning how to say other people's names and words as well. At least make an effort to do so.