29: Black Pleasure Matters

An episode of the Sensual Self with Ev'Yan Whitney podcast, hosted by Ev'Yan Whitney, Sexuality Doula®, titled "29: Black Pleasure Matters" was published on July 18, 2018 and runs 58 minutes.

July 18, 2018 ·58m · Sensual Self with Ev'Yan Whitney

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Summary

*Note: This episode was done during the era when this podcast used to be called The Sexually Liberated Woman.Ev'Yan has a conversation with Dalychia and Rafaella, the radical babes behind Afrosexology.com. They do incredible and work around educating, liberating, and healing black sexuality by creating spaces for black women and femmes to find sexual pleasure and erotic joy. The three of them talk about using pleasure as an act of resistance and the importance of black women prioritizing feeling good, especially during times when we are fighting anti-blackness and racism constantly.Other things they discussed: rejecting white supremacy and respectability politics; a practice of pleasure for weary, traumatized, microaggressed black women/femmes; celebrating black sexuality through music; using masturbation and orgasm to remind you that your life matters; and what white people can do to help liberate black sexuality.For show notes of this episode, click here.-You can find more about Ev'Yan Whitney and her work on her website: evyanwhitney.com. Follow her on Instagram: @evyan.whitney.-Music: Otis MacDonald and Comfort FitEditing help: Justine McLellanCover photo: Celeste Noche Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

*Note: This episode was done during the era when this podcast used to be called The Sexually Liberated Woman.

Ev'Yan has a conversation with Dalychia and Rafaella, the radical babes behind Afrosexology.com. They do incredible and work around educating, liberating, and healing black sexuality by creating spaces for black women and femmes to find sexual pleasure and erotic joy. The three of them talk about using pleasure as an act of resistance and the importance of black women prioritizing feeling good, especially during times when we are fighting anti-blackness and racism constantly.

Other things they discussed: rejecting white supremacy and respectability politics; a practice of pleasure for weary, traumatized, microaggressed black women/femmes; celebrating black sexuality through music; using masturbation and orgasm to remind you that your life matters; and what white people can do to help liberate black sexuality.

For show notes of this episode, click here.

You can find more about Ev'Yan Whitney and her work on her website: evyanwhitney.com. Follow her on Instagram: @evyan.whitney.

Music: Otis MacDonald and Comfort Fit

Editing help: Justine McLellan

Cover photo: Celeste Noche

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.