S4E23 - Kaila Yu (Fetishes, Yellow Fever, Drug Addiction, Feminism)

Kaila Yu joins the podcast for a very unfiltered episode. We celebrate the release of her new book (Fetishized) and Kaila opens up about being a functioning drug addict for 20 years. Kaila takes us behind the scenes of the dark side of the entertainment industry and explains why victims of abuse and the vulnerable are often led into the world of addiction. Kaila discusses growing up with low self-esteem in a strict asian household, experiencing sexual assault in college, establishing her international modeling career while on drugs, and traveling the world as the lead singer of Nylon Pink. Kaila candidly talks about the ritualistic nature of drug usage and her time rotating between ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine, prescription drugs, and the damage it did to her life. Kaila breaks down the hypocrisy of feminism, how the patriarchy tricked women into thinking being a slut was empowering, and how men were tricked into suppressing their vulnerability. We debate OnlyFans, conspiracies behind Diddy’s light verdict, and why cocaine turns you evil. I even share my own experiences dating a man who had an asian fetish and later an older man with a drug addiction who tried to ruin my life. No subject is off limits here!