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Sexistential UWhat are the limits of corporate entities sharing our DNA?This is a manifesto like rambling about DNA ancestry organizations.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sexistentialu/support2021-05-1107 minSexistential US2 Episode 7: Healing and Teaching through Sexualization and PowerJanis and Rachel reflect on the process of creating Season 2 of Sexistential U, including how we heal and practice self-care through experiences of sexualization and power, and how we understand our roles as educators and therapists with humility.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sexistentialu/support2020-03-0158 minSexistential US2 Ep 4: Sexual HarassmentRachel and Janis discuss sexual harassment both IRL and online.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sexistentialu/support2020-01-191h 01Sexistential US2, Episode 1: Flirting and SeductionJanis and Rachel introduce the Circle of Sexuality that covers Sexualization & Power. Janis bemoans the fact that talking about sexual violence is such a norm that it's just another day ending in Y, and the two reflect on their flirting game, and what comes to mind when they hear the word "seduction."
The identified elements of the sexualization & power circle are:
flirting & seduction
media messages/images,
withholding sex,
sexual harassment,
incest and rape.
Quote:
"The quality of Game is much more about being honest and being yourself...2020-01-051h 01Sexistential US1 Episode 6: Pleasure ActivismRachel and Janis talk about what they've learned so far from Pleasure Activism, and critique the absence of pleasure in mainstream sex ed curricula.
Sex Negative Culture
WHAT IF WE ADMITTED TO CHILDREN THAT SEX IS PRIMARILY ABOUT PLEASURE?
The Female Price of Male Pleasure - Lili Loofbourow
Sexual Pleasure is a Human Right
Uses of the Erotic - Audre Lorde
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good - Adrienne Maree Brown
Pleasure Activism - Podcast
Better Sex Through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire
Quote: Adrienne Maree Brown
“I am having the best sex of...2019-11-101h 00Sexistential UMinisode #2: The Sex Pot TherapistJanis talks to Danielle aka @thesexpottherapist (she/her/That Bitch) about sex and spirituality, cannabis and meditation, sex ed, sex work, and our shared values about authenticity and self-disclosure as therapists which Danielle declares perfectly as "Human First, Therapist Second."
You can find Danielle online at:
IG: @thesexpottherapist
Twitter: @sexpottherapist
Sex Talk: Misconception and More with The Sex Pot Therapist, Cash Color Cannabis
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Quote 1:
"Men always say that as the defining compliment, don't they? She's a cool girl. Being the Cool Girl means I am a hot, brilliant, funny woman who adores football, poker, dirty jokes, and burping, who plays video games, drinks cheap beer, loves threesomes and anal sex, and jams hot dogs and hamburgers into her mouth like she's hosting the world's biggest culinary gang bang while somehow maintaining a size 2, because Cool Girls are above all, hot. Hot and understanding. Cool Girls...2019-10-2757 minSexistential US1 Episode 4: Patriarchy and Toxic MasculinityRachel and Janis discuss patriarchy and toxic masculinity and how it hurts men (and also everyone else).
Resources:
What we mean when we say toxic masculinity
Bell Hooks: The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
History of Incels (Involuntary Celibates)
The Rage of Incels
How Men's Rights Activists are not really fighting for men's rights
Male Contraception
Class Status and the Construction of Black Masculinity
@KissAndCurse - Instagram
Kevin Powell On Moving Beyond His Own Toxic Masculinity
Talk Like A Man
The Good Men Project
A Call to Men
Eldra Jackson: How I unlearned dangerous...2019-10-1357 minSexistential US1 Episode 3: Body AutonomyRachel and Janis talk about nicknames for body parts and sex, how they impact how we think and feel about ourselves, and explore the concept of body autonomy.
Resources:
Genital Nicknames - Vagina/Vulva
Genital Nicknames - Penis
Nicknames - Intercourse
Body Autonomy
Your Body Belongs To You - Children's Book
A Mighty Girl - blog
Sex Positive Parenting
Teaching Kids About Consent
Raising Kids Without Sexual Shame - Facebook
Sex Positive Families - Facebook
The Ethical Slut - Book
Pleasure Activism - Book
Pleasure Activism - Podcast
Q to audience: Why do you think...2019-09-2959 minSexistential UMinisode #1: HUSTLERS reviewJanis and Rachel talk about Hustlers (and the problematic behind the scenes of Hustlers) and what we really, really want from sex worker representation in media. (Hint: We want stories WRITTEN BY SEX WORKERS.)
Read:
"I'm Not A Stripper, But I Play One on TV" - Janis's review of Hustlers at Autostraddle
#TWEETYOURHUSTLE BRINGS VISIBILITY AND PRAISE FOR SOME ‘HUSTLERS’ — BUT NOT SEX WORKERS
Why Some Sex Workers Aren't Happy With Hustlers
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**Rachel made a mistake when she was speaking about the Victorian Era coming from England... she mistakenly shared that there was a reciprocal relationship with the UK, she meant the US.
Resources:
Circles of Sexuality
19th Century Sexual Mores
Jugum Penis
Sex Tips for Husbands and Wives
Pornography and Prostitution
Theresa Berkley
Slutist Tarot Deck
GEMS - Girls Education & Mentoring Services
Very Young Girls - Documentary
Hysteria - Rachel Maines got it wrong
Dr...2019-09-1557 minSexistential USeason 1 PilotGet to know Rachel and Janis, our backgrounds in sex ed and sex therapy, and why we're here to bring you the sex ed you deserve!
Q to audience: What are some of your sexistential crises?
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