Combating Kink Shame, Degendering BDSM & Jewish Sexual Values with Emerson Karsh
In this episode, Hannah is joined by Emerson Karsh, who is a sex and kink educator, content creator, and writer. Emerson discusses the importance of proper kink education, how helpful kink communities are for understanding what healthy kink dynamics are, and how learning about consent during her human sexuality degree helped her realise that the relationship she was in was actually abusive. She and Hannah talk about pros and cons of the show How to Build a Sex Room, as well as about degendering kinks, especially when it comes to dominance and submission. Finally, Hannah and Emerson talk about Jewish values around sex, being Jewish in the kink community, and Jewish reproductive values.
CW: sexual assault, discussions of abusive relationships, discussion of abortion, brief mention of racial violence and police brutality, discussion of raceplay and Nazi Germany kink play.
Read the episode transcript here!
QUESTIONS FROM LISTENERS
How do I let go of the shame I feel after engaging in kink?
What's the best way to introduce rare slash unusual kinks in conversation with a partner, ie outside of your classic BDSM kinks?
What makes something a kink? Like is anything you find particularly sexy a kink?
USEFUL LINKS
Emerson’s post on degendering kink
Emerson + lifewflo’s post on raceplay
MORE ABOUT EMERSON KARSH
Emerson is a sex and kink educator, content creator, and writer. She is the brains and beauty behind the Instagram account @TheKinkEducator! Emerson has a degree in Human Sexuality and a dream to make kink and sex education accessible to everyone. She has been featured in HuffPost, Get Me Giddy, Style Caster, Men’s Health, and more!
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