Wanking, Pubic Hair and Politics with Grace Campbell
In the first episode of Season Two, Hannah is joined by comedian and activist Grace Campbell, who shares her first experience of masturbation, and why she co-created the #girlswanktoo campaign. Grace also discusses her relationship with pubic hair (and nipple hair!), and how that relationship’s changed. Her and Hannah chat about whether sex and politics can ever really be separated, with Grace sharing why she is never going into politics, despite having a very political childhood. Finally, they talk about the power of Gen Z and hope for the future.
Read the episode transcript here!
SHOW NOTES
What we chat about…
Pink Protest campaigns, including #girlswanktoo
Breaking down stigma around masturbation
Hannah’s & Grace’s first experience of masturbation
Grace’s comedy show: ‘Why I’m Never Going Into Politics’
Is the female orgasm more complex than the male one?
Orgasms from masturbation vs from sex
The normalisation of wanking for girls and boys
Does seeing masturbation more positively help prevent people from getting into toxic relationships?
How being a public feminist has effected Grace’s dating life
Grace’s relationship with pubic hair - waxing it for yourself vs for other people
How do you know that your views and opinions are genuine, or have they been internalised from societal expectations?
How much money women spend on grooming
Nipple hair
Why Grace isn’t going into politics
The power of Gen Z
Can we separate sex and politics?
The danger of social media, but also the hope we get from it
USEFUL LINKS
The Doing It minisodes: https://pod.link/1464870183
Tour dates for Grace’s show ‘Why I’m Never Going Into Politics’: https://www.disgracecampbell.com/tour
The Futures series on Unbound: https://unbound.com/books/futures
Pink Protests #girlswanktoo campaign: https://www.pinkprotest.org/girls-wank-too
Style Me Sunday: https://www.instagram.com/stylemesunday/
The Thick Of It: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006qgrd/the-thick-of-it
The Orgasm Gap: https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/orgasm-gap-why-it-exists-what-women-can-do-about-ncna983311
MORE ABOUT GRACE CAMPBELL
Grace is a comedian, filmmaker and co founder of Pink Protest. She brought her show ‘Why I’m Never Going Into Politics’ to last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, and it is going on tour early this year. Grace also cohosts the podcast ‘Football, Feminism, and everything in between’ with her Dad Alastair Campbell.
Find out more about Grace on her website, Instagram and Twitter.
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