On Pornography, Loneliness, and Intimacy | Alekhya Bhat | Host of The Rant Repository | #252
From reeducated · 01:08:56
Show by Goutham Yegappan
TW: Discussion of pornography, sexual violence, and eating disorders.I found Alekhya Bhat’s writing through an essay called “I No Longer Want to Hear About How Harmful Porn Is to Men.” I wanted to know what she felt was missing from that conversation. We talk about whose experiences get overlooked, how pornography can shape what people expect from sex, and why so many men have few places to talk openly about loneliness.Alekhya talks about what men’s friendships could look like if they made more room for tenderness and for the kinds of conversations many of us save for romantic partners.We also talk about the gap between what you know and what you feel. Alekhya knew her eating disorder was hurting her, and that knowledge became one more reason she felt she should have been able to stop. We talk about how hearing someone else say it can change the way you see yourself, and why Alekhya still keeps some of her writing just for her.The Rant Repository: https://therantrepository.substack.com/
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