Episode 9 - Sexy Auraten

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In this episode the Auraten will be exploring SEX! It’s one of the most important ways we can get to know ourselves, our sexual selves and desires to own and explore.

It’s that hush-hush topic that we could never talk about for ourselves. Our parents never gave us the birds and the bees talk, we were embarrassed to talk about it even with our closest friends and all along, everywhere else, we were getting shame signals and beliefs telling us it’s wrong, scary or dangerous, especially for women. Yet, it’s all around us - in education, movies, shows, laws, economy, relationships, books, like there’s literally a 2000 year old book called the Kama Sutra that is about the sexual goal of pleasure and not procreation.

And why not? Why do we accept this toxic, pervasive culture of discomfort when it comes to sex or anything related to sexual pleasure for brown women in our families and communities? Why can’t we talk like it’s a normal part of being human, of being women? Well, Sexy Auraten are here to talk about sex and normalize talking about it - openly and candidly! We’ll share how we learned about sex as young people in our own desi families, why we’re afraid to talk about sex and what we wish we could have said to our 20-year old selves.