6. Sex and Power with Numa Perrier

The Secret Lives of Black Women

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4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

This was a tough one for Charla and Lauren to chat about. Maybe it’s because so often when we talk about sex and power, black women are seen as peripheral to mainstream stories. That’s why actor, writer and director Numa Perrier wanted to create her movie Jezebel. In this episode, we talk about what happens when a black woman takes power over her own sexuality and how we can feel more free to talk about these two things at the same time. You can find more about The SLBW at https://www.instagram.com/theslbw/ Follow SLBW on Twitter and Instagram @theslbw Find Numa on Twitter and Instagram @missnuma This episode is sponsored by I'm Telling The Truth But I'm Lying and Acuity (acuityscheduling.com/secretlives).

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0:00.0	You know my sister was doing phone sex. I was curious about that. I was hearing that when we were living together
0:07.1	So that was kind of like a segment of sex education is just you know hearing things very uncomfortable because that's your sister.
0:15.0	The stigma comes from the outside and any sense of shame or embarrassment
0:21.0	humiliation around it is mostly from external sources.
0:27.0	A woman who has control and feels powerful over her sexuality feels powerful in the rest of her life.
0:34.0	I don't know, I'm just having this moment right now that's like even talking about
0:39.0	the fear and the curiosity, it feels scary but it also feels good because it's like I don't know I feel like in my head right now I'm like confronting something.
0:51.0	This is the secret lives of black women.
0:54.0	I'm Lauren.
0:55.0	I'm Charlotte and today we're talking about sex baby.
0:59.0	Well this is an exciting subject that I feel like I don't talk about enough.
1:04.3	I talk about a lot.
1:05.7	Really?
1:06.7	Yeah.
1:07.7	More and more.
1:08.7	I feel like it's a rare occasion.
1:10.4	This is a...
1:11.4	Well, this will be nice.
1:12.4	This is a really special moment guys because we are talking about sex with our guest
1:16.8	Numa Perryy who is an actress and a director. She's got a new film out called Jezebel. I'm so excited to talk to her. Me too, but before we get into it I want to talk to you I got some questions.
1:28.0	Shoot. Okay, when were you first aware of sex and your own
1:35.6	brain your own sexuality or curiosity about it?
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