Black Women Speak Candidly About Sex In A New South African Web Series [Ep. 2 & 3]
South African women dispel myths about the vagina and confront the normalization of rape culture in ep. 2 & 3 of the web series Women On Sex
<p>After wading into controversial waters with a conversation on virginity in <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/news/south-african-web-series-women-on-sex-episode-1/" target="_blank">episode 1</a>, the South African-based web series <em><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/news/women-on-sex-mmabatho-montsho-south-africa-web-series/" target="_blank">Women On Sex</a> </em>dives deeper to explore body myths and rape culture in its second and third installments.</p><p>Episode 2, entitled <em>Emancipating the Vagina</em>, highlights urban myths around the physical effects that frequent sexual activity has on a woman's body. Interviewees shared and dispelled a number of widely held beliefs, such as cellulite and stretch marks being indicators of promiscuity. They also addressed problematic notions about vaginal tightness.</p><p>"There are people who have arguments, literal debates on Twitter, [talking] about, 'This woman is so loose and we know. Because, now, when I had sex with her, I didn't feel anything because her vagina's just so loose,'" said <strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pub/tshegofatso-senne/9b/4b0/b72" target="_blank">Tshegotaso Senne</a></strong>, a social media community manager. "And I'm like, 'But if a woman can give birth and her vagina can bounce back, then what is your penis going to do?'"</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>The most recent episode, <em>Rape Culture</em>, delves into the toleration and normalization of rape and sexual violence against women. Among the topics discussed were the gendered power dynamics around consent and compliance and corrective rape, a practice used to "cure" lesbian women of their homosexuality.</p><p><strong>Lumka Takane</strong>, a self-identified gay woman and fashion designer, challenged this disturbing discriminatory act: "Personally, I hate being penetrated. You know? So, what makes you think that if you penetrate me, that I'll feel right? Because actually I'll hate it further ... I think it's a very sick thing."</p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><p>Check out both episodes below and stay tuned for our continuing coverage of <em>Women On Sex</em>. Keep up with the series on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Women-On-Sex/847556128691493" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="34d92a5b7ac6e1c1f9d85707488963b2"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TzDtuqbj_oo?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="cc93d198af9b350c7b89be5aad076e01"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tZfCNgmtjTE?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p>
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