528: Chris Smith on polyamory and the Black American
Chris Smith on polyamory and the Black American 0:00 Introduction and host chat Under 18? Stop listening now and visit http://www.scarleteen.com 1:30 Poly in the News A Yoplait ad campaign builds on the idea of polyamory 4:20 Interview: Chris Smith Chris Smith is a PhD student at Howard University studying higher education and a relationship researcher focused on non-monogamy within the Black demographic. Open to Love; Poly and the Black American People raise sex and put it on a pedestal. And that’s OK, but raise communication and flexibility to that same level. Polyamory as a possible method of strengthening Black economic power Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present Blacks are already ostracized; it can be difficult to add polyamory to the mix. As a Black male, it’s already hard to fight the aggressive and overly sexualized stereotypes; polyamory can appear to reinforce those Link for the Black and poly survey Let’s get to 3,000! Black polyamorous anthology description and consent forms to participate email mrtenability@gmail.com Find Chris Smith on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as MrTenability 35:50 How to make this podcast better Questions? Comments? Feedback? Email polyweekly@gmail.com and attach an audio comment or call the listener comment line at 802-505-POLY. Friend us on Twitter or Facebook, leave a comment here. Check out Poly Weekly podcasts at polyweekly.libsyn.com. Share this with a friend or write an iTunes review! Our intro and outro music is courtesy of Pacemaker Jane, “Good Suspicions.”