e358. Monster Crushes: Infatuation with the Unknown
Happy Valentines Day! Yes, we know we’re a few days late, but the show comes out on Mondays, and this was the closest chance we got, so what do you want from us. Anyway, this Valentines Day we want to return to one of our most frequent weird topics, Monster Sex! Well… or perhaps more appropriately, Monster Crushes. On this episode, Monica and Mav invite returning guests Samantha Tecson and Ayanni Cooper to talk about the way media sexualizes monsters in a way to help us deal with less normative sexual feelings that society at large might be less comfortable discussing, from interracial sex, to homoerotic activity, to child sexuality. Join us as we take another walk through Monster Studies to breakdown the nature of Monster Crushes and their inherent queerness. Then let us know your thoughts in the comments. Citations and Links: * “Eating the Other: Desire & Resistance” by bell hooks * Thank you to Maximilian’s thoughtForm Music for our theme * Follow The SLL podcast on BlueSky: @SexLoveLitPodcast * Follow Ayanni on BlueSky: @AyanniDoesStuff * Follow Mav on BlueSky: @chrismaverick * Follow Monica on Instagram: @monicamarvelous * Follow Monica’s Warp Archive on Instagram * Follow us on BlueSky: @voxpopcast * Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/voxpopcast * Subscribe to our YouTube channel * Make sure you subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever podcasts are found and please leave us a review!