Reclaiming Black Sexuality and Eroticism with Rev. Courtney Bryant

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Today's History Story: The Jezebel Myth Many dehumanizing stereotypes have persisted from slavery and Jim Crow to our present day. One of the most insidious? The Jezebel. But who was Jezebel, and what does her story reveal about the West’s deep-seated fear of Black bodies, sexuality, and the erotic? Today’s guest has plenty to say about it. Reverend Dr. Courtney Alma Bryant is a dynamic thought leader and co-CEO of One Spirit Learning Alliance. Her debut book, “Erotic Defiance: Womanism, Freedom, and Resistance,” explores themes of embodiment, sexual-gender ethics, and justice within Black and Christian communities. There's potential for liberation in the erotic. Are you ready to embrace it? To learn more about Courtney's work, find her on Instagram @courtneyalmabryant. Black History Year (BHY) is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school and explore pathways to liberation with people who are leading the way. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. Hosting BHY is Darren Wallace. The BHY production team includes Jareyah Bradley, Brooke Brown, and Amber Davis. Our producers are Cydney Smith and Len Webb for PushBlack, and Lance John with Gifted Sounds edits and engineers the show. BHY’s executive producers are Julian Walker and Lilly Workneh. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up next, we're speaking with Reverend Dr Courtney Alma Bryant about the just availment and how we can reclaim the erotic on this episode of Black History Year.
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0:35.7	special offer. So I read something interesting about sex the other day.
0:54.6	It was about Gen Z's rising aversion to it.
0:57.4	Apparently, there's a growing sex negative sentiment among Genziers, from its depiction
1:02.3	in the media to the actual act itself.
1:05.0	Now how do we get here?
1:07.0	Some say it's a reaction to hypersexual images
1:10.0	saturating the airwaves.
1:12.0	Others say it's a sign of the rising dot of the right wing. But I wonder,
1:18.0	between the point of graphic and the puritanical, is it possible to reclaim pleasure, particularly in a Western culture that
1:24.6	polices immoralizes sexuality? Listen, this society is used and still
1:30.9	uses deadly tactics to suppress dissent, tactics that range from overt violence
1:35.8	to the subtle weaponization of stereotypes.
1:38.8	So today, let's unpack one of the most harmful stereotypes to emerge from this culture, a figure whose reach is of biblical proportions.
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