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The Object of My Affliction

The Object of My Affliction

FromHoly Ghosting


The Object of My Affliction

FromHoly Ghosting

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the harrowing days of puberty, evangelical young women and girls were foisted into a shame spiral that kept them tame and readily codependent for…maybe their entire lives. Their every move governed by the grave understanding that it was their job to “not cause your brother to stumble,” they walked about with hunched shoulders, tucked their butts, and generally shut their every desire or bodily sensation DOWN, and fast. They were especially horrified by their own breasticles, as they seemed to cause their “brothers” to stumble despite their best efforts to wear Modest Is Hottest fashion (read: not fashion). Join Lindsay, Meg, and Sarai - three cisgendered ladies whose boobs have haunted them their entire post-pubescent lives - as they uncover the real meaning behind the context of that stupid “brothers stumbling” BS, and reckon with the aftermath of blaming oneself for literally everybody else’s problems and working their lifelong butts off to appease and make others feel more comfortable in their presence. If you’re a former church kid who grew up when Modest really was Hottest, whether cis, trans, queer, or straight, you’ll recognize these damaging ideas. Hopefully, as these three boob-havers discuss their experiences with the oppression and abuse grooming inherent in Purity Culture, you might be able to unwind a little bit of your own bosom-or non-bosom related woes. Good news, though: knowing is half the battle, and…half is pretty good progress, tbh. 
Released:
Jul 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (56)

Lindsay, Meg, Sarai & friends - a bunch of former church kids who came of age in 80s and 90s American Evangelicalism - are Holy Ghosting. In each episode, we share our youthful experiences and stories of the harm we endured and perpetrated as American Evangelicals and we laugh, we're sarcastic ladies.All three of our hosts grew up in different cities and didn’t meet until recently - and yet…the culture of Evangelicalism is strong and chock full of harm and quizzical quirks everywhere. But now, in our own ways, we're working to reconstruct a community that gives a shit about our neighbors. Join us as we work to tear down the American foundation of patriarchy and white supremacy and rebuild a better world with equity and equality as Exvangelicals.