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B Simone, Summer Walker, Hygiene, feminine hygiene, hygiene products, hygiene ratings, baby powder, douchebags, bacterial vaginosis, how to get rid of bacterial vaginosis, how to get rid of a yeast infection, lysol, what is lysol used for, etc
Who uses rags vs loofahs? Who doesn't shower every day? Who uses liquid soap but no bar soap? Be honest-- you've probably played in the Hygiene Olympics before, especially if you're a black woman. But where does the overcompensating--- 3-6 showers a day, wearing panty liners everyday, douching, etc— come from? How does it fit into a broader pattern of mainly white celebrities and people sharing that they don’t bathe? And more pressingly— how has the vulva health of black women been compromised due to a desire to escape racist stereotypes? Let's chat!
0:00-2:45 INTRO
2:46- 4:30- BEDUCATED
4:31-5:40- PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF HYGIENE
5:41- AFRICA AND ENSLAVEMENT
7:34- LATE 19TH-CENTURY CHANGES
8:28- THE RISE OF DOUCHES
10:18- DEPENDENCY ON FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS
13:19- THE MODERN FEMININE HYGIENE MARKET
14:30- BV + THE VULVA'S MICROBIOME
15:33- WHITE PEOPLE
18:09- THOUGHTS FOR THE FUTURE
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B Simone, Summer Walker, Hygiene, feminine hygiene, hygiene products, hygiene ratings, baby powder, douchebags, bacterial vaginosis, how to get rid of bacterial vaginosis, how to get rid of a yeast infection, lysol, what is lysol used for, etc
Who uses rags vs loofahs? Who doesn't shower every day? Who uses liquid soap but no bar soap? Be honest-- you've probably played in the Hygiene Olympics before, especially if you're a black woman. But where does the overcompensating--- 3-6 showers a day, wearing panty liners everyday, douching, etc— come from? How does it fit into a broader pattern of mainly white celebrities and people sharing that they don’t bathe? And more pressingly— how has the vulva health of black women been compromised due to a desire to escape racist stereotypes? Let's chat!
0:00-2:45 INTRO
2:46- 4:30- BEDUCATED
4:31-5:40- PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF HYGIENE
5:41- AFRICA AND ENSLAVEMENT
7:34- LATE 19TH-CENTURY CHANGES
8:28- THE RISE OF DOUCHES
10:18- DEPENDENCY ON FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS
13:19- THE MODERN FEMININE HYGIENE MARKET
14:30- BV + THE VULVA'S MICROBIOME
15:33- WHITE PEOPLE
18:09- THOUGHTS FOR THE FUTURE
Love the content? Support for $1/month on patreon.com/intelexualmedia
Sources, essays, exclusive videos, a podcast, reading lists, and much more are available ON PATREON.
