Episode 3: Sensual Fat Liberation with Carina Shero
In episode 3 of the SensuElle Podcast, Ari Antwine interviews advocate, plus-size model, and sensual content creator Carina Shero. Carina enlightens us about Fat Liberation vs Body Positivity, the disproportionate rate & strange ways which Fat bodies are discriminated against (hello #shadowbans), and answers Burning Questions like…
When to educate the trolls and when/how to block them
Where to draw the line between sharing personal & professional content
Having your innate SENsuality mistaken for overt SEXuality
What it’s like being a Demisexual babe in a Hyper-sexualized space — the internet
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Editor’s Note: Make sure to head to Carina’s Instagram to see where & how to support Fat BIPOC babes!
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Featured in this Episode
Carina Shero
Activist, Boudoir Model & Photographer, Sensual Content Creator, Burlesque Performer
About our Guest: Carina Shero was born and raised in Bavaria, Germany and moved to Chicago almost 12 years ago. She is now a plus size boudoir model, photographer and is the co-founder of an exclusively plus size burlesque troupe; the Femme FATales. Her biggest commitment in life is to transform the way society perceives fat people and how they perceive themselves.
Pronouns: She/Her(s)
More from Carina: Carina’s (luscious) Photography Instagram
Follow Carina: Instagram // Twitter // YouTube // TikTok
Resources, Tangents. & Mentions:
The Femme FATales: Plus size Chicago burlesque troupe on a mission to transform the way society perceives fat people.
Bellesa “Gaia” clit & g-spot vibrator
Venmo me (a black woman) $20, like Carina suggests in this episode— kidding! But you can help keep this podcast going (& my editor PAID) with a tip!
Sex Ed // Definitions:
Demisexuality - a sexual orientation in which someone feels sexual attraction only to people with whom they have an emotional bond. from Demisexuality.org
FatPhobia - the fear and/or hatred of fat bodies. from FemMagazine
Fat Acceptance Movement (FAM) - a social movement seeking to change anti-fat bias in social attitudes by raising awareness among the general public about the obstacles faced by fat people. from Wikipedia
Sources:
The Instagram Shadowban: What It Is & How to Remove It
What is FatPhobia? — FemMagazine
Fat Acceptance Movement (FAM) Wiki
Here’s What Fat Acceptance Is — and Isn’t — Yes! Magazine
Why I’m Trading Body Positivity for Fat Acceptance — Healthline
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by Adrienne Marie Brown
Demisexual Definition — demiexuality.org
What is Demisexuality? — wiki.asexuality.org
Sexual Orientation — wiki.asexuality.org