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The hosts discuss the "elephant in the room" regarding the link between slavery and modern BDSM culture. They trace the history of the corset from a symbol of oppression to a staple of sex work. The segment also touches on the controversy of transgender athletes in women's sports, arguing that it creates unfair competition and undermines decades of progress for female athletes.
A BuzzFeed clip introduces "Mistress Velvet," a dominatrix who incorporates black feminist theory into her BDSM sessions with white men. She requires her "slaves" to write essays on intersectional texts as a way to process their white guilt. The hosts express shock and disgust, arguing that the power dynamic is actually inverted because the white men are paying for a curated experience that makes them feel better.
Mistress Velvet explains that her clients' payments help fund her life and pay back her student loans, which she views as a form of personal reparations. The hosts mock the idea that a white man paying for a "racial domination" fantasy constitutes a clean slate or a solution to systemic issues. They find the re-appropriation of the word "slave" in this context to be deeply problematic.
