Scotty Unfamous, a sex educator and Sexfluencer, discusses the importance of representation in sexual wellness, challenges faced in the industry, and misconceptions about her work. She emphasizes removing shame around sexuality, fostering body confidence, and breaking taboos. The podcast explores diverse methods of sex education and advocates for open conversations and empowering individuals to embrace their desires.
Sexfluencers can leverage social media to promote sexual wellness, education, and break taboos.
Scotty Unfamous promotes sex-positivity, confidence-building, and embracing desires without shame.
Societal influences like religion and gender biases shape perceptions about sex, challenging existing stigmas.
Debunking myths about sex frequency, relationship duties, and contraception is crucial for healthy understanding.
Access to credible sex education resources empowers individuals to explore sexuality confidently and safely.
Deep dives
The Diverse Approach to Sexual Education
Sex education is approached from diverse angles like workshops, books, podcasts, and therapy to cater to different preferences. The importance of informal education through media, including TV, social media, and articles, is highlighted.
Embracing Sex-positivity and Removing Shame
Shakira Scott, aka Scotty, promotes sex-positivity through her work as a sex-fluencer. She aims to educate by removing shame, promoting confidence, and empowering individuals to embrace their sexuality without apologies.
Challenging Societal Norms and Overcoming Stigma
The podcast discusses societal influences, including religion, gender biases, and cultural norms, that shape perceptions about sex. It challenges the stigma associated with sexuality and encourages individuals to break free from societal expectations.
Navigating Myths and Misconceptions
Common myths about sex, such as frequency, duties in relationships, and misconceptions about contraception, are debunked. The discussion highlights the need to debunk prevalent myths to foster a healthier understanding of sexuality.
Accessing Comprehensive Sex Education Resources
The podcast emphasizes the availability of sex education resources, including online platforms, workshops, and books, to empower individuals to seek information, improve sexual confidence, and explore their sexuality in a safe and informed manner. It stresses the importance of credible, research-backed sources for self-education.
Addressing Challenges in Sexual Wellness Advocacy
The discussed challenges in the sexual wellness space include censorship on social media platforms, restrictions on discussing sexual health topics, and the need to combat stigma and misinformation. The podcast advocates for promoting open conversations about sex and breaking free from societal constraints.
Encouraging Self-Exploration and Confidence Building
The podcast advocates for self-exploration, body confidence, and breaking away from societal norms. It encourages individuals to prioritize self-acceptance, embrace pleasure, and seek credible sex education resources to enhance their sexual well-being.
Normalizing Conversations About Sexuality
The importance of normalizing discussions about sexuality, relationships, and sexual health is emphasized. By addressing misconceptions, debunking myths, and promoting sex-positivity, the podcast aims to create a supportive and informative space for individuals to explore their sexual identities.
Empowering Individuals Through Comprehensive Knowledge
The podcast aims to empower individuals to make informed decisions about their sexual health and well-being. By providing access to diverse sex education resources, challenging societal norms, and promoting sex-positivity, it encourages self-exploration, confidence building, and open dialogue about sexuality.
Self-Development and Overcoming Societal Pressures
The podcast promotes self-discovery, overcoming societal pressures, and embracing diverse sexual identities. It encourages individuals to seek credible sex education resources, challenge societal norms, and prioritize self-acceptance and pleasure in their sexual experiences.
The sexual wellness industry is booming with new products, platforms and apps joining the market all the time. When this is in combination with the huge role that social media and the internet plays in our lives, we can see that influencers have the potential to play a big role in starting conversations, raising awareness and breaking down taboos. Someone who has harnessed this is Shakira Scott, known as Scotty who Trademarked the term Sexfluencer™ to combine her sex education work with brand partnerships, being an advocate, and helping people to learn more about how to boost their sexual wellness and pleasure. Scotty talks about the importance of representation and how she wanted to be what she couldn't see when it came to these conversations - in a way providing what she felt was so missing for her. In this conversation we talk about what being a Sexfluencer™ is, how it works for her as a job and also some of the biggest challenges and misconceptions that she comes up against both in person and online.
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Shakira 'Scotty Unfamous' Scott is a sex educator, Sexfluencer and multi award-winning erotic and romance author. For the last six years she's been helping people to unlearn shame, build confidence and embrace their desires with her 'How To Live Your Best Heaux Life' workshops.