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Podcast: American Sex
Episode: The BDSM Test w/ Midori & Joe Zarate-Sanderlin - Ep 192
Description: โThe BDSM Testโ is infamous in the kink community and beyond. Since 2014, thousands have proudly posted results like a badge of honor on FetLife profiles. We use it as a roadmap, educational tool, and kink negotiation starter. Itโs even gone vanilla as the focus of social media challenges and pop magazine writeups. But is this kink subculture phenomenon all it's cracked up to be? While some find it helpful & validating, many say itโs othering, stigmatizing, and normalizes red-flag behavior disguised as โkink.โ Midori & kinky therapist Joe Zarate-Sanderlin join us on ep 192 to deconstruct the BDSM tes...