152. Fetishization of Queer Women: Why We’re Not Your Fantasy

11/09/2025 17 min Episodio 152

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In this podcast episode, we’re getting real, raw, and radiant, love. We’re diving deep into the wild world of the fetishization of queer women—what it means, where it came from, and why it still shows up in our lives like that one toxic ex who just can’t take a hint. Through the glittery kaleidoscope of psychology, pop culture, and lived experience (yes, including mine as your pansexual podcast host), we’re untangling how desire becomes distortion.We’re also breaking it down for you—what pansexuality really is (hint: it’s not confusion, it’s clarity), why pan folks are often misunderstood, and what it means to live loud, proud, and protected in a world that often wants to turn us into clickbait.This one’s for every goddess who’s been seen as a fantasy before being seen as a human being. For everyone who’s ever been told ‘that’s hot’ instead of ‘that’s valid’. We’re naming the problem, flipping the script, and reclaiming the narrative—one strategy, one truth, and one moment of real talk at a time.If this episode lights something up inside you, beautiful, I wanna hear about it. Share your experience or thoughts using the contact form linked in the general podcast description. Let’s build this brave space together.REFERENCESBarker, M., & Scheele, J. (2016). Queer: A Graphic History. Icon Books.Diamond, L. M. (2008). Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women's Love and Desire. Harvard University Press.Fahs, B. (2011). Performing Sex: The Making and Unmaking of Women's Erotic Lives. SUNY Press.Music: 'Bummin on Tremelo' by Kevin MacLeod – CC BY 3.0 (incompetech.com)Rubin, G. (1984). Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality. In C. Vance (Ed.), Pleasure and Danger: Exploring Female Sexuality (pp. 267–319). Routledge & Kegan Paul.Sullivan, N. (2003). A Critical Introduction to Queer Theory. NYU Press.