From her blog post on the experience:
Last Fall, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Ms. Ling, whose critically acclaimed show begins its fourth season on the Oprah Winfrey Network. She’s tackling the topic of BDSM and felt she needed an ‘expert’ – a sex therapist knowledgeable about the kink community- to help explain some things to the viewing public.
…it MAY be hard for many viewers to see some of what is shown as anything but crazy, self-destructive behavior. It’s too far outside of their own experience for anyone to ‘bridge’ with their personal knowledge…
But mainstream people can’t really relate to anyone who is THAT different from them. Fortunately, now that I’ve seen the trailer, I feel pretty sure that some of the kinksters interviewed will look ‘familiar’ to viewers – like the people next door. That’s a good thing.
Check out the first five minutes of the episode here, or catch the full premiere of Our America with Lisa Ling on Tuesday, January 22nd at 10/9c, on OWN.
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