Mental health in the Black community, perceptions of interracial relationships & the science behind a love of bad boys.
The ladies discuss why mental health is such a taboo subject in the Black community and what we can do to normalise conversations, whether Britain still has an issue with interracial dating and if dating outside of your race means having to compromise your “blackness”, and the origins of the Nice Guy vs. Bad Boy stereotype and why nice guys always seem to finish last.
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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
https://unitedmelaningroup.com/es012
(Website – Show notes)
(Article – Care failings contributed to death of woman in prison, inquest finds – Diane Taylor for The Guardian)
(Article – Black People Like Me Are Being Failed by the Mental Health System. Here’s How – Gloria Oladipo for Healthline)
https://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/how-can-we-break-mental-health-barriers-communities-color
(Article – How Can We Break Mental Health Barriers in Communities of Color? – McLean (Harvard Medical School Affiliate)
(Video – ETHNICALLY SPEAKING 011: Blackfishing, Changing Your Last Name, Renting Clothes & Yay Or Nay To PDA – United Melanin Group)
(Article – Black Mental Health Organisation To Reach Out To For Support – Sabrina Barr for Independent)
https://www.netflix.com/title/80996601
(Video – Love Is Blind – Netflix series)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/clip/5097bc36-58a2-4fa7-ba34-2687f3c10edc
(Video – Things Not To Say To Someone Of Mixed Race – BBC)
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/relationships/a32314885/dating-bad-boys/
(Article – Why Women Find "Bad Boys" So Attractive, Even Though We Know They're Trouble – Dina Cheney for Good Housekeeping)
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Each week join Anissa, Luanda Yasmin and Sophie Hannah, three smart, curious and opinionated highly-melanated women, as they discuss everything from current affairs to pop culture, and everything in between. No subject is off limits for these ladies, especially when it comes to issues affecting British communities of colour. Get ready to laugh, learn and liberate your mind, because if there’s one thing you can guarantee, it’s that the Ethnically Speaking ladies will be giving it to you straight!
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Music by GC