Down With The Swirl? Interracial Dating (ft. Mikelle Street)

On this week’s episode, Hosts jarrett hill and Tre’vell Anderson welcome writer Mikelle Street for a conversation about The Swirl, or interracial dating. They dig into what’s behind the “trend” of highly-visible Black queer celebrities who seemingly only go out with white partners, as well as how our upbringing influences our attitudes around interracial dating. They also get into some of the misconceptions of interracial dating that are projected onto queer interracial couples.  But first, Tre’vell and jarrett respond to Abbott Elementary’s Tyler James Williams’ instagram post, in which the actor details why he thinks it’s dangerous when people try and guess whether someone is gay or not. 

Mentioned In The Episode

Jessie Maple

Tyler James Williams

Durand Bernarr

DIS/Honorable Mentions 

jh:

HM: Boys Come First by Aaron Foley

HM: Terrell Grice’s Keke Palmer interview on The Terrell Show and Keke’s new album, Big Boss

HM: Seeking Brother Husband on MAX

TA

HM: Bel-Air on Peacock

HM: NABJ campaign

Plugs: 

Mikelle Street’s latest, Yasmin Finney Is Everything She Imagined and Why I started a digital shrine to Justice Smith and Nic Ashe’s relationship

Our Pride Perspectives curated playlist on Apple Podcasts 

We See Each Other: The Podcast – Episode 6, Let’s Hear It For The Boys ft. Brian Michael Smith

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