Satansplain #111 - "Why Are You A Satanist?" and online drama

About this episode

The episode explores the question of why one might identify as a Satanist, discussing relevant essays and online forums.

"Why are you a Satanist? It's a good question to ask yourself from time to time." We'll explore Magistra Blanche Barton's essay which opens with this line, along with "Satanism discussion" forums that don't have much in the way of Satanists nor discussion, and finding ones which do. Support Satansplain: https://satansplain.locals.com/support 00:00 - Intro 01:16 - "Best of" the "hurr durr" voice? 02:39 - Satanecdote: Discord Drama 07:03 - But wait, it gets worse! 12:02 - More about Satanism forums 25:51 - About Blanche Barton 27:04 - About Blanche Barton's "Why Are You a Satanist?" 29:14 - "Why Are You A Satanist?" 32:30 - Essay, continued 39:46 - Closing thoughts

People in this episode

Host: Bill M.

Topics covered

• Satanism
• online drama
• discussion forums
• Blanche Barton
• self-reflection

Keywords

• Satanism
• Blanche Barton
• discussion forums
• self-reflection
• online drama

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