ARIELLE SCARCELLA
If you haven´t yet discovered Arielle Scarcella, well, you´re in for a very good time. Part comic, part sex educator and part fount of wisdom, Scarcella posts videos on things you´re dying to understand but too embarrassed to ask about: lesbian bed death, oral sex etiquette and what not to say in bed. She´s goofy yet down-to-earth with a cool, old-school Brooklyn vibe. And she´s not afraid to get personal, even talking about the first time she slept with a woman. The videos were born almost six years ago following a sad period in her personal life. “I soon realized the few people who [were] watching were laughing and asking me to make more, so I did,” she says. As time went on, she explains on her Tumblr, “I realized that this form of self-expression was helping me to feel better about myself and was also helping others,” Today, Scarcella is a YouTube phenomenon; videos on her two channels have more than 70 million views. She´s also a nonprofit founder and director (of Project Toasty), life coach and author. Her first book, Selfie vs. Self: The Internet´s Intro to Spirituality was just released. “I´ve gotten to a point in my career and life where I can say, ´I´m a professional lesbian´ and have it be the truth. I´m incredibly grateful.” -GH
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