If you were active on TikTok in 2022, you have most likely heard about the Mormon MomTok swinging scandal. For those of you who don’t know about it, this was a viral situation involving moms and wives living in Mormon Utah. Taylor Frankie Paul was at the center of it.
She and her husband had cheating scandals already, so Paul went on TikTok live to discuss the rumors. However, during the live, the conversation went well past her and her husband. She brought up the “soft swinging” that occurred at many parties they hosted and attended.
Swinging is a term that means swapping sexual partners within a larger group, i.e. engaging in sexual relations with another woman’s husband while that woman engaged in those same relations with your husband.
The reason this scandal was so big was not only because it involved swinging, but because they discussed it within the context of the Mormon community. Mormonism is a religious and cultural group that differs from traditional Christian practices and beliefs. Having sexual relations with anyone other than your life partner, including swinging, is considered sinful by the Mormon church.
The scandal became all about who was part of the “swinging” and, more importantly, who had gone against Mormon rules. Because the scandal made headlines, Hulu decided to make a docuseries about it and its effect on the moms involved: “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” The first episode aired on Sept.
6. The show follows Paul and seven other Mo.