Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl: The virginity fraud
Nina Dølvik Brochmann, Ellen Støkken Dahl: L'imposture au sujet de la virginité
Nina Dølvik Brochmann, M.D. wants to empower women through good sexual education. Full bioEllen Støkken Dahl - Medical student, writer
Ellen Støkken Dahl is spreading medical expertise and enthusiasm for sexual health as a teacher for teenagers, sex workers and refugees. Full bio
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We grew up believing
Nous avons grandi en croyant
about female virginity
raconte sur la virginité de la femme
in medical communities for over 100 years,
en médecine depuis plus de 100 ans,
continue to make life difficult
de rendre difficile
The first myth is about blood.
est en rapport avec le sang.
breaks and bleeds
se déchire et saigne
a des rapports sexuels vaginaux.
on the sheets afterwards,
de sang sur les draps par la suite,
tout simplement pas vierge.
consequence of the first.
conséquence logique du premier.
to break and bleed,
se rompre et saigner,
that it actually disappears
during a woman's first intercourse.
radicalement modifié
sexuel d'une femme.
if a woman is a virgin or not
déterminer si une femme est vierge ou pas
like a minor issue to you.
paraître un problème mineur.
on the female body?
dans le corps de la femme ?
this is about so much more
s'agit de bien plus
have lived on for centuries
ont survécu pendant des siècles
importance culturelle.
un instrument puissant
la sexualité des femmes
religion and historical decade.
religions, à toutes les époques.
subjected to honor killings
soumises aux crimes d'honneur
on their wedding night.
la nuit de leurs noces.
through degrading virginity checks,
des tests de virginité dégradants
les femmes sont systématiquement examinées
to enter military service.
to undergo virginity checks
a dû subir des tests de virginité
the hymens of young girls
l'hymen de jeunes filles
that their children are not ruined.
que leur enfants ne sont pas dépravées.
the myths about the hymen
ne pas vivre selon les mythes de l'hymen
different virginity quick fixes
solutions rapides de virginité
poured on the sheets after sex
sur les draps après la relation sexuelle,
avec du faux sang
dark secret goodbye."
à vos profonds et obscurs secrets ».
that no deed can be kept secret,
que nul acte ne peut rester secret,
will reveal them no matter what,
de toute façon,
de se corrompre elles-mêmes,
en utilisant un tampon,
and their freedoms.
et leurs libertés.
to the virginity fraud.
au mensonge de la virginité.
about the hymen
les mythes sur l'hymen
of "The Wonder Down Under."
« Les merveilles sous la ceinture ».
about the female genitals.
sur les organes génitaux de la femme.
people seem to believe
les gens croient apparemment
covering the vaginal opening.
couvrant l'ouverture vaginale.
"the virgin membrane."
« la membrane de la vierge ».
we picture something fragile,
quelque chose de fragile,
why we brought a hula hoop onstage today.
aujourd'hui sur le plateau.
to this hoop, right?
à ce cerceau, n'est-ce pas ?
before and after I punched it.
et après que je l'ai percé.
changions le plastique,
on this hoop right here,
de virginité du cerceau,
is not a virgin anymore.
que ce cerceau n'est plus vierge.
is nothing like a piece of plastic
comme un morceau de plastique
at the outer opening of the vagina.
saillants à l'ouverture externe du vagin.
or a half-moon shape
de beignet ou de demi-lune
peuvent avoir des bords,
naturally vary a lot in looks,
varie beaucoup de manière naturelle,
to do a virginity check.
de réaliser un test de virginité.
about the hymen's anatomy,
un peu plus sur l'anatomie de l'hymen,
à nos deux mythes :
have to break at all.
nécessairement se déchirer.
in function as well as in looks.
autant fonctionnellement qu'en aspect.
un chouchou, n'est-ce pas ?
to handle a vaginal intercourse
pour supporter un rapport sexuel
to make room for the penis,
peut se déchirer légèrement
a bit different from before.
un peu différent d'avant.
that you can't examine the hymen
pas examiner l'hymen
de 100 ans en 1906
du sexe d'âge moyen
were reminiscent of a teenage virgin.
d'une vierge adolescente.
was never damaged during sex,
endommagé durant les rapports sexuels,
in every shape and form,
ont des formes différentes,
because of previous damage
à cause d'un dégât antérieur
anatomical variant.
variante anatomique normale.
done on 36 pregnant teenagers.
sur 36 adolescentes enceintes.
examinèrent leurs hymens,
clear signs of penetration
de trouver des indices de pénétration
in 34 cases of virgin births --
en 34 cas de naissances virginales,
has taken a vital blow.
en a pris un sacré coup.
between her legs
regarder une femme entre ses jambes
the myths about the hymen are untrue.
les mythes concernant l'hymen sont faux.
that magically disappears after sex,
après un rapport sexuel,
can easily have sex without bleeding.
peuvent facilement
that by removing these myths,
se débarrassant de ces mythes,
would all just disappear.
d'honneur disparaîtraient tous.
ce n'est pas aussi simple.
comes from something much deeper
de quelque chose de bien plus profond
about the properties of the hymen.
sur les propriétés de l'hymen.
control of women's sexuality.
et religieux de la sexualité des femmes.
difficile à changer.
this is our contribution.
ceci est notre contribution.
and [future] husband to know
parent et futur mari sache
et comment il fonctionne.
as a proof of virginity.
servir de preuve de virginité.
one of the most powerful tools
supprimer un des outils les plus puissants
les jeunes femmes de nos jours.
quelle est l'alternative,
as a proof of virginity for women,
pas utiliser l'hymen
if a woman is a virgin or not,
si une femme est vierge ou pas,
that question is her choice.
à la question relève de son choix.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Nina Dølvik Brochmann - Doctor, writerNina Dølvik Brochmann, M.D. wants to empower women through good sexual education.
Why you should listen
Nina Dølvik Brochmann, M.D. is spreading medical expertise and enthusiasm for sexual health as a teacher for teenagers, sex workers and refugees. With her collaborator Ellen Støkken Dahl, she has built up one of Norway’s most popular health blogs, Underlivet (The Life Below/The Genitals). After being frustrated by the amount of medical misconceptions and shame that surrounded the female body, she and Dahl wrote the popular science book, The Wonder Down Under: The Insider's Guide to the Anatomy, Biology, and Reality of the Vagina. This humorous and non-judgmental medical guidebook to the female genitalia has taken the world by storm and is currently being translated into more than 30 languages. She has a B.A. in political science from Columbia University (CC '10), and she currently works as doctor and writer based in Oslo, Norway.
Nina Dølvik Brochmann | Speaker | TED.com
Ellen Støkken Dahl - Medical student, writer
Ellen Støkken Dahl is spreading medical expertise and enthusiasm for sexual health as a teacher for teenagers, sex workers and refugees.
Why you should listen
Ellen Støkken Dahl wishes to empower women through good sexual education. With her collaborator Nina Dølvik Brochmann, she has built up one of Norway’s most popular health blogs, Underlivet (The Life Below/The Genitals). After being frustrated by the amount of medical misconceptions and shame that surrounded the female body, she and Brochmann wrote the popular science book, The Wonder Down Under: The Insider's Guide to the Anatomy, Biology, and Reality of the Vagina. This humorous and non-judgmental medical guidebook to the female genitalia has taken the world by storm and is currently being translated into more than 30 languages. She currently works as doctor and writer based in Oslo, Norway.
Ellen Støkken Dahl | Speaker | TED.com