Sue Jaye Johnson: What we don't teach kids about sex
Sue Jaye Johnson: Was wir Kindern nicht über Sex erzählen
TED Resident Sue Jaye Johnson explores the ways cultural expectations shape our public and private behavior. Full bio
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brushing my hair when I was a child.
with a fine-bristled brush.
that you can feel in your body right now?
bestehen wir nur aus Empfinden.
in the world -- through touch.
the hands, on the skin.
experience love.
das erste Mal Liebe.
unsere Kinder so aufwachsen,
to have healthy intimate relationships.
unsere Kinder über Sex auf.
is we teach our children about sex.
für die Grundlagen.
about biology and mechanics,
in "diesem Gespräch"
that sex is pretty much all about.
about pleasure and desire,
to be present in their body
that we model touch, play,
not just about sex,
that I needed as a girl.
an Jungs ausschlossen,
was ich erlebte.
for what I was experiencing;
dass es vorbeigehen würde.
I could at the time
just the difficult feelings,
die schwierigen Gefühle ausblenden,
the pleasure, the play,
what it meant to be a grown-up.
zu ihrer Beziehung zu Sex
about their relationship to sex
wieder und wieder.
they were too sensitive, too much.
nicht alleine war.
of how much I used to feel.
"Day at the beach with the girls."
"Strandtag mit den Mädels".
just out of reach of the surf
drizzling sand on her arm like this,
auf ihren Arm rieseln.
of sand on her skin
von Sand auf ihrer Haut
and then her legs.
und dann auf ihre Beine.
"Hey, you want me to bury you?"
dass ich dich eingrabe?"
and she was like, "Yeah!"
und sie sagte: "Ja!"
Meerjungfrauenschwanz.
and lathered her up in the shower
that I was creating for her?"
like she was on some assembly line
and put to bed.
dass wenn ich meine Tochter
in a towel tenderly the way a lover would,
wie ein Liebhaber es tun würde,
to expect that kind of touch.
about intimacy.
bringe ich ihr Intimität bei.
and respect her body.
liebt und respektiert.
that can't be conveyed in words.
on their partner's pleasure,
ihres Partners konzentrieren,
with my girls when they're older,
identify what gives them pleasure
was ihnen Vergnügen bringt
when I tuck her in.
to rub your back?"
Rücken kraulen?"
"OK, up and to the right,
über ihre Wirbelsäule.
how to articulate their sensations
with my girls at home to do this.
meinen Töchtern zu tun.
on my daughter's arm and say,
über ihren Arm und sage:
um ihnen zu sagen, wie ich mich fühle,
to tell them how I'm feeling,
means I'm nervous and I'm excited.
zu meiner Wirbelsäule bedeutet,
in response to me.
Gefühle mir gegenüber.
is to judge these reactions
in this binary culture
to sort the world into good and bad.
ab einem sehr jungen Alter lernen,
notice about that story?"
and curious about their experiences,
without checking out --
und sich nicht ausklinken --
and challenging ones --
für meine Töchter.
was ich als Mädchen brauchte.
in turn remind our children
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sue Jaye Johnson - Journalist, filmmaker, writerTED Resident Sue Jaye Johnson explores the ways cultural expectations shape our public and private behavior.
Why you should listen
Working across mediums, from radio, film, print and interactive media, Sue Jaye Johnson has investigated the US criminal justice system, women in sports, the legacy of apartheid and girls in South Africa. As a TED Resident, she is examining our current relationship with pleasure and sex through intimate interviews with people from all walks of life asking what they believe about sex and why. She is working on a book about rethinking how we talk about sexuality and sensuality fostered by this series of interviews.
Jaye is a two-time Peabody-winner and recipient of a Creative Capital award for her pioneering interactive documentary about US prisons. Her first feature film, T-Rex (PBS, Netflix) followed 17-year-old boxer Claressa Shields from Flint, Michigan to the gold medal at the London Olympics. Her work has been broadcast on PBS, NPR, WNY and published in the New York Times and The Washington Post.
She studied visual arts at Harvard University and interactive telecommunications at New York University. She lives in New York City with radio producer and frequent collaborator Joe Richman and their two daughters.
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