Sue Jaye Johnson: What we don't teach kids about sex
Sue Jaye Johnson: Ce que nous n'apprenons pas à nos enfants au sujet du sexe
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.
me brossant les cheveux.
with a fine-bristled brush.
avec une brosse à soie fine.
that you can feel in your body right now?
ressentir dans votre corps ?
in the world -- through touch.
à travers le toucher.
the hands, on the skin.
dans les mains, sur la peau.
experience love.
l'amour la première fois.
to have healthy intimate relationships.
des relations intimes saines.
is we teach our children about sex.
au sujet du sexe.
à l'école pour les bases.
avec nos enfants
about biology and mechanics,
et la mécanique corporelle,
that sex is pretty much all about.
que c'est cela le sexe.
about pleasure and desire,
et filles les notions de plaisir et désir,
to be present in their body
that we model touch, play,
avec notre façon de toucher, jouer,
not just about sex,
à nos enfants la notion de sexe,
that I needed as a girl.
dont j'avais besoin.
de mon corps changeant
pour les garçons,
for what I was experiencing;
pour ce que je vivais ;
I could at the time
que je pouvais à l'époque :
just the difficult feelings,
que les sentiments difficiles
the pleasure, the play,
au plaisir, au jeu
what it meant to be a grown-up.
about their relationship to sex
sur leur relation avec le sexe
they were too sensitive, too much.
qu'elles étaient trop sensibles.
à m'être détachée.
of how much I used to feel.
comment je me sentais avant.
"Day at the beach with the girls."
« jour à la plage avec les filles ».
just out of reach of the surf
juste hors de portée des vagues
drizzling sand on her arm like this,
de sable comme ceci
of sand on her skin
du sable sur sa peau
de ma tante me brossant les cheveux.
and then her legs.
et puis ses jambes de sable.
"Hey, you want me to bury you?"
« Tu veux que je t'enterre ? »
and she was like, "Yeah!"
et elle a dit : « Ouais ! »
and lathered her up in the shower
l'ai savonnée dans la douche,
et prêter attention
that I was creating for her?"
like she was on some assembly line
devant être nourris et mis au lit.
and put to bed.
in a towel tenderly the way a lover would,
dans une serviette, comme un amant,
to expect that kind of touch.
de ce genre de toucher.
about intimacy.
and respect her body.
et respecter son corps.
that can't be conveyed in words.
de cette discussion
on their partner's pleasure,
sur le plaisir de leur partenaire,
with my girls when they're older,
quand elles seront plus âgées,
identify what gives them pleasure
à identifier ce qui leur donne du plaisir
when I tuck her in.
me dit ma fille quand je la borde.
to rub your back?"
comment veux-tu que je te masse ? »
attendant ses instructions.
"OK, up and to the right,
sur sa colonne vertébrale.
how to articulate their sensations
à articuler leurs sensations
with my girls at home to do this.
avec mes filles à la maison pour cela.
on my daughter's arm and say,
le bras de ma fille et dit :
to tell them how I'm feeling,
de leur dire comment je me sens,
means I'm nervous and I'm excited.
veut dire que je suis nerveuse et excitée.
in response to me.
en réaction à ce que je dis.
is to judge these reactions
in this binary culture
dans une culture binaire
to sort the world into good and bad.
à catégoriser le monde en bon ou mauvais.
notice about that story?"
dans cette histoire ? »
and curious about their experiences,
et curieux quant à leurs expériences,
without checking out --
sans détachement émotionnel --
and challenging ones --
intenses et difficiles --
pour mes filles.
enfant, j'avais besoin.
commencé en tant qu'enfants.
apprendre de nos enfants
in turn remind our children
rappeler à nos enfants
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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