Sue Jaye Johnson: What we don't teach kids about sex
Sue Jaye Johnson: Vad vi inte lär våra barn om sex
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.
borstade mitt hår när jag var barn.
with a fine-bristled brush.
that you can feel in your body right now?
i världen - genom beröring.
in the world -- through touch.
händerna, på huden.
the hands, on the skin.
experience love.
to have healthy intimate relationships.
och ha hälsosamma nära relationer.
is we teach our children about sex.
i skolan för grunderna.
about biology and mechanics,
om biologi och mekanik,
that sex is pretty much all about.
att sex, i stort sett, handlar om detta.
about pleasure and desire,
om njutning och lust,
to be present in their body
att vara närvarande i sin kropp
that we model touch, play,
hur vi själva berör, leker,
not just about sex,
inte bara om sex,
that I needed as a girl.
som jag behövde som barn.
hånade min förändrande kropp,
for what I was experiencing;
för vad jag upplevde;
I could at the time
jag kunde just då
enbart de jobbiga känslorna,
just the difficult feelings,
även med glädjen, lusten, leken,
the pleasure, the play,
med en mild depression,
what it meant to be a grown-up.
det är att vara vuxen
har jag intervjuat män och kvinnor
about their relationship to sex
om och om igen.
de var överkänsliga, för mycket.
they were too sensitive, too much.
inte var ensam om att checka ut.
of how much I used to feel.
hur mycket jag brukade känna.
"Day at the beach with the girls."
"Dag på stranden med tjejerna."
just out of reach of the surf
precis undan bränningen
hälla sand över sin arm, så här,
drizzling sand on her arm like this,
of sand on her skin
av sand över huden
som borstade mitt hår.
and then her legs.
över hennes andra arm, och sedan benen.
"Hey, you want me to bury you?"
"Du, vill du att jag begraver dig?"
and she was like, "Yeah!"
och hon bara: "Jaa!"
and lathered her up in the shower
och tvålade in henne i duschen
hade jag inte gjort så -
that I was creating for her?"
som jag skapade hos henne?"
like she was on some assembly line
som på ett löpande band
and put to bed.
in a towel tenderly the way a lover would,
som en käresta skulle gjort,
to expect that kind of touch.
den sortens beröring.
about intimacy.
i det ögonblicket.
and respect her body.
och respektera sin kropp.
that can't be conveyed in words.
som inte kan överföras genom ord.
on their partner's pleasure,
på deras partners njutning,
med mina flickor om när de blir äldre,
with my girls when they're older,
identify what gives them pleasure
vad som ger dem njutning
när jag nattar henne.
when I tuck her in.
to rub your back?"
att jag ska massera din rygg?"
"Okej, uppåt och till höger,
"OK, up and to the right,
upp längs hennes ryggrad.
how to articulate their sensations
hur de kan artikulera sina känslor
with my girls at home to do this.
att göra detta genom leken.
on my daughter's arm and say,
på min dotters arm och säger,
to tell them how I'm feeling,
att tala om hur jag känner mig,
så vi kan ha ett gemensamt språk.
means I'm nervous and I'm excited.
betyder att jag är nervös och upprymd.
in response to me.
i relation till mig.
is to judge these reactions
att döma dessa reaktioner
in this binary culture
i en binär kultur,
to sort the world into good and bad.
att sortera allt i bra eller dåligt.
notice about that story?"
till i berättelsen?"
and curious about their experiences,
och nyfikenhet kring sina upplevelser,
without checking out --
sina känslor utan att checka ut -
and challenging ones --
och mer utmanande känslorna -
är vad jag behövde som barn.
kring förnimmelser,
in turn remind our children
kan påminna våra barn om
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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