The uncomplicated truth about women's sexuality | Sarah Barmak

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Leslie Gauthier Reviewer: Joanna Pietrulewicz
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Shlomo Adam ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Michal Shargil Ben Sira
00:12
In our culture we tend to see sex
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ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืื ื• ื ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื”ืžื™ืŸ
ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืืฉืจ ืœื ืฉื™ื.
00:15
as something that's more important to men than it is to women.
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00:19
But that's not true.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
00:21
What is true is that women often feel more shame in talking about it.
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ื”ืืžืช ื”ื™ื ืฉื ืฉื™ื ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉื•ืช ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื›ืš.
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Over half of women quietly suffer from some kind of sexual dysfunction.
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ืžืขืœ ืžื—ืฆื™ืช ืžื”ื ืฉื™ื ืกื•ื‘ืœื•ืช ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ืžืชืคืงื•ื“ ืžื™ื ื™ ืœืงื•ื™ ื›ืœืฉื”ื•.
00:31
We've been hearing more about the orgasm gap.
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ืฉืžืขื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ "ืคืขืจ ื”ืื•ืจื’ื–ืžื”".
00:35
It's kind of like the wage gap but stickier ...
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ื–ื” ืงืฆืช ื›ืžื• ืคืขืจ ื”ืฉื›ืจ ืื‘ืœ ื“ื‘ื™ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ...
00:38
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:42
Straight women tend to reach climax
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ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื˜ืจื•ืกืงืกื•ืืœื™ื•ืช ื ื•ื˜ื•ืช ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืฉื™ื
00:44
less than 60 percent of the time they have sex.
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ื‘ืคื—ื•ืช ืž-60% ืžื”ืคืขืžื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ื”ืŸ ืžืงื™ื™ืžื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™-ืžื™ืŸ.
00:48
Men reach climax 90 percent of the time they have sex.
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ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืฉื™ื ื‘-90% ืžื”ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื”ื ื”ื ืžืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ื™ื—ืกื™-ืžื™ืŸ.
00:53
To address these issues, women have been sold flawed medication,
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ื›ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืืœื”, ืžื›ืจื• ืœื ืฉื™ื ืชืจื•ืคื•ืช ืคื’ื•ืžื•ืช,
00:57
testosterone creams ...
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ืงืจืžื™ื ืขื ื˜ืกื˜ื•ืกื˜ืจื•ืŸ...
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even untested genital injections.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื–ืจื™ืงื•ืช ืœื-ื‘ื“ื•ืงื•ืช ืœืื‘ืจื™ ื”ืžื™ืŸ.
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The thing is, female sexuality can't be fixed with a pill.
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ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืฉืืช ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื ืฉื™ืช ืื™-ืืคืฉืจ ืœืชืงืŸ ืขื ื’ืœื•ืœื”.
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That's because it's not broken:
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื™ื ืœื ืžืงื•ืœืงืœืช:
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it's misunderstood.
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ื”ื™ื ืžื•ื‘ื ืช ืœื-ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
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Our culture has had a skewed and medically incorrect picture
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ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื™ืฉ ืชืžื•ื ื” ืขืงื•ืžื” ื•ืฉื’ื•ื™ื” ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ืจืคื•ืื™ืช
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of female sexuality
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ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื ืฉื™ืช
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going back centuries.
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ืžื–ื” ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื.
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If over half of women have some kind of sexual problem,
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ืื ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉ ืื™ื–ื•ืฉื”ื™ ื‘ืขื™ื” ืžื™ื ื™ืช,
01:28
maybe our idea of sexuality doesn't work for women.
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ืื•ืœื™ ืžื•ืฉื’ ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœื ืžืชืื™ื ืœื ืฉื™ื.
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We need a clearer understanding of how women actually work.
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ื ื—ื•ืฆื” ืœื ื• ื”ื‘ื ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ืืžืช ืืฆืœ ื ืฉื™ื.
01:38
I'm a journalist,
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ืื ื™ ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ืช,
01:40
and I recently wrote a book
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ื•ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ
01:41
about how our understanding of female sexuality is evolving.
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ืขืœ ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื”ื”ื‘ื ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื™ืฉื”.
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So sexuality itself was defined back when men dominated science.
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ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืขืฆืžื” ื”ื•ื’ื“ืจื” ื›ืฉื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื˜ื• ื‘ืžื“ืข.
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Male scientists tended to see the female body
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ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื ื˜ื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ืื™ืฉื”
01:55
through their own skewed lens.
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ื“ืจืš ื”ืขื“ืฉื•ืช ื”ืขืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
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They could've just asked women about their experience.
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ื”ื ื™ื›ืœื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืฉืื•ืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
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Instead they probed the female body like it was a foreign landscape.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ื” ื”ื ื—ืงืจื• ืืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ื ืฉื™ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื™ื” ื ื•ืฃ ื–ืจ.
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Even today we debate the existence of female ejaculation and the G-spot
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื™ื•ื ืื ื• ืžืชื•ื•ื›ื—ื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืฉืคื™ื›ื” ื”ื ืฉื™ืช ื•ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ื’'ื™
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like we're talking about aliens or UFOs.
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื–ืจื™ื ืื• ืขืœ ืขื‘"ืžื™ื.
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"Are they really out there?"
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"ื”ืื ื‘ืืžืช ื™ืฉ ื›ืืœื”?"
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(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
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All this goes double for LGBTQI women's sexuality,
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื•ื›ืคืœ ื›ืฉืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ื˜ื‘"ืงื™ื•ืช,
02:25
which has been hated and erased in specific ways.
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ืฉืกืคื’ื” ืฉื ืื” ื•ื”ืชืขืœืžื•ืช ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื•ืช.
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Ignorance about the female body goes back centuries.
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ื”ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ื ืฉื™ ืงื™ื™ืžืช ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื,
02:34
It goes back to the beginning of modern medicine.
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ืขื•ื“ ืžืจืืฉื™ืช ื”ืจืคื•ืื” ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ืช.
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Cast your mind back to the 16th century,
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ื—ื™ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื”ืžืื” ื”-16,
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a time of scientific revolution in Europe.
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ืขื™ื“ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื”ืคื›ื” ืžื“ืขื™ืช ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืคื”.
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Men of ideas were challenging old dogmas.
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ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืขื ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืงืจืื• ืชื™ื’ืจ ืขืœ ื“ื•ึนื’ืžื•ืช ื™ืฉื ื•ืช.
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They were building telescopes to gaze up at the stars.
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ื”ื ื‘ื ื• ื˜ืœืกืงื•ืคื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ื‘ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื.
02:52
We were making progress ...
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื ื• ืงื™ื“ืžื”...
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sometimes.
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื.
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You see, the fathers of anatomy --
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ื›ื™ ืื‘ื•ืช ื”ืื ื˜ื•ืžื™ื” --
02:59
and I say "fathers" because, let's face it, they were all dudes --
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ืืžืจืชื™ "ืื‘ื•ืช", ื›ื™ ื”ื‘ื” ื ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื›ืš, ื›ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื --
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were poking about between women's legs
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ื—ื™ื˜ื˜ื• ื‘ื™ืŸ ืจื’ืœื™ื”ืŸ ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื
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and trying to classify what they saw.
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ื•ื ื™ืกื• ืœืกื•ื•ื’ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืจืื• ืฉื.
03:09
They weren't quite sure what to do with the clitoris.
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ื”ื ืœื ื™ื“ืขื• ืžื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืขื ื”ื“ื’ื“ื’ืŸ.
03:14
It didn't appear to have anything to do with making babies.
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ืœื ื ืจืื” ืฉื–ื” ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืงืฉื•ืจ ืœืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืช.
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The leading anatomist at the time declared
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ื”ืื ื˜ื•ืžืื™ ื”ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืฉืœ ืื– ื”ื›ืจื™ื–
03:21
that it was probably some kind of abnormal growth --
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ืฉื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื–ื”ื• ืื™ื–ื” ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ื—ืจื™ื’ --
03:25
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:26
and that any woman who had one was probably a hermaphrodite.
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ื•ืฉื›ืœ ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื” ื›ื–ื”, ื”ื™ื ื›ื ืจืื” ืื ื“ืจื•ื’ื ื™ืช.
03:31
It got so bad that parents would sometimes have their daughter's clitoris cut off
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ื–ื” ื”ื—ืžื™ืจ ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ื›ืš ืฉื”ื™ื• ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉื›ืจืชื• ืืช ื”ื“ื’ื“ื’ืŸ ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื”ื
03:37
if it was deemed too large.
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ืื ื”ื•ื ื ืจืื” ืœื”ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื“ื™.
03:39
That's right.
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ืžืžืฉ ื›ื›ื”.
03:40
Something we think of today as female genital mutilation
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ืžื” ืฉื ื—ืฉื‘ ื”ื™ื•ื ืœื”ื˜ืœืช ืžื•ื ื‘ืื™ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืžื™ืŸ ื”ื ืงื‘ื™ื™ื
03:44
was practiced in the West as late as the 20th century.
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ื”ื™ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืคื•ืฅ ื‘ืžืขืจื‘ ื‘ืžืื” ื”-20.
03:49
You have to wonder:
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ืžืชื‘ืงืฉืช ื”ืฉืืœื”:
03:51
if they were that confused about women's bodies,
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ืื ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ืื•ื‘ื“ื™ ืขืฆื•ืช ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื’ื•ืฃ ื”ื ืฉื™,
03:54
why didn't they just ask women for a little help?
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ืžื“ื•ืข ืœื ื‘ื™ืงืฉื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื”ื ืฉื™ื ืขื–ืจื”?
03:58
But you must be thinking, "All that was history.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื•ืœื™ ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื, "ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”.
04:02
It's a different world now.
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"ื”ื™ื•ื, ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉื•ื ื”.
04:04
Women have everything.
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"ืœื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉ ื”ื›ืœ.
04:06
They have the birth control pill,
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"ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืŸ ื’ืœื•ืœื•ืช ื ื’ื“ ื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ,
04:08
they have sexting and Tinder and vajazzling."
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"ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืŸ ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืกืงืก, ื˜ื™ื ื“ืจ ื•ืงื™ืฉื•ื˜ื™ื ืœืื™ื‘ืจ ื”ืžื™ืŸ."
04:12
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:15
Things must be better now.
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"ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•."
04:18
But medical ignorance of the female body continues.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืจืคื•ืื™ืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ื ืฉื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืงื™ื™ืžืช.
04:25
How many of you recognize this?
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ื›ืžื” ืžื›ื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื–ื”?
04:28
It's the full structure of the clitoris.
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ื–ื”ื• ื”ืžื‘ื ื” ื”ืžืœื ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื’ื“ื’ืŸ.
04:32
We think of the clitoris as this little pea-sized nub,
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ืื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื“ื’ื“ื’ืŸ ื›ืขืœ ื›ืคืชื•ืจ ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ ืืคื•ืŸ,
04:35
but actually it extends deep into the body.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื”ืžืฉืš ื”ืจื—ืง ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ื’ื•ืฃ.
04:38
Most of it lies under the skin.
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ืžืจื‘ื™ืชื• ื ืžืฆืืช ืžืชื—ืช ืœืขื•ืจ.
04:40
It contains almost as much erectile tissue as the penis.
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ื”ื•ื ืžื›ื™ืœ ื›ืžืขื˜ ืื•ืชื” ื›ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ืจืงืžืช ื–ื™ืงืคื” ื›ืžื• ื‘ืคื™ืŸ.
04:46
It's beautiful, isn't it?
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ื”ื•ื ื ื”ื“ืจ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
04:48
It looks a little like a swan.
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ื”ื•ื ื“ื•ืžื” ืงืฆืช ืœื‘ืจื‘ื•ืจ.
04:49
(Laughter)
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04:51
This sculpture is by an artist named Sophia Wallace
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ื”ืคืกืœ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ืืžื ื™ืช ืกื•ืคื™ื” ื•ื•ืืœืืก,
04:55
as part of her "Cliteracy" project.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื—ืœืง ืžืžื™ื–ื ื”"ืงืœื™ื˜ืจืืกื™" ืฉืœื”.
04:58
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:59
She believes we need more "cliteracy,"
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ืœื“ืขืชื”, ื ื—ื•ืฆื” ืœื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ "ืงืœื™ื˜ืจืืกื™" (ื ืื•ืจื•ืช ื“ื’ื“ื’ืŸ),
05:01
and it's true, considering that this structure
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ื•ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื‘ื”ืชื—ืฉื‘ ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ืžื‘ื ื” ื”ื–ื”
05:04
was only fully 3-D mapped by researchers in 2009.
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ืžื•ืคื” ื‘ืžืœื•ืื• ื‘ืชืœืช-ืžื™ืžื“ ืข"ื™ ื—ื•ืงืจื™ื ืจืง ื‘-2009.
05:11
That was after we finished mapping the entire human genome.
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืกื™ื™ืžื ื• ืœืžืคื•ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื’ื ื•ื ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™.
05:15
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:20
This ignorance has real-life consequences.
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ืœื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื–ืืช ื™ืฉ ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืžืžืฉื™ื•ืช.
05:23
In a medical journal in 2005,
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ื‘ื›ืชื‘-ืขืช ืจืคื•ืื™ ืž-2005,
05:26
Dr. Helen O'Connell, a urologist,
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ื“"ืจ ื”ืœืŸ ืื•'ืงื•ื ืœ, ืื•ืจื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช,
05:28
warned her colleagues that this structure was still nowhere to be found
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ื”ืชืจื™ืขื” ื‘ืคื ื™ ืขืžื™ืชื™ื ื•ืขืžื™ืชื•ืช ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ืžื‘ื ื” ื”ื–ื”
05:33
in basic medical journals --
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ื‘ื›ืชื‘ื™-ืขืช ืจืคื•ืื™ื™ื ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื™ื --
05:35
textbooks like "Gray's Anatomy."
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ืกืคืจื™ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื›ืžื• "ื”ืื ื˜ื•ืžื™ื” ืฉืœ ื’ืจื™ื™."
05:39
This could have serious consequences for surgery.
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ืขืœื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื›ืš ื”ืฉืœื›ื•ืช ื—ืžื•ืจื•ืช ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื›ื™ืจื•ืจื’ื™ืช.
05:43
Take this in.
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ืขื›ืœื• ืืช ื–ื”.
05:45
Gentlemen:
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ืจื‘ื•ืชื™:
05:46
imagine if you were at risk of losing your penis
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ืชืืจื• ืœืขืฆื›ืžื ืฉืืชื ื‘ืกื›ื ื” ืœืื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ืคื™ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื
05:50
because doctors weren't totally sure where it was
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ื›ื™ ื”ืจื•ืคืื™ื ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื™ื ืื™ืคื” ื”ื•ื
05:54
or what it looked like.
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ืื• ืื™ืš ื”ื•ื ื ืจืื”.
05:57
Unsurprisingly,
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ืฉืœื ื‘ืžืคืชื™ืข,
05:59
many women aren't too clear on their own genital anatomy either.
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ื’ื ืœื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืื ื˜ื•ืžื™ื” ืฉืœ ืื™ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืžื™ืŸ ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืื™ื ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจื”.
06:03
You can't really blame them.
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ืื™-ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืืฉื™ื ืื•ืชืŸ.
06:04
The clitoris is often missing from many sex-ed diagrams, too.
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ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื“ื’ื“ื’ืŸ ืœื ืžื•ืคื™ืข ื’ื ื‘ืฉืจื˜ื•ื˜ื™ื ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื™ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืžื™ืŸ.
06:10
Women can sense that their culture views their bodies with confusion at best,
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ื ืฉื™ื ื—ืฉื•ืช ืฉื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกืช ืœื’ื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื‘ืœื‘ื•ืœ, ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘,
06:16
outright disdain and disgust at worst.
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ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ื‘ื•ื– ื•ื’ื•ืขืœ, ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ืจืข.
06:19
Many women still view their own genitals as dirty or inadequate.
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ื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืื™ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืžื™ืŸ ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืžืœื•ื›ืœื›ื™ื ืื• ืœื ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
06:24
They're increasingly comparing their vulvas
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ืŸ ืžืฉื•ื•ืช ืืช ืฉืคืชื™ ื”ืขืจื•ื•ื”
06:27
with the neat and tiny ones they see in pornography.
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ืขื ื”ืฉืคืชื™ื™ื ื”ืžืขื•ืฆื‘ื•ืช ื•ื”ื–ืขื™ืจื•ืช ืฉื”ืŸ ืจื•ืื•ืช ื‘ืคื•ืจื ื•ื’ืจืคื™ื”.
06:32
It's one reason why labiaplasty is becoming a skyrocketing business
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ื–ืืช ืกื™ื‘ื” ืื—ืช ืœื›ืš ืฉื ื™ืชื•ื—ื™ ืฉืคืชื™ ื”ืขืจื•ื•ื” ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืขืกืง ืžืฉื’ืฉื’
06:37
among women and teen girls.
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ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื ืขืจื•ืช.
06:41
Some people feel that all this is a trivial issue.
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ื™ืฉ ืžื™ ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื–ื• ื‘ืขื™ื” ืžืฉื ื™ืช.
06:46
I was writing my book when I was at a dinner party
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ื›ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืืช ืกืคืจื™, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืืจื•ื—ืช ืขืจื‘,
06:48
and someone said, "Isn't sexuality a first-world problem?
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ื•ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืืžืจ, "ื”ืื ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืื™ื ื ื” ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ?
06:54
Aren't women dealing with more important issues all over the world?"
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"ื”ืื ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืœื ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ?"
06:59
Of course they are.
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉื›ืŸ.
07:01
But I think the impulse to trivialize sex is part of our problem.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื“ืขืชื™ ื”ื“ื—ืฃ ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœ ื”ื•ื ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉืœื ื•.
07:06
We live in a culture that seems obsessed with sex.
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ืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉื ืจืื™ืช ืื•ื‘ืกืกื™ืกื‘ื™ืช ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœืกืงืก.
07:10
We use it to sell everything.
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ืื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื–ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ื”ื›ืœ.
07:13
We tell women that looking sexy
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ืื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ืกืงืกื™ื•ืช
07:15
is one of the most important things you can do.
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ื”ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
07:18
But what we really do is we belittle sex.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืื ื• ืžื–ืœื–ืœื™ื ื‘ืกืงืก.
07:21
We reduce it to a sad shadow of what it truly is.
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ืื ื• ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืœืฆืœ ืขืœื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืืžืช.
07:26
Sex is more than just an act.
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ื”ืžื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ืืงื˜.
07:29
I spoke with Dr. Lori Brotto,
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ืฉื•ื—ื—ืชื™ ืขื ื“"ืจ ืœื•ืจื™ ื‘ืจื•ื˜ื•,
07:31
a psychologist who treats sexual issues in women,
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ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ืฉืžื˜ืคืœืช ื‘ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืžื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื,
07:35
including survivors of trauma.
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ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ืŸ ื ื™ืฆื•ืœื•ืช ื˜ืจืื•ืžื”.
07:37
She says the hundreds of women she sees all tend to repeat the same thing.
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ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื”, ื”ื™ื ืคื•ื’ืฉืช ืžืื•ืช ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื•ืžืจื•ืช ืื•ืชื• ื“ื‘ืจ.
07:44
They say, "I don't feel whole."
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ื”ืŸ ืื•ืžืจื•ืช, "ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉืœืžื”."
07:47
They feel they've lost a connection with their partners and themselves.
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ื”ืŸ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ืฉืื™ื‘ื“ื• ืืช ื”ืงืฉืจ ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ื–ื•ื’ืŸ ื•ืขื ืขืฆืžืŸ.
07:52
So what is sex?
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ืื– ืžื”ื• ื”ืžื™ืŸ?
07:55
We've traditionally defined the act of sex
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ืžืกื•ืจืชื™ืช, ืื ื• ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืืงื˜ ื”ืžื™ื ื™
07:58
as a linear, goal-oriented process.
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ื›ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืงื•ื•ื™ ื•ืžื•ื›ื•ื•ืŸ-ืžื˜ืจื”.
08:02
It's something that starts with lust,
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ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืžืชืื•ื•ื”,
08:05
continues to heavy petting
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ื ืžืฉืš ื‘ื”ืชื’ืคืคื•ืช ื—ื–ืงื”
08:08
and finishes with a happy ending.
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ื•ืžืกืชื™ื™ื ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืฉืžื—.
08:11
Except many women don't experience it this way.
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ืืœื ืฉื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืœื ื—ื•ื•ืช ื–ืืช ื›ืš.
08:18
It's less linear for them and more circular.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจืŸ, ื–ื” ืคื—ื•ืช ืงื•ื•ื™ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืขื’ืœื™.
08:22
This is a new model of women's arousal and desire
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ื–ื”ื• ืžื•ื“ืœ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ื•ืชืฉื•ืงื” ื ืฉื™ืช
08:26
developed by Dr. Rosemary Basson.
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ืฉืคื•ืชื— ืข"ื™ ื“"ืจ ืจื•ื–ืžืจื™ ื‘ืืกื•ืŸ.
08:29
It says many things,
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ื”ื•ื ืžืฆื™ื’ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื,
08:30
including that women can begin an encounter for many different reasons
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ื–ื” ืฉื ืฉื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืžืคื’ืฉ ืžืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ื•ืฉื•ื ื•ืช
08:35
that aren't desire,
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ืฉืื™ื ืŸ ืชืฉื•ืงื”,
08:37
like curiosity.
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ืกืงืจื ื•ืช.
08:39
They can finish with a climax or multiple climaxes,
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ื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื’ืžื•ืจ ื‘ืฉื™ื, ืื• ื‘ืฉื™ืื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื,
08:44
or satisfaction without a climax at all.
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ืื• ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืกื™ืคื•ืง ืœืœื ืฉื™ื ื›ืœืœ.
08:49
All options are normal.
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ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ื•ืช.
08:52
Some people are starting to champion a richer definition of sexuality.
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ื™ืฉ ืžื™ ืฉืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœืงื“ื ื”ื’ื“ืจื” ืขืฉื™ืจื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช.
08:59
Whether you identify as male, female or neither gender,
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื™ื ืื•ืชื” ื›ื–ื›ืจื™ืช, ื ืงื‘ื™ืช ืื• ืœืœื ืžื’ื“ืจ,
09:03
sex is about our relationship to the senses.
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ื”ืžื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœื ื• ืขื ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ื•.
09:07
It's about slowing down,
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ื”ื•ื ืงืฉื•ืจ ื‘ื”ืื˜ื”,
09:09
listening to the body,
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ื‘ื”ืงืฉื‘ื” ืœื’ื•ืฃ,
09:11
coming into the present moment.
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ื‘ื”ื™ืžืฆืื•ืช ื‘ืจื’ืข ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™.
09:14
It's about our whole health and well-being.
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ื”ืžื™ืŸ ืงืฉื•ืจ ื‘ื›ืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื ื• ื•ืฉืœื•ืžื ื•.
09:18
In other words,
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ื‘ืžืœื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช,
09:19
sex at its true breadth isn't profane,
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ื”ืžื™ืŸ, ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืžืœื•ื ืจื•ื—ื‘ื• ืื™ื ื ื• ื˜ืžื,
09:24
it's sacred.
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ืืœื ืžืงื•ื“ืฉ.
09:28
That's one reason why women are redefining their sexuality today.
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ื–ืืช ืื—ืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœื›ืš ืฉื ืฉื™ื ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ื ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืชืŸ.
09:33
They're asking: What is sex for me?
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ื”ืŸ ืฉื•ืืœื•ืช: ืžื”ื• ื”ืžื™ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ืจื™?
09:37
So they're experimenting with practices that are less about the happy ending --
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื”ืŸ ืžืชื ืกื•ืช ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉืงืฉื•ืจื•ืช ืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉืžื—
09:42
more about feeling whole.
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ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ืฉืœืžื•ืช.
09:45
So they're trying out spiritual sex classes,
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ื”ืŸ ืžื ืกื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช,
09:48
masturbation workshops --
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ืกื“ื ืื•ืช ืื•ื ื ื•ืช --
09:51
even shooting their own porn
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืฆื™ืœื•ื ืคื•ืจื ื• ืžืฉืœื”ืŸ
09:53
that celebrates the diversity of real bodies.
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ืฉืžืขืœื” ืขืœ ื ืก ืืช ื”ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื’ื•ืคื™ื ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื.
09:58
For anyone who still feels this is a trivial issue, consider this:
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ื•ืœืžื™ ืฉืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื˜ืจื™ื•ื•ื™ืืœื™ ื—ื™ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื–ื”:
10:02
understanding your body is crucial to the huge issue
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ื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœืš ื”ื™ื ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ืช ืœื ื•ืฉื ื”ืขืฆื•ื
10:06
of sex education and consent.
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ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื”ืžื™ื ื™ ื•ืฉืœ ื”ื”ืกื›ืžื” ื”ืžื™ื ื™ืช.
10:10
By deeply, intimately knowing what kind of touch feels right,
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ื›ืฉื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœืขื•ืžืง ื•ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื™ื ื˜ื™ืžื™ ืžื”ื• ื”ืžื’ืข ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ืจืš,
10:15
what pressure, what speed, what context,
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ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ืœื—ืฅ, ื”ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช, ื”ื”ืงืฉืจ,
10:18
you can better know what kind of touch feels wrong
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ืืคืฉืจ ืœื“ืขืช ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื™ื–ื” ืžื’ืข ืžื•ืจื’ืฉ ืœื-ื ื›ื•ืŸ
10:22
and have the confidence to say so.
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ื•ืœื•ืžืจ ื–ืืช ื‘ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ.
10:25
This isn't ultimately about women having more or better sex.
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ื‘ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืชื—ืชื•ื ื”, ืœื ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืœื ืฉื™ื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžื™ืŸ ืจื‘ ืื• ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
10:29
It's not about making sure women have as many orgasms as men.
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ื•ืœื ื‘ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืฉื ืฉื™ื ืชื—ื•ื•ื™ื ื” ืื•ืจื’ื–ืžื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื.
10:34
It's about accepting yourself and your own unique experience.
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ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืชืงื‘ืœื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ื•ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื”ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ืช ืฉืœืš,
10:40
It's about you being the expert on your body.
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ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืชื”ื™ื™ ืžื•ืžื—ื™ืช ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœืš,
10:44
It's about defining pleasure and satisfaction on your terms.
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ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืชื’ื“ื™ืจื™ ืืช ื”ืขื•ื ื’ ื•ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืง ืœืคื™ ืชื ืื™ื™ืš.
10:50
And if that means you're happiest having no sex at all,
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ื•ืื ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืืช ืžืจื•ืฆื” ืœื ืœืงื™ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื™ื—ืกื™ ืžื™ืŸ,
10:54
that's perfect, too.
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ื’ื ื–ื” ืžื•ืฉืœื.
10:57
If we define sex as part of our whole health and well-being,
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ืื ื ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืŸ ื›ื—ืœืง ืžื›ืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื ื• ื•ืฉืœื•ืžื ื•,
11:01
then empowering women and girls to fully own it
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ื›ื™ ืื– ืขื™ื“ื•ื“ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื”ื ืขืจื•ืช ืœืงื—ืช ืขืœื™ื• ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืžืœืื”
11:05
is a crucial next step toward equality.
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ื”ื™ื ืฆืขื“ ืžื›ืจื™ืข ืœืขื‘ืจ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ.
11:08
And I think it would be a better world not just for women
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ื•ืœื“ืขืชื™, ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืขื•ืœื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื ืจืง ืœื ืฉื™ื,
11:13
but for everyone.
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ืืœื ืœื›ื•ืœื.
11:14
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
11:16
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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