The lies we tell pregnant women | Sofia Jawed-Wessel
"When we tell women that sex isn't worth the risk during pregnancy, what we're telling her is that her sexual pleasure doesn't matter ... that she in fact doesn't ...
========== Translator: Joseph Geni
Reviewer: Joanna Pietrulewicz We're going to share
a lot of secrets today, you and I, and in doing so, I hope that we can lift some of the shame
many of us feel about sex. How many here have ever been
catcalled by a stranger? Lots of women. For me, the time I remember best is when that stranger
was a student of mine. He came up to me after class that night and his words confirmed
what I already knew: "I am so sorry, professor. If I had known it was you,
I would never have said those things." (Laughter) I wasn't a person to him
until I was his professor. This concept, called objectification, is the foundation of sexism, and we see it reinforced
through every aspect of our lives. We see it in the government that refuses to punish men ...