I have been looking for TED Talks to feature on this blog
for awhile, and I haven’t been super excited about most of the ones that have
been posted. (Where are all of the talks about how to build a better vibrator,
ay?) Then I came across this presentation by Al Vernacchio. In it, he argues
for a new conversation about sex, especially with young people. Mr. Vernacchio
would like for us to move past the competitive, baseball sex metaphors of
striking out and winning to one that focuses on the inclusive, internal
metaphors of pizza. This seems like a very small switch, but it is actually kind
of brilliant. It moves the sex conversation to one that is internally-focused,
communal, and desire-driven. That is something that we miss in our typical what-base-did-you-get-to sex
conversations, especially when we are younger. Check out his talk!
I hope this idea catches on. I am ready for a
bigger, better sex conversation. If pizza helps us get there, then all hail the
almighty pizza!
What metaphor would you use to start the sex conversation?
- Lauren, supporter of pizza-related sex chats
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