Al Vernacchio: Sex needs a new metaphor. Heres one

For some reason, says educator Al Vernacchio, the metaphors for talking about sex in the US all come from baseball scoring, getting to first base, etc. The problem is, this frames sex as a competition, with a winner and a loser. Instead, he suggests a new metaphor, one that s more about shared pleasure, discussion and agreement, fulfillment and enjoyment. Let s talk about. .. pizza. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at Follow TED news on Twitter: Like TED on Facebook: Subscribe to our channel: