Julia Sweeney has "The Talk"

[@willshakeyou]

"why dont we go on the internet?" *crowd goes OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH" lol

[@thesilversakura]

I love the 'human females have their own pond' explanation. Gonna use that one day. :)

[@Neanderthalcouzin]

My dad explained everything straight out, so I never worried about stuff. My mum, however, wouldn't do it. I found her tampons and she would NEVER just tell me what they were, which was ridiculous, so I developed a theory that my mum was smoking some secret drugs, cos they look like doobies.

[@RevDavid-kp3vd]

Good on yer Dad!

[@ratholin]

aww I love this lady. this is another of those shared humanity moments. the cartoon was another example. great TED talk!

[@Mumspiration]

Thank you Julia Sweeney and TED for this hilarious insight into "The Talk" that all mums have to address at some point.#mumspiration

[@greatboniwanker]

Stick around for the cartoon afterwards!

[@socuriousjenee5105]

I love this woman. She makes me laugh.

[@debbieallen5189]

There always comes a time when you are willing to tell a lie while attempting to tell children the truth. Julia, your timing is perfect!

[@MohawkMangopit]

Bertand Russell suggested having "the talk" with kids before they become obsessed. Present the information clearly before adolescent guesswork has a chance to cloud the issue. My kids knew around six what the process is - as they grow we can discuss the emotional and social complications that accompany such endeavors!

[@nerdgirlism]

i like the analogy with the pond. i think that's easy for kids to grasp...so going to remember this and use this when and if i ever have kids X)

[@nacarreira777]

This lady cracks me up no end. Love her.

[@harryhitler229]

I'm 14 and saw this in my school today for Language Arts. Everybody was laughing like crazy and the teacher tried so hard not to laugh

[@jaykay1053]

Thank you, Julia Sweeney, for sharing your quirky way of looking at the world with all of us. You make me laugh, as well as, smile.

[@wen6519]

I stayed for the animation at the end

[@Akseouljah213]

You Guys Know What I Really Love About TED? Their Commercials are at the End! That gives me the easy, viable option to decide whether to watch it or not. In the end I usually end up watching it beacause Ted usually allows only "good material" (Caps are misused to emphasize)

[@86kinky86]

@ShinkaTV good point, I don't like where TED is heading.

[@EvieVermont]

Hilarity is good for us, Julia, thanks!

[@JD12ish]

Note to parents: That's what happens if you don't buy your kid a playstation!

[@reisekeller6859]

Brilliant explanation! Couldn't stop laughing!

[@steveforrester7653]

This lecture was very "PAT"-ronizing.

[@CognosSquare]

Sweeneys "letting go of God"-monologues are great.

[@Dano-uf8ys]

I love Julia Sweeney, she's so damned funny and sweet.

[@molewizard]

I've already been through this... TED is defined as 'ideas worth spreading,' not 'entertainment weekly'

[@ramblinevilmushroom]

the cartoon at the end was the best part :3

[@kevinhanley3023]

ty

[@waltwitman45]

Mulan must need so much therapy for this. Not the story itself, the fact that her mom told an international internet audience about it, and it is now on KZbin.

[@sammyjo2852]

Germán Villarroel Segundo Oh, grow a sense of humor.

[@cjcrashoveride]

lol I think that cartoon at the end was better than the talk.

[@MohawkMangopit]

@MobiusCoin - well your KZbin name sounds rounded! When I decided to take B. Russell's advice, I had some trepidation, but they were curious in a "matter of fact" way. It was downright clinical and unburdened. I'm really glad we had "the talk" early because now they know and they have no illusions about the process. I think what's really crippling are the social elements! Birds & bees are simple!

[@Crazee108]

the cartoon at the end was awesome. =)

[@firefox112233445566]

i think that was the beast ted ever

[@LiberalViewer]

I like this Julia Sweeney clip, but I'd really like to see the presentation from Sarah Silverman Thanks for uploading this video :-)

[@fredericomarco8567]

very good! i did learn very much with it!!

[@PurushaDesa]

"Is now the time to take off my pants?" LOL. Sadly closer to the truth than we'd like to think. Significant chunks of life are dominated by that question.

[@ddAdmire]

bravo

[@GetZappéd1974]

The second half is cut. Why?

[@anikinippon]

@yitih "Julia Sweeney has 'The Talk'" is the title and at the end it says sponsored by Liberty Mutual. Half of the video had nothing to do with the title, I don't care that there is a commercial, but I also do not want something titled one thing and have another.

[@doyourbestleavetherest]

She is the cutest human being I have ever seen.

[@W3Electronics]

I now have another clue as to how to address questions like these when my unborn kids ask me someday

[@42fba]

lol @ initial content; Most ads I see make me hate the company that paid to have me yelled at by bufoons, but this toon was sweet and its sponsor made sense. Tedtalks are what's right with the internet :)

[@OfficialAmazing]

I cant believe this is pat

[@ratholin]

@Robinsonero oh it goes to the shared humanity speeches. I guess it's neither technology, entertainment nor design but the hidden 4th category of reconnecting geeks to humanity.

[@MortQ42]

@Looperberg There's a reason it keeps getting used... it keeps getting laughs.

[@ashleylovesdaddy]

I'm a huge fan of the cartoon after this talk.

[@MRSketch09]

That woman made me laugh, the animation at the end made me think.

[@jessesipprell]

Why would you want to be dishonest to your child if it's not absolutely necessary? There's nothing wrong with sex or reproduction and if you lie to your child or are evasive, they're going to know it and draw the wrong conclusions or be more curious than they otherwise might be. It seems perfectly reasonable to me that one ought be as open and frank as possible. If it drifts into a territory you feel they cannot yet handle then tell them so and that you can discuss it more in a few years.

[@molewizard]

Ugh, read the comment below. Just because it's entertaining, does not mean it belongs in a TED talk. TED wouldn't exhibit, say, a live performance of 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia,' would they? They wouldn't host a Miley Cyrus performance, would they? But, by your logic, since those are 'entertainment,' they fit! No.

[@TheNinthDr]

I don't quite understand why there is a cartoon after the presentation?

[@jfatsnorlax]

I think she'd make a great voice actress.

[@holyboddy]

this was almost like a stand-up comedy show short and funny

[@CarbonSuit]

man does she every fucking rock.

[@ShaunYoung]

@sfaiku It's a pretty well known line nowadays though, so i don't think she needs to reference it or anything. It's been on lots of movies, tv shows, and yeah i think i know the comedian you're talking about.

[@rickifriki]

I am curious about what her daughter's report looked like after that.

[@amiamiam]

@bigpoppa1234 Julia tells a long story about the name; basically it was her daughter's name in China before Julia adopted her.

[@DeimosSaturn]

She should show her kid videos of her Pat sketches from SNL.

[@MobiusCoin]

@MohawkMangopit Intriguing, I bet I would've turned out more well rounded.

[@ChalleFoV3]

@molewizard and I shouldn't have forgotten in my first response: it makes you think about what the internet has become and how people think about it.

[@DeimosSaturn]

Videos on the internet of people mating? Preposterous.

[@anikinippon]

Great 50% of the video is actual content, the other 50% commercials.

[@Trazynn]

"Waste treatment plant next to an amusement park" routine has be done a couple of times before.

[@elpresidio]

You want to teach your child to be honest so you gotta be a role model for honesty. Tell it like it is. As long as you stick to objective biological facts your fine.

[@websnarf]

That was the damn funniest thing I have heard in about a year.

[@ChalleFoV3]

@molewizard tell me why this shouldn't be a TED talk?

[@rudsonramosdesouza1451]

Humanos só pravite

[@alexxpacificifilms]

@Kan2209 i think it was neil tyson who came up with that joke

[@TruthBeKnown2]

...Her daughters name is Mulan... Great Movie

[@theycallmemrglass]

@suadref Your'e absolutely right! Brilliant animated short!

[@Corporations8MyBaby]

Awesome!!!!!1!!!!

[@booksandbabushkas]

@Pianofy Well, she WAS talking to an 8-year-old, after all.

[@BlackMetalSwan]

I dont understand why people like Julia Sweeney and Jill Sobule keep getting the opportunity to give Ted Talks? Are they friends with someone in charge of Ted?

[@Jessuschavez]

This woman didn’t think through that much did she!

[@Kojak7snap]

@molewizard What's TED stand for again; I forget?

[@Volound]

my 2nd name is sweeney

[@MrKn1ght]

@McSnookerman thats what i was thinking. it seemed kinda pointless...

[@MobiusCoin]

That was entertaining sure but did it get a standing ovation?

[@namnack]

@sparrow111260 No, you didn't get it. There's a really kewl Pixar like cartoon after the bore. The Sweeny talk was just window dressing.

[@michaelgonzalez9058]

I love you

[@Neanderthalcouzin]

It's totally okay to explain intellectually to a very young child any number of things, my dad explained this to me just as you would a teenager. If you have a kid, just tell them straight out, from photosynthesis to reproduction to the universe expanding to all number of things. What is confusing to kids is not reality, it's the lame way people try to explain. They are basically aliens trying to figure out the world. Just tell them. I like this story tho.

[@GoblinXXX]

"Is now the time to take off my pants?"

[@zacharysiple783]

"Yes!" :)

[@chyarlee]

interesting!

[@3685Ashee]

Amazing!!!!

[@molewizard]

I laughed. But TED is not about intellectual snobbery... I think I've stated my case pretty well. cba to post more.

[@61505]

at 5 minutes she should put some sort of child lock on the internet

[@4BWVan]

This was great. Thanks for the #lol ! :)

[@mooktank]

"Waste treatment plant next to amusement park" - Did she rip this off from Neal Degrasse Tyson?

[@LadyEvilest]

Did she really name her kid Mulan? Or am I hearing wrong?

[@Tadzio5050]

no she did not. that was the name the child had when she adopted.

[@LadyEvilest]

Oh. OK.

[@Neanderthalcouzin]

She thought 8 was early? My dad's a reproductive scientists, he was telling me when I was like 3.

[@DeSwiss]

This was SO funny!!!!!!

[@lucylincoln3285]

I'm soooo confused.

[@ElectricMoonlight]

@DancingHorses26 TED has comedians once in a while. John Hodgman did a well-received talk a few years ago.

[@molewizard]

It's a funny story that we can all relate to. That's not an idea. I gained nothing from this talk, and the majority of the audience didn't either. I'm not saying it's a bad video, I just don't understand why it's a TED talk.

[@molewizard]

Good, but really, why is this a TED talk? I liked it though.

[@lordmetroid]

I wouldn't have lied to my child like that. I would have told her that people sometimes do decide to have sex at parties if they trust each other and showed her the videos. Better you be the one to do it than her friends.

[@clearmenser]

@pixelbind Technology *Entertainment* Design.

[@SylviabombsmithUjhy75bd34]

If I was Julia Sweeney I would dress up as Its Pat all day long and be Pat.

[@Anamnesicus]

lol @ the cartoon xD

[@gabydewilde]

What? Non of her books described the White Stork delivering the babies?

[@Elaina43]

@Elaina43 OK. excellent! So, NOW I want to hear about the next day's conversation after Mulan typed "humans mating" into google....

[@Kojak7snap]

@molewizard I can see now that I misunderstood you. If the conversation is about the subjective entertainment value of the bit, I'd simply point out that hundreds of audience members smarter than you or me laughed. Deal with THAT. ;)

[@colourfulwithaU]

Bes mom ever. And awesome cartoon at the end.

[@pazpatel8958]

what's wrong with with mulan