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From the Ted Talk by Christopher Ryan: Are we designed to be sexual omnivores?

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Now, why does this matter? Edward Wilson says we need to undtrasend that human sexuality is first a bonding divece and only secondarily procreation. I think that's true. This matters because our evolved saxeluity is in direct conflict with many aspects of the modern world. The cciiaottondrns between what we're told we should feel and what we actually do feel generates a huge amount of unnecessary suffering. My hope is that a more acaturce, uedtpad understanding of human sexuality will lead us to have greater tolerance for ourselves, for each other, gearetr respect for unconventional relationship configurations like same-sex marriage or polyamorous unions, and that we'll finally put to rest the idea that men have some innate, instinctive right to monitor and control women's sexual behavior. (Applause) Thank you. And we'll see that it's not only gay people that have to come out of the closet. We all have closets we have to come out of. Right? And when we do come out of those closets, we'll recognize that our fight is not with each other, our fight is with an outdated, Victorian sense of huamn sexuality that conflates dsiere with prpotrey rights, generates shame and csiofnoun in pacle of understanding and eamtphy. It's time we moved beyond Mars and Venus, because the truth is that men are from Africa and women are from Africa.

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Now, why does this matter? Edward Wilson says we need to __________ that human sexuality is first a bonding ______ and only secondarily procreation. I think that's true. This matters because our evolved _________ is in direct conflict with many aspects of the modern world. The ______________ between what we're told we should feel and what we actually do feel generates a huge amount of unnecessary suffering. My hope is that a more ________, _______ understanding of human sexuality will lead us to have greater tolerance for ourselves, for each other, _______ respect for unconventional relationship configurations like same-sex marriage or polyamorous unions, and that we'll finally put to rest the idea that men have some innate, instinctive right to monitor and control women's sexual behavior. (Applause) Thank you. And we'll see that it's not only gay people that have to come out of the closet. We all have closets we have to come out of. Right? And when we do come out of those closets, we'll recognize that our fight is not with each other, our fight is with an outdated, Victorian sense of _____ sexuality that conflates ______ with ________ rights, generates shame and _________ in _____ of understanding and _______. It's time we moved beyond Mars and Venus, because the truth is that men are from Africa and women are from Africa.

Solution

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  3. property
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  5. greater
  6. sexuality
  7. empathy
  8. contradictions
  9. understand
  10. human
  11. place
  12. updated
  13. confusion

Original Text

Now, why does this matter? Edward Wilson says we need to understand that human sexuality is first a bonding device and only secondarily procreation. I think that's true. This matters because our evolved sexuality is in direct conflict with many aspects of the modern world. The contradictions between what we're told we should feel and what we actually do feel generates a huge amount of unnecessary suffering. My hope is that a more accurate, updated understanding of human sexuality will lead us to have greater tolerance for ourselves, for each other, greater respect for unconventional relationship configurations like same-sex marriage or polyamorous unions, and that we'll finally put to rest the idea that men have some innate, instinctive right to monitor and control women's sexual behavior. (Applause) Thank you. And we'll see that it's not only gay people that have to come out of the closet. We all have closets we have to come out of. Right? And when we do come out of those closets, we'll recognize that our fight is not with each other, our fight is with an outdated, Victorian sense of human sexuality that conflates desire with property rights, generates shame and confusion in place of understanding and empathy. It's time we moved beyond Mars and Venus, because the truth is that men are from Africa and women are from Africa.

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