Chapter Six: Let’s talk dirty, cleanly
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Let’s talk about sex. In China. Guest host Yoky joins Clay on this week’s episode to lay bare the truth about sex and sexuality in China: The two dive into a conversation with Ying, a sex shop owner in Shanghai, who shares her experiences with her customers, explains Chinese perspectives, curiosities, and apprehensions about sex, and provides a look at sex education, intimacy, and relationships in the country. 

7:59: How the concept of consent translates across cultures

14:28: What is sex education like in China?

20:41: Is the topic of sex taboo in Chinese culture?

25:40: How Reform and Opening changed sex in China

39:40: For many women, sex is just an obligation

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Music credits: 

“Analytical Skeletons)” and “Shhia Baat),” by csus; “Afterthought),” by Evan Schaefer; “Hi),” by Dovi; “Chill Day),” by LAKEY INSPIRED; “I Was Nothing),” by Le Gang; “Fake Mustache),” “Wait What),” “Road Trip),” and “Happy),” by Purrple Cat; “Hip hop Instrumentals 120 bpm),” by Terri Skillz; “I Like You.),” by ARTST_UNKNWN2; “xmpty),” by lofee; and “Beat 36),” by Dixxy. 

Works consulted:

Sex in China), by Elaine Jeffreys with Haiqing Yu; China’s ‘lost’ sexual past is laid bare in Sotheby’s erotic art exhibit), by Agence France-Presse; and The Shanghai sex shop selling more than just toys), by Fan Yiying.

Thanks to Nowness Shanghai).

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