Melody answered Wednesday July 26 2006, 1:29 pm: The birds & the bees is a polite way of giving the sex talk to a younger generation; bees have stingers & birds don't. Meaning the boy is a bee and the stinger represents the guys penis. I'm sure you've already gotten plenty of information on the topic so i'm just going to leave it at this. [ Melody's advice column | Ask Melody A Question ]
Informant_Girl answered Wednesday July 26 2006, 11:36 am: The "birds and the bees" is just a polite way of saying "the sex talk". I'm not sure of its exact origins, but I'm guessing it has to do with the fact that sex is one of the few common denominators among all animals. Basically, telling someone about the birds and the bees is educating them about sex and pregnancy and all that stuff that goes along with it. As for how to tell someone about sex - well, that depends on an individual's style. My parents were very upfront about it all and added that it should most preferably be done with someone I cared about and safely (i.e. with birth control). They didn't say anything about actual birds and bees, though. [ Informant_Girl's advice column | Ask Informant_Girl A Question ]
Razhie answered Wednesday July 26 2006, 10:51 am: The birds and the bees, OR the birds and the bees and the butterflies, OR the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees, doesn't really have a story to go along with it. It's just a phrase, a very old one, used to describe the natural world and explain really basic reproduction to children in a symbolic way (without actually explaining the act).
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