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why do they explain sex to little kids as 'birds and the bees' it just doesnt make any since...
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Because explaining sex to a 5 year old would be weird & wouldn't be something they can comprehend so they use a different name.
It doesn't make sense to you, but it'll make sense to the kids.
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Well- its just a metaphor for sex... like parents and other people don't want to just come out and say, "Yeah- so sex is when you put.." etc. Its too explicit for children.
If you're asking for specifically the "birds and bees" part- I only know about the "bees" part. Bees would be like the male; they "pollinate" the female in order to start reproduction. As for the "birds"- I have no idea =X.
I think the whole idea is to explain sex in a way that little children could sort of understand.
--Jack
(15/m)
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Great question. I have a feeling that the terminology is derived from the fact that birds and bees are both involved in pollination so somebody took that metaphor and ran with it. It's also a term meant for "everything reproduces" including some plants etc.
Some people just use this whole metaphor and others like it to dumb down certain things for younger ears when they feel a kid isn't ready for certain details. That's my educated guess.
I would be interested (I tried to) if anyone does find the first usuage of the term as it relates to sex to see if I was close in hazarding the guess.
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