#FirstGenSexTalk: Your Stories of Growing Up with Immigrant Parents
All week, listeners have been sharing their personal stories about growing up in America with immigrant parents, and the kinds of conversations they had in their homes about sex, relationships and consent.
You can listen to Monday's discussion about "the Sex Talk" here, Tuesday's conversation about street harassment here, and Thursday's segment about challenging stereotypes here.
Listen above and join the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #FirstGenSexTalk.
#FirstGenSexTalk I am 48 & my parents still haven’t talked to me about sex. My mother is an immigrant, my dad is 2nd gen. They both grew up very catholic & very conservative. I have 12yr old boys & I’ve already had the talk with them. Don’t repeat mistakes of past generations
— Plc24 (@2k1h1d) February 6, 2018
@WNYC #firstgensextalk with everything else my immigrant parents had 2 deal with when I was growing up, the last thing I wanted to bring up was street harrasment. I talked 2 my friends about it.
— Blanca (@Blo0320) February 6, 2018
#firstgensextalk my Ecuadorian mom told me I’d miss the harassment someday when I got old. I had to move once to get away from a harasser. I’m 52 and still hate it. Always will. @WNYC
— carolita johnson (@carolitajohnson) February 6, 2018
Haitian parents don't talk to their kids about sex or sexual health or anything. I'm 22 my parents still haven't mentioned the topic seriously. They were shocked & shamed me when they found out I was on birth control. #FirstGenSexTalk
— 🇭🇹🌹 (@ShadleyLove) February 5, 2018
I moved to Texas from India at age 9, brother was 8. The only “talk” was an admonition from my parents before I started middle school: “You will not do bad things.” Genius in its simplicity, because if you even thought it, it was bad. So I never did anything. #FirstGenSexTalk
— Nandini (@nandelabra) February 5, 2018
Never had one. In my 20s when I finally told my parents about my boyfriend, my mom only said “be careful.” #firstgensextalk https://t.co/7lDX61PPTk
— Sriya Sarkar (@sriyasarkar7) February 5, 2018
But this is the same woman who, after I told her about the Aziz Ansari incident, said sex is a beautiful thing & it’s unfortunate people abuse it.
— Sriya Sarkar (@sriyasarkar7) February 5, 2018
So it’s heartening to know parents change, or at least feel comfortable opening up about this at some point. #FirstGenSexTalk
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