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 “Sex”
in sextalk
What
do I mean by “sex” in Sex Talk? Sex, in my
view, is much more than coitus, and the Thai language reveals an
exceedingly rich vocabulary for what happens beyond the bedroom.
Sex
happens well before two people make love to each other on a bed
(or any other surface), and beyond the lovemaking. It concerns not
only what two people do with each other sexually, but also how society
sees and treats sex—which also affects how individuals behave
in sexual ways.
In
Sex Talk, sex is not dirty, dangerous or shameful…
It is anything you want it to be: tame or daring, silly or smart,
sad or funny, normal or absurd. It is part of life, part of being
human, part of love and romance….
And
if you think love and romance is not really about sex, you can think
again. The word “romance” in Thai translates bluntly
as “matter of love and lust”: rûeaang rák
rák khrâi khrâi (àÃ×èͧÃÑ¡æã¤Ãèæ).
(Sex
Talk: In Search of Love and Romance, p. 6)
Kaewmala
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