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From the Ted Talk by Sofia Jawed-Wessel: The lies we tell pregnant women

Unscramble the Blue Letters


I think this transition sepkas more about the scholars who have interpreted her purpose than the actual purpose of the figurine herself. When a woman becomes pregnant, she leaves the ralem of men's sexual drseie and slides into her reproductive and child-rearing role. In doing so, she also becomes the pperroty of the community, considered very important but only because she's pregnant. Right? I've taken to calling this the Willendorf effect, and once again we see it reinforced in many aspects of her life.

Has anyone here ever been visibly pregnant?

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Yeah. Lots of you, right? So how many of you ever had a stranger touch your belly during pnrcgnaey, maybe without even asking your permission first? Or told what you can and cannot eat by somebody who is not your docotr, your medical care provider? Or asked private questions about your birth plan? And then told why those choices are all wrnog? Yeah, me too. Or had a server refuse to bring you a glass of wine? This one might give you pause, I know, but stay with me. This is a huge secret. It is actually safe to drink in moderation during pregnancy. Many of us don't know this because doctors don't trust pnenargt women with this sceert —

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I think this transition ______ more about the scholars who have interpreted her purpose than the actual purpose of the figurine herself. When a woman becomes pregnant, she leaves the _____ of men's sexual ______ and slides into her reproductive and child-rearing role. In doing so, she also becomes the ________ of the community, considered very important but only because she's pregnant. Right? I've taken to calling this the Willendorf effect, and once again we see it reinforced in many aspects of her life.

Has anyone here ever been visibly pregnant?

(________)

Yeah. Lots of you, right? So how many of you ever had a stranger touch your belly during _________, maybe without even asking your permission first? Or told what you can and cannot eat by somebody who is not your ______, your medical care provider? Or asked private questions about your birth plan? And then told why those choices are all _____? Yeah, me too. Or had a server refuse to bring you a glass of wine? This one might give you pause, I know, but stay with me. This is a huge secret. It is actually safe to drink in moderation during pregnancy. Many of us don't know this because doctors don't trust ________ women with this ______ —

Solution


  1. secret
  2. desire
  3. speaks
  4. realm
  5. doctor
  6. laughter
  7. wrong
  8. property
  9. pregnancy
  10. pregnant

Original Text


I think this transition speaks more about the scholars who have interpreted her purpose than the actual purpose of the figurine herself. When a woman becomes pregnant, she leaves the realm of men's sexual desire and slides into her reproductive and child-rearing role. In doing so, she also becomes the property of the community, considered very important but only because she's pregnant. Right? I've taken to calling this the Willendorf effect, and once again we see it reinforced in many aspects of her life.

Has anyone here ever been visibly pregnant?

(Laughter)

Yeah. Lots of you, right? So how many of you ever had a stranger touch your belly during pregnancy, maybe without even asking your permission first? Or told what you can and cannot eat by somebody who is not your doctor, your medical care provider? Or asked private questions about your birth plan? And then told why those choices are all wrong? Yeah, me too. Or had a server refuse to bring you a glass of wine? This one might give you pause, I know, but stay with me. This is a huge secret. It is actually safe to drink in moderation during pregnancy. Many of us don't know this because doctors don't trust pregnant women with this secret —

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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