Many of the questions posed to participants revolve around their first recollections of sex and pleasure, only to demonstrate that we collectively know absolutely nothing about our bodies and that sex is intimately tied to shame. Hill as they walk us through the details of anatomy, psychology and relationship dynamics. Narrated by the fun and perky Michelle Buteau, she takes us through all of the miseducation about vulva’s, squirting, sex toys, masturbation, arousal, attraction and really everything under the sheets.
Split across three hour-long episodes, this docuseries covers the big three when it comes to pleasure: our bodies, our minds and our relationships. Netflix’s Principles of Pleasureattempts to answer this question, and also explains maybe why no one (other than straight cis men) knows about sex, sexual health and orgasms. What comes up for you when you read the word on the page? Hear it spoken with your own tongue? What images come to mind? Feelings? Sounds? We all know what the word “pleasure” is, but can you remember a time when you were taught about what exactly it means? Where did you first learn about pleasure? I don’t mean sex, I mean pleasure.
