This is a clip from Comedy Central’s Alternatino with Arturo Castro, a sketch show based on Castro’s experiences as a Latine millennial in the United States. The video starts with a father trying to initiate a conversation about sex before his teenage son leaves for a homecoming dance. To his surprise, his son insists their conversation include different gender identities, sexual orientations, and consent, all of which he learned about in a health class at school. The father is so overwhelmed by the complexities in sex and gender his son is bringing up that he abandons “the talk” altogether and sends his son off.

discussion

According to the video, how have conversations about sex evolved between generations?

How does the video use satire to subvert expectations around conversations about sex?

The son calls out his dad for calling one kind of sex “normal.” Why is it important for sex education to be inclusive of various identities?

How does this video compare to your experiences of health or sex education (in school or with parents/guardians)?