Matthew McConaughey shares what his mother and father taught him about consent
During a lately printed episode of Amanda de Cadenet’s “The Conversation: About the Men” podcast, the actor talked about how his mother and father instructed him about wholesome sexual relationships.
“I had been taught, been guided by my mother and father about respect for a lady, respect for the connection, respect for sexual intimacy, respect for house,” he stated.
The star stated his dad “had at all times had this factor the place he taught us the birds and the bees.”
“He sat me down speaking the birds and the bees and he stated, ‘You’re getting that age, you kiss?’ and I stated, ‘Yes, sir,'” McConaughey recalled. “And he goes, ‘Well, it is gonna go additional than that someday. It’s in all probability gonna go to the place you are gonna get intimate and there is gonna be the breast and there is gonna be under the belt.’ I’m paraphrasing.”
McConaughey stated his father suggested him that “If you ever really feel the woman, the feminine, hesitate, cease.”
That was useful for him, he stated, when he felt blackmailed into intercourse on the age of 15.
“After that, I received to have some wholesome sexual relations,” McConaughey stated. “And have women that I favored and favored me and we slowly received intimate and it was lovely and clumsy, and all these issues, nevertheless it wasn’t ugly like that was.”
McConaughey had beforehand revealed that he was sexually assaulted at age 18 – one thing he is additionally addressed in his memoir, “Greenlights.”
The Oscar winner credited a powerful assist system for serving to him overcome the trauma.
“I’ve had superb associates,” he stated. “I’ve had good mentors.”