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This post made me realize, I've only ever heard "the birds and the bees" referenced, but never actually how it's applied during sex ed.
But uh, turns out this does not make any sense in that context either. It's just two separate examples to explain sexuality, so bees pollinating flowers and birds laying eggs. They're just used as examples, because they're visible in nature and somewhat resemble the mechanics of sex.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_birds_and_the_bees
I always thought the bird part was related to plant reproduction, too. Like how birds eat fruit and shit the seeds out lol
They should have used the eggplants and the peaches. Before cell phone emojis that would have made things even more confusing. Then Piper Perry could do the putting the condom on the eggplant demonstration, and every boy could feel inadequate for the next several decades.
But in those examples, the bee is pollinating and the bird is conceiving, so it would make sense.
Ah, I thought there would be a male bird involved still, but I guess that example just explains ovulation. Still quite optimistic that everyone shares the same understanding here, though...