What happens when we don’t talk openly and honestly about sex?

Cindy Gallop, founder of MakeLoveNotPorn, joins Katie Street at Cannes Lions to explore how porn became sex education by default and why we need healthier conversations around intimacy, consent and communication.

Cindy also challenges the advertising industry to rethink the aspirations it creates - from outdated relationship stereotypes to unrealistic ideas of what makes someone attractive.

In this conversation:

00:00 Cindy Gallop’s unconventional self-care routine 00:30 Why she launched MakeLoveNotPorn 01:09 When porn becomes sex education 02:22 Promoting consent, communication and healthy sexual values 03:35 Reinventing aspiration through advertising 04:24 Why relationships should be partnerships of equals 06:15 Using humour to challenge relationship stereotypes 07:05 Why the advertising industry needs to talk about sex 07:54 Katie opens up about confidence and intimacy 08:51 Why Gen Z is having less sex 09:43 Building body confidence in the bedroom 10:49 What people really find attractive

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Audio version available on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2UUIgMdZ6FdSCrux5BY7PI?si=c48bdbecb5be4a6e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-in-the-madness/id1688996981

Connect with us: Cindy Gallop LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindygallop/

Kate Chundy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katechaundy/

Katie Street LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiestreet/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/streetmate/

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