You don't need much space to have sex: Josephine Teo
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You do not need much space to have sex.
That was the feisty rejoinder from Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo, who oversees the National Population and Talent Division, to a question on whether young people are not getting their flats early enough to have children.
The suggestion was that this could be a chicken-and-egg problem. To qualify for the Parenthood Priority Scheme, which gives first- time married couples first dibs on getting a flat, they must be expecting or have a citizen child below 16.
But to have a child, some say they need to have a flat first.
With a straight face, Mrs Teo declared: "You need a very small space to have sex."
Known for her candid blog posts on dating and marriage, Mrs Teo does not mince her words - think "menstruation" and "cysts" - when it comes to urging young people to look for love and settle down early.
In an interview on marriage and parenthood issues last week, the mother of three teenage children tackled issues ranging from infertility to why the Government should not be "too kaypoh" (Hokkien for busybody).
She noted that the Singaporean love story has a different arc from that of countries in the West. "In our case, man meets woman, man falls in love with woman, man proposes to woman, they then plan the wedding and do the house," she said.
"In France, in the UK, in the Nordic countries, man meets woman, tonight they can make a baby already. They love each other. Both of them partly have their own family, so it is a matter of living in yours or living in mine, and they also don't have to worry about marriage - that comes later," she added.
So how about having a couple declare that they wish to have a child in two years and get the flat first?
"What if they can't conceive? Take back the flat from them? How do you know they really tried to conceive? Can we check whether they use contraceptives? Cannot, right?" she replied, amused.
Instead of having the Government poke its nose into the bedroom, Mrs Teo relied instead on persuasion. She urged women to have babies early as they would not know if they are fertile or not.
"You never really know that you're not fertile until you try. Unfortunately, it is one of those things. There is no fertility indicator. As a woman you will know, if you have regular menstruation, okay, (there is a) likelihood. But maybe you have a major cyst and how would you know until you attempt to conceive, only to realise that you can't?"
The search for love is also not something to be left to chance, she said. "When I meet young people and ask if they go and look for upgrading opportunities, they said 'yes'. I said, 'What about love? Do you go and look for love?' They said 'no'. I said, 'Why not?' They said, 'If it happens, it happens'.
"I said, 'You don't think that upgrading and a good job, if it happens it happens, right? So why is it that you would apply that thinking to your career and your own education, but you don't apply it to your personal life?' "
However, the minister was quick to point out that there is a need to respect personal choice when it comes to marriage and children.
She said: "In this day and age, it is not possible for us to say that you are somehow bad, you are not doing your part for society.
"No, there are many reasons why people remain single. Sometimes, (for) very good reasons. Why should we pass judgment on them?"
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100% of Singaporeans agree with Josephine Teo that you don't need much space to have sex.
Minister say one. So it must be true!
Singaporeans from all walks of life are taking their hands out of their partner's pants to applaud the latest statement by Senior Minister of State, Josephine Teo that will surely boost the fertility rate in Singapore.
In a nationwide survey of 6 people at a HDB staircase landing in Bedok, 100% of them agree with Josephine Teo's statement that you don't need much space to have sex in Singapore.
When interviewed at the HDB staircase landing, Mr Lai Zuo Ai, a local university student who was buttoning up his girlfriend's blouse, said: "I tell you, doing it at the HDB staircase, the sound system tok kong (very good) you know! The echo you hear already confirm high!"
Other Singaporeans are saying that love making in confined spaces have helped them improve tremendously. Anne How, a housewife living in a small 2-room HDB with her in laws, said "You know la, sometimes when I hey sho hey sho it with my husband, I no experience then anyhow do, then my mother in law will shout from the other side of the wall to give me really helpful advice."
At press time, it has been reported that there is at least a 5km queue of cars at the East Coast Parkway Carpark G hoping to chope a good spot for tonight... If you know what I mean...
Kthxbye.
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Flat first before a child, say nearly 93% of Singaporeans in Straits Times online poll http://str.sg/4xKq
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U dun need much space for s3x but surely u need space for a growing baby/child.
Her arguement are flawed. The same counter she use can be used against her.
"What if they can't conceive? Take back the flat from them? How do you know they really tried to conceive? Can we check whether they use contraceptives? Cannot, right?" she replied, amused.
and what if they got baby liao but cant get a flat? then how? abort the baby ah? or let the baby live in the toilet instead?
And why the heck she wan compare an asian country to the west when not only family and cultural values are different, but even the housing cost also different!
"In France, in the UK, in the Nordic countries, man meets woman, tonight they can make a baby already. They love each other. Both of them partly have their own family, so it is a matter of living in yours or living in mine, and they also don't have to worry about marriage - that comes later," she added.
In Europe where land is not a problem, housing is cheap. Compared to SG where land is very limited, housing cost is a nightmare.
I understand that maybe she want to be the "popular auntie who speaks her mind and is different from other people" but still she should use her brain to think abit before even speaking~
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lol
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maybe no brain
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IKEA Singapore’s cheeky ad makes light of Josephine Teo's ‘sex’ comment
IKEA Singapore has uploaded a tongue-in-cheek GIF that appears to take a dig at Senior Minister of State’s Josephine Teo’s recent comments on couples needing only a “very small space to have sex”.
The cheeky animated image, touted as IKEA’s “very small space” collection, features four pieces of furniture – including a small wardrobe – rocking back and forth. Posted on the IKEA Singapore Facebook page, its caption reads, “We are all for making better use of small spaces.”
On Wednesday (12 October), The Straits Times published an interview with Teo in which she was asked whether young people are not getting their flats early enough to have children. This prompted her to reply, “You need a very small face to have sex.”
Teo’s comment caused a stir on social media, with some coming up with lists of the smallest places in Singapore that could fit the bill.
In response to the IKEA post, one Facebook user Jack Tang asked, “Good job IKEA, any soundproof furniture?”
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Originally posted by FireIce:
IKEA Singapore’s cheeky ad makes light of Josephine Teo's ‘sex’ comment
IKEA Singapore has uploaded a tongue-in-cheek GIF that appears to take a dig at Senior Minister of State’s Josephine Teo’s recent comments on couples needing only a “very small space to have sex”.
The cheeky animated image, touted as IKEA’s “very small space” collection, features four pieces of furniture – including a small wardrobe – rocking back and forth. Posted on the IKEA Singapore Facebook page, its caption reads, “We are all for making better use of small spaces.”
On Wednesday (12 October), The Straits Times published an interview with Teo in which she was asked whether young people are not getting their flats early enough to have children. This prompted her to reply, “You need a very small face to have sex.”
Teo’s comment caused a stir on social media, with some coming up with lists of the smallest places in Singapore that could fit the bill.
In response to the IKEA post, one Facebook user Jack Tang asked, “Good job IKEA, any soundproof furniture?”
Dear Yahoo, do you even vet what you write...?
On Wednesday (12 October), The Straits Times published an interview with Teo in which she was asked whether young people are not getting their flats early enough to have children. This prompted her to reply, “You need a very small face to have sex.”
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i hereby challege all millionsters, MPs and NMPs to have sex in a space that is less than 2 sq m.
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These clowns definitely are desperate for their greed for more taxpayers for their overpaid salaries till the extend they talk without thinking.
What LKY era taught us about good family planning are going down the drain because of these mindless propaganda.
Want to compare with the West? Think about how high is their abortion rates, divorce rates and the number of single mum children there.
The family values here and compared to the west is completely different. Singaporeans plan for long term sustainability of the family, especially that cost of living, a spacious apartment and a car, which are pro families, are getting more and more out of reach for more Singaporeans.
On top of that, Singaporeans have one of the longest working hours per week.
Please solve the basic problems the people are facing everyday, rather than telling people how to have sex.
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If have much space, but no partners, how?
