Wherever do I start?
Opponents of abstinence-based education reject shame as a value. When it comes to teen sex, their strategy is to immediately declare defeat and insist that kids are going to have sex no matter what.
I reject shame as a value simply because it's pointless. Anyone get picked on as a kid? Called a sissy boy? Called a fattie? Called a dirtball because Mommy or Daddy didn't have a job and couldn't buy you the latest clothes the kids were wearing? Did it feel good? No. It's cruel. And it speaks volumes about the person dishing out the shame and not a thing about the person receiving it. I also am an opponent of abstinence-based education, not only because I believe kids are gonna have sex no matter what but I don't believe instilling fear into kids is the right way to about suggesting to them it may not be in their best interest to be having sex at a young age. Sure, we should be sure to explain what kind of emotions can often come along with sex but we shouldn't be telling them it's the absolute worst thing you can do in life. Human sexuality isn't a war that someone is either winning or losing. It's sexuality. Nobody's going to "conquer" it and nobody should be fighting to do so. Sex feels good. And it's meant to feel good. And what happens when these girls grow up? They're being shamed sex as teenagers and when they hit adulthood, they'll be expected to be wanton sex goddesses capable of blowing their partner's mind. Riddle me that one.
When the same girl shows up at the school clinic for five pregnancy tests in one month, shouldn't’t somebody be mocking her for it?
Seriously? So, the next time Peter Pedophile gets arrested for fondling little Timmy, how about we just point and laugh? That'll keep him from doing it again, right? It's like the death penalty. No murderer sits at home thinking, "wow, I could fry for this, I guess I'll just stay in and watch American Idol." How about someone actually sits down with that girl who showed up at the clinic for pregnancy tests and talks to her about sex and the consequences and gives her the resources she needs to make sure she's not in for a 6th test. If she's been in 5 times, it's pretty clear that she's fucking. Repeatedly. Teach her what she needs to know in order to take care of herself. And while we're doing that, how about we have the same discussion with the boy who may have knocked the girl up? Because last time I checked, it takes at least two people to have sex and both ought to be held accountable.
But I’ll take one Beverly Farms, belly-rubbing dance routine over a dozen sex-ed bureaucrats any day. It’s probably more effective, and definitely more fun to watch.
It's more entertaining to you because you're a fucking tool who thinks watching people mock others actually accomplishes something other than demonstrating the mocker's douchebagginess.
Dearest Writer of This Article: Grade school is over. Welcome to adulthood. Join us, won't you?
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