No one older than seven or eight can now be in the slightest doubt as to where babies come from, and no one older than 11 or 12 can now be in the slightest doubt as to how to put on a condom.
Yet ... well, we all know yet what. Do not believe any talk of reductions in underage pregnancies, in particular. There is overwhelming anecdotal evidence that huge numbers of abortions on underage girls are simply listed as this, that and the other instead for statistical purposes.
When something is as spectacularly unsuccessful as this, then, at the very least, it ought to be discontinued as a matter of the utmost urgency.
But then, is it unsuccessful in its own terms? Or is it in fact doing exactly what it is supposed to do?
For it is difficult to avoid concluding the whole point of it is to enable weirdoes to talk filth to children in order to incite them to sexual activity both with each other and with adults.
Some people do this, it is called grooming, and they are sent to prison, the first point at which their activities become a financial expense to the rest of us. Yet others do exactly the same thing out of the public purse throughout, and it is called Sex Education. Exactly the same thing.
"For it is difficult to avoid concluding the whole point of it is to enable weirdoes to talk filth to children in order to incite them to sexual activity both with each other and with adults."
ReplyDeleteOn the contrary, it is extremely difficult to conclude this. For example, I support the decision announced by the government today, and I have absolutely no desire to incite children to sexual activity with each other or with adults. So it's perfectly possible to support age-appropriate sex education without wanting to encourage underage sex.
(That's separate from the question of whether it's a good idea - I could be wrong, as could you. Your point is about motive, and it's absurd and offensive.)
Because you are implying (by "the whole point of it is...") that I want to incite children to have sex with adults. I don't.
ReplyDeleteBut that is what the Sex Education programmes designed for schools are very visibly designed to do, whether or not it is your personal intention.
ReplyDeleteAnd that is what they do, I might add.