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You make some good points about attitude around sex in parts of the US today, and the erosion of community is a topic I was was more often discussed. Sex ed is

by d4mi3n 1y ago

You make some good points about attitude around sex in parts of the US today, and the erosion of community is a topic I was was more often discussed. Sex ed is also something I was more universally supported. Regardless of your views on when someone should have sex, I doubt it serves anyone’s goals to have young adults getting hurt, sick, or traumatized by a natural part of growing up.

revx 1y ago
I recently read (and enjoyed) Casey Tanner's _Feel it All_, which takes the stance that lack of sex ed is little-t traumatic, and backs up that argument convincingly. It's a surprisingly positive read, given that thesis. The idea that we should be tought (in an age approptiate way) how our bodies work and how to respect others shouldn't be controversial, and yet, here we are.
- AstralStorm 1y ago
  That would be true if the change was not worldwide, but most countries did not introduce serious sex ed. Poland in particular is the outlier here, both in fall of birth rates and lack of sex ed... Yet it got here even angrier at about the same time.
moron4hire 1y ago
This attitude is also being forced on people through media. Modern media seems almost allergic to the concept of even acknowledging that sex is a thing people do. Then, you look at the ways people self-censor on YouTube to avoid demonetization, where they won't even say the word sex. I see young people today who are shocked by movies and HBO TV shows from the 90s, 00s, and early 10s.
- watwut 1y ago
  I watch mostly comedies a d crime stories on Netflix and there is no shortage of sex scenes. I am not deliberately searching them out, they just are there basically randomly. I genuinely do not know what you are talking about heremaybe except "this person is consuming wastly different media".
  - swagasaurus-rex 1y ago
    Right, I’m glad there’s some platforms that still ensure standards for content. Unlike facebook which recommends pornographic content and AI generated attention bait.

by d4mi3n 1y ago

revx 1y ago

I recently read (and enjoyed) Casey Tanner's _Feel it All_, which takes the stance that lack of sex ed is little-t traumatic, and backs up that argument convincingly. It's a surprisingly positive read, given that thesis. The idea that we should be tought (in an age approptiate way) how our bodies work and how to respect others shouldn't be controversial, and yet, here we are.

AstralStorm 1y ago
That would be true if the change was not worldwide, but most countries did not introduce serious sex ed. Poland in particular is the outlier here, both in fall of birth rates and lack of sex ed... Yet it got here even angrier at about the same time.

moron4hire 1y ago

This attitude is also being forced on people through media. Modern media seems almost allergic to the concept of even acknowledging that sex is a thing people do. Then, you look at the ways people self-censor on YouTube to avoid demonetization, where they won't even say the word sex. I see young people today who are shocked by movies and HBO TV shows from the 90s, 00s, and early 10s.

watwut 1y ago
I watch mostly comedies a d crime stories on Netflix and there is no shortage of sex scenes. I am not deliberately searching them out, they just are there basically randomly. I genuinely do not know what you are talking about heremaybe except "this person is consuming wastly different media".
- swagasaurus-rex 1y ago
  Right, I’m glad there’s some platforms that still ensure standards for content. Unlike facebook which recommends pornographic content and AI generated attention bait.