[Androgeos Exeunt]

Ignorance is bliss.

[karajorma]

There is something staggering to me about couples that can't afford to raise even one child pumping out five or six, considering that "sperm meets egg" was something we were taught back in grade school.

When all you've been taught to stop sperm meeting egg is "Don't **** until you're married" you're not going to have much of a clue how to prevent it once you are.

I suppose what would make the most sense to me, and trying to keep at least some of my personal beliefs out of it, would be the sort of program that pushes hard against sex until both parties understand all of the potential consequences of the act and doesn't ignore the fact that ways to counteract pregnancy exist.

You've basically described the kind of good sex ed that I've been pushing for. I never felt that the sex ed I got in school was good enough but it was still a lot better than most. It dispelled some of the big myths that you hear as a kid (Personally I find it hard to believe that anyone credits the "You can't get pregnant if you jump up and down after sex" one but some of the other ones are plausible) and it covered all the major methods of birth control, including the Rhythm Method (In fact they were quite careful to point out that Catholics could use it).

What I felt was somewhat lacking was the focus on waiting until both parties knew the implications of sex. It was covered but it was in a rather wishy-washy, "Don't want the parents coming down to have a chat with us" way. That bit could use a lot of improvement. Still it was a lot better than abstinence-only methods.

[Mefustae]

A lot of people really don't appreciate how truly ignorant everyone is about sex. Never has so many known so little about something so important. Well, maybe not never, but you get the idea.

At my own school, the sex ed. was pretty abysmal, in that there was practically none that I can recall. And for a teenage boy to not recall sex ed. must mean there either wasn't any, or I was sick that day. Hell, here I am, 21 years old, and I still admit to knowing damn little about what goes on down there. I know enough to get by without knocking up my girlfriend, but I feel that my school really dropped the ball in that regard, and i'm lucky to have dodged the bullet and not done something stupid when I was younger. Honestly, the idea that not only are there people more ignorant than I, but that there are federal organisations encouraging ignorance is truly, truly scary.

Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.

Ignorance is bliss.

Actually, the other thing is bliss. Ignorance comes a distant second.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

When all you've been taught to stop sperm meeting egg is "Don't **** until you're married" you're not going to have much of a clue how to prevent it once you are.

Or perhaps they can see this.

[WMCoolmon]

Reminds me of this.

[MP-Ryan]

Wouldn't too much masturbation damage reproductive organs?

And here is an example of the danger of a lack of sex ed.


It won't make you go blind or give you hairy palms, either you know.

Damn, you beat me to it

[Mars]

Wouldn't too much masturbation damage reproductive organs?

And here is an example of the danger of a lack of sex ed.


It won't make you go blind or give you hairy palms, either you know.

Damn, you beat me to it

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