Comments on: dammit: five more years of harmful abstinence education http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2010/03/dammit-five-more-years-of-harmful-abstinence-education.html Journalist and author Violet Blue's site for sex and tech culture, accurate sex information, erotica and more. Tue, 26 May 2015 17:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jared http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2010/03/dammit-five-more-years-of-harmful-abstinence-education.html/comment-page-1#comment-8329 Jared Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:46:37 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=4417#comment-8329 I've said it before and this just proves it--there's no real difference between Obama and Bush. The sooner people accept that, the better off we'll be, IMO. I’ve said it before and this just proves it–there’s no real difference between Obama and Bush. The sooner people accept that, the better off we’ll be, IMO.

]]> By: LibertyVini http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2010/03/dammit-five-more-years-of-harmful-abstinence-education.html/comment-page-1#comment-8239 LibertyVini Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:03:30 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=4417#comment-8239 Defund it. Making government the provider of any kind of education, especially sex ed, is an obvious mistake. Your open-source model for sex ed is in every way superior and would rule if this bipartisan, stupefying, simplistic government boobery weren't crowding you out. Free sex ed! Defund it. Making government the provider of any kind of education, especially sex ed, is an obvious mistake. Your open-source model for sex ed is in every way superior and would rule if this bipartisan, stupefying, simplistic government boobery weren’t crowding you out. Free sex ed!

]]> By: Emerald http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2010/03/dammit-five-more-years-of-harmful-abstinence-education.html/comment-page-1#comment-8233 Emerald Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:31:05 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=4417#comment-8233 <i>"saving sex and childbearing for marriage is the safest, healthiest, best choice"</i> I almost felt nauseated when I read that. It may seem such an innocuous message to some due to its commonality, but I find it extremely disturbing. Cramming something as inherent and individual as sexuality into a completely human-invented constraint seems appalling to me. That is not to say anything is wrong with marriage at all—it is the idea that the societal structure of marriage should somehow be the precursor and/or container of sexuality that I find repugnant. It seems similar to me to saying that some collectively decided-upon mealtimes should be the only times people should be taught it's appropriate to eat. “saving sex and childbearing for marriage is the safest, healthiest, best choice”

I almost felt nauseated when I read that. It may seem such an innocuous message to some due to its commonality, but I find it extremely disturbing. Cramming something as inherent and individual as sexuality into a completely human-invented constraint seems appalling to me. That is not to say anything is wrong with marriage at all—it is the idea that the societal structure of marriage should somehow be the precursor and/or container of sexuality that I find repugnant. It seems similar to me to saying that some collectively decided-upon mealtimes should be the only times people should be taught it’s appropriate to eat.

]]> By: David http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2010/03/dammit-five-more-years-of-harmful-abstinence-education.html/comment-page-1#comment-8232 David Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:11:59 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=4417#comment-8232 I'm mad enough about this on its own merits: abstinence only education just doesn't work, and is dangerous. But coming at a time when the right-wing in this country is so "outraged" at the idea of "excessive government spending"... only to still run with this? Hypocrites, all of them. I’m mad enough about this on its own merits: abstinence only education just doesn’t work, and is dangerous. But coming at a time when the right-wing in this country is so “outraged” at the idea of “excessive government spending”… only to still run with this? Hypocrites, all of them.

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