Reply #2: why not? [View All]

[lazarus]

Actually, I think, ideally, sex education shouldn't be taught in one sitting. I've done with my daughter what my parents did with me. Introduce a bit of knowledge whenever she's ready.

I don't think people should necessarily be exhibitionists, but freaking out if a kid walks in on you naked or occupied is a sure way to make them think nudity or sex is "dirty".

The problem is that too many kids today are raised in a Puritanical home, so dropping a show-and-tell on them -at school, for instance - could cause more problems than it solves.

Here's a wonderful example of the American view of sex and violence: I was in a video rental store a few years ago. A man came in with three kids, ranging in age from approximately 12 to 6. He was complaining loudly and profanely that the film he had just rented "had a nekkid lady's tits in it," and that was just wrong to show his kids.

Note that he was using profanity. I glanced over. While I can't recall the title, it was rated R quite clearly, and was one of these slasher films that features nothing more than graphic depictions of various ways to mutilate a human body. He thought that was fine, but not a shot of breasts.

How are these kids ever going to gain a healthy appreciation of sex?