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How did you
first learn about sex?
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My parents
gave me the "talk", which was when I was around 7 or 8. I had
no idea what sex was before then. They showed me a video about it (which
they had taped off TV). However, they rarely discussed it after that,
except to tell me the meaning of things like rape, homosexuality, etc.
and of course they gave me the whole "no sex before marriage cos
its not what god wants". They said pretty much the same thing about
homosexuality too - "its not part of gods plan for the world"
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Do you feel
the information you were given was adequate?
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it was...okay,
i guess...but very clinical. they didnt really cover much about the emotional
aspect (no sex before marriage, remember?) and i was very confused about
a lot of things when i was in my early teens
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What do you
think of the quality of sex education today?
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Despite the
fact that my school is a very religious catholic school, i think it wasnt
2 bad, but it definitely could have been better. homosexuality wasnt even
covered, neither was masturbation, and i didnt even know what a clitoris
was until i was about 12. also, i found it very hard to use tampons properly
for a LONG time because i didnt know the cervix slopes towards your lower
back - i thought it went straight upwards
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Do you feel
that the media's obsession with sex leaves nothing left for parents
to teach their kids?
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not really,
though i feel that the internet makes it eeasier for children/adolescents
to access information their parents didnt tell them, which is a good thing.
i got most of my sex education off the internet.
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Do you think
that sexuality education should be treated differently for girls than
it is for boys?
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definitely
not. masturbation should be covered for BOTH sexes (although they didnt
even mention it @ our school, not even for boys).
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Does the
advertising of "women's sanitary products" on TV bother you?
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YES!!!!! it
shows women completely unbothered by their periods, wearing white trousers
(yeah right!) and doing all the stuff they would normally, and this does
not fit in with my experiences. also, it is very discreet, like "dont
worry, no one will know you are having your period" in every single
fucking ad! and nobody EVER presents you with an alternative to disposable
sanitary products
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How early,
is too early to learn about sex?
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well, an open
atmosphere should be established from an early age, but the child should
be told when they are about 7. when they are a little older they should
learn about
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If you knew
then what you know now, what would you do differently?
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not really,
i just think i would be a lot more comfortable with myself, and i wouldnt
have been made fun of when i was 11 for not knowing the meaning of lesbian.
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If you had
a teenage daughter and there was a book available which contained graphic
information about female sexuality, orgasm, masturbation techniques -
designed to teach them everything about their sexuality - while recommending
the delaying experimentation with penetrative sex until of emotional maturity
(and legal age) - would you let her read it? (please give reasons why)
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yes i would
because they are going to learn anyway, whether from television, films,
magazines, friends, or the internet etc. they more they know, the less
likely they would be to experiment too much at an early age
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How did
you first hear about exotic sexual practices such as fetishism and group
sex?
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internet
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Do you feel
that the increasingly mainstream reference to these things is a good thing?
(ie: Threesomes and guy's facination with Lesbianism being a standard
punch line on sitcoms these days).
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no. it encourages
gender stereotypes and the idea that women are sex objects etc. in fact
i find these references very sexist. also, i think a lot of people find
lesbian sex fascinating and erotic, but they find gay sex disgusting and
gross, and that is just wrong.
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