Excellent points. Parents do not want to talk to their kids about sexuality. There’s a wonderful scene in one of Michael Moore’s documentaries showing a sex education class in France. The teacher is leading a frank discussion on intimacy. As I watched it, I realized that the discussion could not take place in a North American classroom. And very few parents here would be able to engage in the same way, I think. The problem seems to be with our culture. Sexism and abuse thrive in a culture of shame.
Excellent points. Parents do not want to talk to their kids about sexuality. There’s a wonderful scene in one of Michael Moore’s documentaries showing a sex education class in France. The teacher is leading a frank discussion on intimacy. As I watched it, I realized that the discussion could not take place in a North American classroom. And very few parents here would be able to engage in the same way, I think. The problem seems to be with our culture. Sexism and abuse thrive in a culture of shame.