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Why Are People Frightened That Kids Will Learn About Sex? (www.currentaffairs.org)
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Is it reasonable for parents to panic at cartoon nudity in school textbooks? Only if we embrace irrational taboos about bodies.

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[–] AbstractifyBot@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

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The document discusses conservative efforts to ban books that teach children about sex and anatomy. It notes that as a child, the author learned about sex from a book but did not understand it at the time. While some parents may be shocked by explicit illustrations in books like "It's Perfectly Normal," the author argues these images serve educational purposes and there is no reason to make sex a taboo topic. The repressive cultural stigma around topics like menstruation and masturbation does more harm than good.

Overall, the author believes it is past time to interrogate society's strange discomfort with nudity and sexuality, as these are normal human realities and children will learn about such topics one way or another.

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