Sexism one of the "facts" taught in public school sex ed
Federally-funded abstinence programs full of wrong information
Perhaps the most offensive part of this story is the final paragraph:
Check out the article to learn what else is in this "educational" program.
Perhaps the most offensive part of this story is the final paragraph:
Some course materials cited in Waxman's report present as scientific fact notions about a man's need for "admiration" and "sexual fulfillment" compared with a woman's need for "financial support." One book in the "Choosing Best" series tells the story of a knight who married a village maiden instead of the princess because the princess offered so many tips on slaying the local dragon. "Moral of the story," notes the popular text: "Occasional suggestions and assistance may be alright (sic), but too much of it will lessen a man's confidence or even turn him away from his princess."
Check out the article to learn what else is in this "educational" program.
posted by Stephanie at
7:01 PM
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Er, what does that have to do with sex ed? Sounds a lot like that magazine version of the Bible (Revolve).
Earlier this week, AC had a segment on this. He interviewed two of the people whose groups contributed materials to these programs. One of the stats cited was that 5-10% of women who have an abortion never get pregnant again. In the materials, it was completely represented as "the abortion made them sterile." When in fact, if the number is real, it would also include women who didn't get pregnant again because they *gasp* used birth control. Anderson really tore into this woman about how misleading this was. Course, she's like, oh, I don't think it's misleading at all.
Transcript's here: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0412/02/acd.01.html
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