Should sex-ed classes teach about Human Trafficing, and female mutalation going on in 3rd world countries? Girls from my school belive it should.
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Leah
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well, that's kind of a topic within its self. nothing really to do with the education of sex, an ethics class maybe but sex-ed no, although the dangers associated with sex should be, which may be able to squeeze female mutilation somewhere in the discussion.
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While I do believe that these issues are important and awareness of them should be spread, I don't think that a Sex Ed class is the place to do it, as I don't believe that human trafficking has much to do with educating kids about sex and health - these are social issues. Female mutilation, though, should go right next to male circumcision as far as I'm concerned.
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Those are both highly political subjects. It is fairly widely acknowledged in the AIDS community that the figures associated with human trafficking for the purposes of sex are hugely exaggerated. Also, what would one teach people about female circumcision? that it's wrong? Would you also teach them about male circumcision? and what would the stance be on that? Most places (don't know where you are writing from) have issues teaching kids about the sex issues and the sexual politics that are going on in their own country. I think talking about what happens elsewhere before we are even prepared to be remotely honest about what's happening here is somewhat misguided.
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I agree with c4spinn. Controversial topics should be covered in culture/ethics/religion/current affairs classes that teach youngsters about the sensitive subjects that ignorance is not an excuse anymore. Sex education is primarily to educate young people about the experience of puberty and sexual growth, the dangers and pitfalls that go with them and how to stay safe and healthy. Human trafficing and genital mutilation are difficult subjects and if covered should be restricted to an age of students that would understand the reasons for these practices, why they happen and how they happen as well as the moralistic/legal issues surrounding them.
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