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[-] Nemo@midwest.social 0 points 2 months ago

I don't follow your argument about sex ed and consent.

Sex ed should start as soon as kids can talk, to keep it from being stigmatized and to prevent predation. There is no need to wait until a child reaches sexual maturity for that; in fact, at that point it is too late.

As to driving, most people shouldn't be driving, period. We are, in general, not good at it. Leave it to the professionals.

[-] Funkytom467@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I agree, the sooner the better.

Sex ed is what makes children mature enough to have sex once they reach the age of doing it.

But what's the point of raising the age of consent?

My point is there isn't any if sex ed is done well, it only makes sex more taboo.

Conversely, if you want to raise it, maybe it's because sex ed wasn't done properly, making teens not able to be mature enough for an activity they are gonna do anyway.

For driving, I would agree in general we aren't good at driving, but changing our means of transport isn't easy, despite being the best solution. That wasn't really the topic though...

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

The post topic is "hot takes", so my "always curtail driving" position is technically on-topic for the larger thread. ;]

[-] Xer0@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 months ago

Sex ed should start as soon as kids can talk

lmfao

[-] folkrav@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

Don’t know what’s so funny about that. Teaching your toddler that not everyone can touch their genitals is sex ed, and should absolutely be done as soon as they can understand it…

[-] Xer0@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago

Ok, in that case I totally agree. But going into detail about actual sex doesn't seem like a great idea that early.

[-] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

There's more than one specific topic covered in sex ed.

We teach math to children, but nobody is suggesting that you need to get your toddler into differential equations.

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

Only because you think sex is dirty, because you were stigmatized against talking about it at that age.

[-] Xer0@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago

Of course I don't think that, it's one of the most natural fucking things in the world. I just think for young children, especially ones who just learned how to talk, there's things they definitely DON'T need to know yet.

[-] folkrav@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Who said this is what sex ed is about?

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