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Sex in clasa: Liekens are dreptate sa-i invete pe adolescenti despre placerea sexuala

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Heather Brunskell-Evans de la Universitatea din Leicester este co-fondatoare a Resist Porn Culture si sustine de ce sustine in mare masura abordarea educatiei sexuale intr-un documentar TV recent. Acest lucru este din conversatie.

Goedele Liekens, un ambasador belgian al bunavointei ONU pentru sanatatea sexuala, sa dezbatut in dezbaterea Marii Britanii cu privire la faptul ca educatia sexuala ar trebui sa fie obligatorie cu un nou program TV care sa promoveze un GCSE obligatoriu in domeniul sanatatii sexuale. Ea considera ca adolescentii ar trebui sa fie invatati despre pornografie, placere sexuala si agentie sexuala, aspecte pe care sustine ca sunt omise cu tristete din educatia copiilor britanici, in contrast cu alte tari europene.

Liekens cauta sprijin guvernamental pentru ideile sale si a petrecut doua saptamani realizand documentarul, Sex in Class, la Colegiul Tehnologic Hollins din Accrington, Lancashire. Nu este surprinzator ca a atras cateva titluri senzationale.

M-am temut ca programul ar demonstra un exemplu de „pornificare” a culturii, dar am sfarsit in mare parte sa sustin obiectivele lui Liekens pentru a ma asigura ca pornografia nu este singurul mod in care tinerii invata despre sex.

Directorul Steve Campbell i-a permis lui Liekens sa-si faca un documentar cruciat in scoala sa din cauza propriilor preocupari cu privire la sexualizarea copiilor prin pornografie. Cu toate acestea, Campbell si colegii sai au exprimat o oarecare ambivalenta cu privire la faptul ca pornografia ar trebui sau chiar ar putea fi un subiect obligatoriu al educatiei sexuale. Au fost preocupati de o serie de niveluri: indiferent daca au competenta si increderea pentru a-l invata, daca parintii ar fi consimtit la acest lucru ca subiect de curriculum si daca Marea Britanie este pregatita pentru o abordare atat de simpla a sexului.

Agenda de gen a pornografiei

Documentarul demonstreaza tipurile de abordare a educatiei sexuale pe care Liekens, care este o celebritate TV in Belgia, considera ca Marea Britanie ar trebui sa o adopte. Adolescenti de 11 ani, intre 15 si 16 ani, s-au oferit voluntari pentru a participa la cursuri.

The issues of gender and power imbalance in pornography take centre stage. Leikens gets pupils to discuss their own use of pornography. The boys discussed how they had used pornography for some years already and masturbated to it two or more times a day. One boy clearly understood his dominance and sexual agency with regard to girls. He vociferously expressed the view that it was the duty of a girl to swallow semen and welcome ejaculate on her face (colloquially known as the “money-shot”, a prevalent pornographic trope). He implied that if a girl gave initial consent to have sex with him, it implied automatic consent to this form of male orgasm. He also said he would immediately “dump” any girl in possession of pubic hair, in contrast to the shaved genitals of pornography performers.

As part of her sex education classes, Liekens encouraged the boys to write a sexual script where girls experience sexual pleasure, and got them to draw female genitalia. She encouraged homework: shaving their pubic hair on a daily basis so that they may identify with the experiences of girls.

When it came to the girls, she was shocked at their ignorance of their anatomy, with many not aware about the shape and position of the clitoris and urethra. She gave them hand-held mirrors so that in private, if they chose, they could familiarise themselves with their own bodies. The girls became more empowered as the lessons progressed.

The final class showed the boys had become more reflective and less cocky about their own sexual entitlements and were clearly touched by the honesty of the conversations they’d had with the girls.

Admirable and necessary

Lieken’s educational approach to sex is premised on the belief that as teachers and parents we are failing our children.

In conventional sex education, although the anatomy of genitalia is often shown, the clitoris is excised from representation. By discussing pornography, boys and girls are encouraged to open up about their feelings and critically reflect upon the narratives of pornography which currently serve as the “how-to” manual of sex for many boys.

In the documentary, Simon Blake, chief executive of the Brook charity, is sympathetic to Liekens’ aspirations but points out that resistance to discussion about pornography and sexual pleasure is based on the idea that it will cause premature sexual awareness. When approached by Liekens, the Conservative MP Graham Stuart, former head of the education select committee, clearly expressed this sentiment

In contrast to those anxieties about education, Liekens argues that children are like plants: if you don’t give good sex education at an early age they will grow in the wrong direction.

I was surprisingly heartened by Liekens’ aspirations. Whether we agree or not this should take the form of a GCSE, the broad premises of her campaign are admirable and necessary. Girls should be provided with knowledge of their own anatomy and sexual pleasure. Boys and girls should be given critical skills to reflect upon the narratives and tropes of porn. The empowerment of girls to negotiate and express their own desires and sexual boundaries will bring about healthier and less exploitative sexual relations for both sexes.

Those who argue that this kind of education sexualises young people need to confront the sexual reality for the majority of the nation’s children. The widespread availability and consumption of internet pornography is sexualising adolescents. Liekens’ ideas could be a counter-force to this. Her approach is necessary because adults both value pornography as a democratic freedom and use it in vast numbers, making its availability to children ubiquitous and inevitable.

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Sex in clasa: Liekens are dreptate sa-i invete pe adolescenti despre placerea sexuala

Heather Brunskell-Evans de la Universitatea din Leicester este co-fondatoare a Resist Porn Culture si sustine de ce sustine in mare masura abordarea educatiei sexuale intr-un documentar TV recent. Acest lucru este din conversatie.

Agenda de gen a pornografiei

Admirable and necessary

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