February 23, 2003

British anti-sex campaign scores

The British government, in a brilliant move, has done something that will guarantee celibate teens by the end of the decade: Government urges under-16s to experiment with oral sex. No, really:

The scheme, which has been pioneered by Exeter University and is backed by the Departments of Health and Education, trains teachers to discuss various pre-sex “stopping points” with under-age teenagers.

It aims to reduce promiscuity by encouraging pupils to discover “levels of intimacy”, including oral sex, instead of full sexual intercourse.

I can't wait for the brochures. And what's next, encouraging Mum and Dad to demonstrate for the kiddies? "This is how we managed to wait until we were married before getting in the family way!"

Britain will be back to "No sex please, we're British," before you know it.

(Via Pdawwg.)

Posted by Andrea Harris at February 23, 2003 12:22 PM
Comments

Good point. When I think of some of my teachers, like Ms. Bink (no, really, that was her name) talking about this and possible demonstrations, I could have been scarred for life and just became asexual. My 16-year-old agrees. I think I'll put this in the suggestion box at the PTSA.

Posted by: Patty at February 23, 2003 at 12:28 PM

Thank God my wife and I are Republicans and don't have to worry about that nasty sex stuff.

Posted by: Peter at February 23, 2003 at 02:36 PM

When I think of some of my teachers in High School...
Scarred for life is a good description! LOL

Posted by: Kathy K at February 23, 2003 at 04:00 PM

Does that mean we can send, that woman, Miss Lewinsky, over to Britain as an instructor?

Posted by: Denny Wilson at February 23, 2003 at 04:26 PM

If y'all think your teachers would be scary teaching that stuff, consider that I went to Catholic school.

We're talking nightmares for the rest of my life, here.

Posted by: Kevin McGehee at February 23, 2003 at 05:13 PM

I feel sorry for the poor teachers. Can you imagine the in-service training on this subject?

Posted by: ellie at February 23, 2003 at 05:39 PM

I feel sorry for the poor teachers. Can you imagine the in-service training on this subject?

Posted by: ellie at February 23, 2003 at 05:39 PM

I'm a teacher, but I'll need an assistant.

Posted by: Tony.T at February 23, 2003 at 07:57 PM

The sex education scene from Monty Python's Meaning of Life leapt immediately to mind.

"What about a little kiss?"

Posted by: Dave Himrich at February 23, 2003 at 11:24 PM

Has high school changed? I remember oral sex as being the next great goal AFTER intercourse.

Posted by: Ken Summers at February 24, 2003 at 09:11 AM

Ken,

From what I've heard, it has changed. Remember, Bill Clinton defined it as "not sex" and so, apparently, do many modern teens.

Posted by: David Jaroslav at February 24, 2003 at 10:21 AM

I think GB is looking to oust Thailand as the most popular destination of those looking to have sex with minors.

I think they were trying before, but had it spelled wrong. The first couple of victims lost a couple of hundred dollars worth of lingerie to coal dust stains, I hear.

Posted by: David Perron at February 24, 2003 at 12:23 PM