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Simon
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sexual education as taboo.
September 10, 2005 - 09:58 AM
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In contemporary times, the issue of sexuality is an aspect of reproductive rights, which is internationally recognized as critical to the advancement and promotion of adolescent human rights. However, under the African culture, open discussions on certain issues on sexuality are regarded as taboo. Cultural norms forbid the teaching about sexual relations and each person is supposed to find out all there is know by experience. Paradoxically, there are some cultural practices having sexual connotations that young adolescent girls are encouraged to become involved in and in which they are tutored from childhood. Such issues relate to the puberty stage of the adolescent girl and are commonly linked with rituals, festivity and celebrations. Closely linked with these cultural practices that have an effect on the sexuality of the adolescent girl are various myths that ensure conformity.
Which way to an end for this? Please lets comment in this regards.
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Re: sexual education as taboo.
September 11, 2005 - 02:38 AM
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yes...people in most part of the world are not open about this kind of education. so it creates curiocity in the mind of adoloscent. and in turn they go on experiment themselves because media teaches them many things.
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Brian Satha
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sexual education as taboo.
September 12, 2005 - 11:20 AM
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Well as you have put it the education really is a taboo. but i think that it has been a long time since we have identified this as a taboo- say, more than five years ago- what measures though have we taken inorder to adress this issue. we are now in the 21st century where information is being channelled at great levels across the globe. For instance look at the issue of pornography, you will be shocked at the amount of young people that know more than they may have been taught in a sex education class.
In my country parents would not be able to offer any sex advice to their children, they would leave that duty to the uncles and aunts of the kids to do so. But what we have come to realise is that the same uncle or aunt that you want to educate your child about the dangers of promiscuous behaviour is also leading a promiscuous life. There fore no progress at all.
Time has come where we must be able to be open about these issues. The more we tend to hide the information on these pertinent issues the more we are killing ourselves. There are other incidents where these matters are not even discussed by man and his wife which is very pathetic! I believe for marriages families to prosper the issues of sexuality really have to be tackled in depth and therefore openly. People starting from the executive of every country to the least in power has to be able and comfortable to disscuss such issues most importantly to the benefit of the generations that are to come.
I grew up in a generation that hid such information, thanks to the involvement in youth related issues i have been able to know more about sexuality issues and feel comfortable to disscuss them with my peers. It makes me more confident in realising what i relly want to satisfy my sexual orientation. Which also brings me to the fact that people have kept the sexual information a secret becauese they think that we are making our societies become more promiscuous but i choose to differ. Sexuality issues do not only adress the sex aspect there are alot that is invovelod and i believe communities have to realise this before they go classifying that such and such is really tabboo. If we beagn from there then we would start from the right spot and then take each belief and custom into perspective. we cannot abolish all and say that it is all taboo. we must know that issues of sexualiy were there before our various customs and belief were there it is just how our ethnic groups have decided to deal with them that have brought aout this position.
I wish you the best on you compilation please send me a copy so i can look at some of the views taht you have come across.
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Christian
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Re: sexual education as taboo.
September 12, 2005 - 11:51 AM
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Sexuality is present religion of the world.And, it is either we accept its progressive role or we continue to shout to the rooftop as various pandemic beseech us.A review of some editions of the sexualhealthexchange shows harmful practices taking place around Africa.Still, we reduce the effect of Hiv in our world to the background
I strongly belive that what we need is the Political will to introduce some radical ideas on sexuality education as religion to some level has failed in this direction.
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