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Born in Sg, survived seven years of IJ, escaped to canada for the miraculous rebirth.. likes to say she found self there, But well when can we reach self actualization? now a waterloo student. 110% horse mad, was practically born on the back of a horse ( or rather wishes she was) horses are my favourite thing.




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Saturday, December 18, 2010
Lets talk about SEX

Did I get your attention?

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it's ok, don't be shy its perfectly ok, you pervs
nah its really ok

Sex ed in Singapore
Here are my 2 cents
now bare in mind some of you mind find this too liberal and in that case blame it on the 3 yrs i have spent been influenced by the west or some bullshit like that

DOes anyone rmb sex ed in singapore? yeah, the moe-sanctioned video where we were taught sex is bad bad bad and terrible, and anyone who has sex is a probably some poor girl with low-self-esteem who allows herself to be taken advantage of, oh and did i mention in a whore who gets STIs??
I mean at 14, that was the message i got, sex was the worse thing that could happen to you. Ok, im not saying that everyone shares that view, nor am I condonging that 14 yr old shuld be engaging in it. By all means if you are not ready, please don't.
Besdies if you are 14 it is against the law. ( side note- 16 is the legal age in Singapore)

The thing is, sex isn't neccesarily the worse thing, and what should be taught is the Importance of safe sex and contraceptives, not jus the facts but how to use it and the importance importance importance of safe sex practices. And also, how to obtain them, not just condoms but other methods of birth control, I mean at 14 I knew about them ( thanks sec 2 bio) but not really resources on how to obtain it, where is a safe place a teenage girl can go if we wants to start going on the pill? or get an iud? where?

Teach about the effects/ consequences of unprotected sex, I understand that singapore is never ever going to take a stance on okaying pre-marital sex, ( which in itself I find opporessive) yeah marital sex is the get-out-of-jail-free card. Sure you can mix religion into this, but do you really want to impose such things in secular singapore? I think not.

Its great to teach proper relationship-building skills, its ok to be in relatuonships, just for the right reasons, and for girls/ boys to be empowered to say NO if they choose to. But always it's their choice and they have a right to say no, should they choose to say yes , make sure it's legal, safe, both parties are consensual and knowldegable about the consequences. So no-one is feels forced into it. ive heard too many stories of girls being forced into it, eh-hem that means rape!!

Its all about proving accurate information so teenagers can make an informed decision about their sex life. Cos whether you like it or not, they WIll BANG.
ANother thing is judgement, if someone decides to have sex as a teenager, don't judge!!! its their decision/ business and not yours, however if someone is being taken advantage of then it's a different story.

Lastly, one thing that really pisses me off, is the teaching of homosexuality. Not going down the religious route, here is how I will go, before i strt my rant ( if i haven't already lost you) read this ( btw this section only applies if you are straight)
1. How did you come to terms with you heterosexuality?
2. What kind of experiences lead you to have feelings for the opposite sex?
3. How is you heterosexuality affecting your everyday life?
4. Do you friends or family support you heterosexuality?

in other words- Imagine a world where heterosexuality is NOT the norm, imagine a world where having a partner of the opposite sex was considered gross and offensive?
how does that make you feel? uncomfortable much? uneasy much?

tg that homesexuality is negative, bad, unatural and evil is not right!! I did a whole fricken project on this!!
DOn't discriminate or judge people based on their sexuality, it shouldn't matter. If it makes you uncomfortable fine, just don;t let it affect your view of them.
What scares me is this, if im a teengaer who is not too sure of my sexuality ( this happened a lot in IJ) and I keep getting the message that its wrong/ negative/ evil How the hell am i supposed to feel about myself?
how about christians? If im told god doesn't love me just cos I am gay, how does that make one feel? being gay is not a disease, it's not unnatural and it exists on a continuum
from 1-6. It's ok to have feelings for the opposite sex growing up, sexuality occurs on a contiuum.
If anything, it takes fricken courage, it takes courage to come out, which I admire. Don't berate, don't hate and don't judge, you couldpotentially fuck up a kid's life, also I have hope with my generation, we are probably the most accepting generation of them all. If we keep it like that there may be hope yet.