Oh what do they know?  Silly Professor types.

Lurker wrote:

When differences in race, age, gender and family makeup were taken into account, students who'd had comprehensive sex education were 60 percent less likely to report a pregnancy than those without any sex education and 50 percent less likely than the abstinence-only group.

Okay, is it just me, or did that say abso-fucking-lutely nothing?

Yes, I realize this is fnords' cue....

I'm not seeing the confusion.

"News" articles don't actually contain information these days, lurk.

A couple of years ago, I remember reading about a study that found that students who took the so-called "abstinence" or "no-sex-until-marriage" pledge were more likely to engage in even more risky sexual behaviors than students who did not take such pledges.  Let's face it, teenage naughty bits tend to be itchy, rubby things that demand a lot of attention.  They'll get their release whatever way they can, and for those "chastity pledge" types, that meant anything short of actual penis-to-vagina intercourse.  Anal sex rates and corresponding rates of infection (due to lack of protection, inadequate lubrication, etc., etc.) were higher, and, believe it or not, these girls were also more likely to give bo-bos as quickly as handshakes, under the premise that oral isn't really sex.

So, where the hell was abstinence education when I was in high school?

Lurker wrote:

I'm SURE WTF, you have encountered "sexual" activity between your charges...Kids are curious, un-inhibited and they get around...no matter what the age.

For the most part, K kids tend to get caught showing their "junk" to each other, and they don't even seem to care whether it's the same or the opposite sex.  That gets parents upset.  What bothers me, though, is the pressure these young'uns feel to have "girlfriends" and "boyfriends" before they even realize what kind of awfulness that entails, and the parents actually ENCOURAGE this and think it's cute!  Maybe it's a culture of poverty thing, but when even they can see what limits early parenthood put on their choices, you'd think they'd be the first to put the kibosh on it.  And, no, it's not limited to the "slutty Negro welfare queens"--it's common even among the poor who consider themselves devout "Christians."

sic wrote:

60%...knew 100% what the safe alternatives were as opposed to the 50% that let the lies continue...

lies works for me....

You're a bigger man than I, Fnord.

Lurker wrote:

ok, true confessions time,  I was sucking dick before I learned to read.

We get it Lurker.  You're gay.  We are all aware of it.  We are all fine with that and love you for who you are.  You don't need to work the fact into every post you submit.  Really.  None of us are going to forget you're gay if you don't mention it in every thread.  If it worries you we can all stick yellow "Don't forget: Lurker's gay!" post-its on our monitors to insure we don't forget.

Zookeeper wrote:

Lurker wrote:

When differences in race, age, gender and family makeup were taken into account, students who'd had comprehensive sex education were 60 percent less likely to report a pregnancy than those without any sex education and 50 percent less likely than the abstinence-only group.

Okay, is it just me, or did that say abso-fucking-lutely nothing?

Yes, I realize this is fnords' cue....

It seems to be saying that kids who have sex-ed classes are more likely to keep it a secret when they get knocked up.

Well, yeah, because they know that they know better than to be fucking.  Actually, that worked pretty well for me, because above all other considerations, having my parents find out I was fucking was more horrifying, to me, than the knowledge that they were.

Then I went to college and I couldn't wait to go home on semester break and get caught going at it in their house...

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jesusluvspegging wrote:

Zookeeper wrote:

Lurker wrote:

ok, true confessions time,  I was sucking dick before I learned to read.

We get it Lurker.  You're gay.  We are all aware of it.

HOLY CRAP< LURKER HAS TEH HOMOSEX?

OMG, the surprise buttecks wasn't a surprise?

OK, I woke up. Now what?

This is what secks is all about.....