Positively Sexualizing our Teens?

by

Milla Kette*

 

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is a division of the American Library Association that likes to offer sexual advice for teens (check: Healthy Relationships for Teens). One of the web sites they recommend (under Resources for Teens: Sexuality and Sexual Behavior) is the Coalition for Positive Sexuality. The organization can be also found at Wikipedia. Parents of teens, meet the CPS. It was designed for “teens who are sexually active now or just thinking about having sex.” So, next time you talk to your teen about sex, tell him to “Just Say Yes”:

 

Just Say Yes is about having a positive attitude towards sexuality — gay, straight, bisexual or whatever. It’s about saying “yes” to sex you do want, and “no” to sex you don’t. It says there’s nothing wrong with you if you decide to have sex, and nothing wrong with you if you decide not to. (Is it just me, or did you also notice they start with “gay”? And why is there no link to “whatever”?)

 

Let’s be a bit more explanatory, shall we?

 

Women have sex with women, men have sex with men, women have sex with men –and sometimes the best sex is with yourself! (They did it again!)

 

And you have a thing or two to learn, Pa and Ma. Heterosexuals “feel sexual and/or romantic attraction mostly to people of the other sex” (bold emphasis added).  The CPS is also concerned with your kids’ health: “oral sex is licking, sucking, biting (not too hard, please!) your partner’s thang.” See? Your kids will deal very gently with their partner’s… “thang”.  Now, does your teen know what BDSM is?  Do not worry: our good natured friends from CPS explain:

 

BDSM is a combination of three terms: BD (Bondage & Discipline), DS (Dominance & Submission), and SM (Sadism & Masochism). BDSM includes a wide range of activities involving safe, sane, consensual playing with erotic power. BDSM is NOT about abuse. Everyone involved understands and plays by the rule (bold emphasis added).

 

OK, but what about just good ordinary “intercourse”?

 

Intercourse is when something (a dick, finger, dildo, cucumber, whatever) penetrates your butt, which is ANAL SEX, or your vagina, which is VAGINAL SEX. Both women and men can enjoy anal intercourse (bold emphasis added). (Anal fixation, anyone?)

 

More useful advice for teens from these very thoughtful people:

 

- get into role play (for instance, tie someone up and pleasure them) …  

- look at sexy pictures and videos …  

- make up or act out fantasies, talk dirty, dress up, strip down, or cross-dress (dressing in the clothes of the other gender) …  

- use cock rings, nipple clamps (or clothespins), or vibrators on your own or someone else’s body … 

- cum on someone’s belly, back, feet, chest –instead of in them …

- play with your own or someone else’s ass or vagina, put your fingers, dildoes, vegetables, or buttplugs into them.

 

So, next time they decide to experiment sexually, don’t send your teens out to the world ignorant. Let them read the CPS Glossary!

 

And if that inconvenience happens –you know, like pregnancy— and your daughter, like “can’t handle having a baby right now,” never mind: she can, like count on abortion. Like totally! And don’t let her forget: “it’s harder to get an abortion after 3 months, so get help soon!” Like stat!

 

Oh, and if your teens are addicted they “can still protect themselves from HIV. The best thing to do is to USE A CLEAN NEEDLE AND WORKS (cotton, cooker, spoon, etc.) EVERY TIME!” No clean needles on sight? Don’t worry, man: check the CPS resources!

 

A friend of mine [That would be D.Laigle] was so shocked with the site, he decided to pass for a 14 year-old girl and wrote them an E-mail. He wrote that for her parents she was “too young to even think about having sex” and asked what age was the right one to start. The answer came from (children’s Yoga teacher) Andrea Abrams Creel: “There is no ‘right’ time to have sex. However, having sex takes a lot of responsibility. […] you have to be responsible for preventing pregnancy and STDs. That means using a condom EVERY time you have sex, going to the doctor regularly to get checkups and tested for STDs, discussing birth control options with your doctor -and making sure you use your birth control consistently and correctly, and discussing previous sex partners and STD testing with your boyfriend. If you don’t feel comfortable doing ALL of these things, then you probably aren’t ready to have sex” (bold emphasis added).

 

Andrea –who was aware she was advising a minor— did not hesitate: “Having sex is a very big step, and it should be something that YOU want to do”! The girl mentioned her plan to have sex with an 18 year-old boyfriend. The advice came: “Many states have laws that say it is illegal for someone over 18 to have sex with someone who is not an adult. The laws are different in each state -in some states you have to be 16, other states 14. […] If it is illegal in your state and your boyfriend gets caught, he could go to jail. This website can tell you the laws in your state: http://www.ageofconsent.com/.” Nowhere does Andrea mention the minor’s parents, but “a trusted adult.

 

The second letter my friend sent, Andrea realized she was dealing with an adult male. Her advice changed: “It might be a good idea to talk about these things with an adult who you trust such as a clergy member, a teacher, or guidance counselor.” And according to Andrea, “No one has the right to make you feel uncomfortable or do things that invade your privacy.” In short, parents, the “right to privacy” applies to your kids and supersedes your authority –like, don’t even think about, like, telling your kids what to do.

 

In a series of E-mail exchanges with me, Andrea (*) explained that butt, cum and dick “are not vulgar words [but] names of body parts and sexual identity.” These “are generally the words used in the medical sphere.” Teens should have access to “accurate and comprehensive information about how their body works and about sex.”  CPS is designed as an informational source for teens, not parents, so the information we give is geared towards that age group.” But “if parents are unfamiliar with the information because they were not given comprehensive sex education as teens, they can use the site to educate themselves as well.” And “a teen who feels they cannot discuss this information with their parents and/or does not receive comprehensive sex education in their school would be thankful to have this information available to them.” How thoughtful.  

 

Before leaving the CPS web site, do a Search on “abstinence.” You will learn that it is ineffective and “that there are a bunch of very conservative and fanatically religious people who are spreading lies about safe sex” (bold emphasis added).

 

 

You can buy products from CPS to help them “continue providing teens with candid sex education materials” –the poster above will certainly inspire your teenage daughter!

 

(*) In her own words: I have a B.A. in psychology, and have taken several graduate courses both at Boston University and George Washington University in Adolescent Development, Reproductive Health, and Sex, Culture, and Development.  I have attended several conferences hosted by amfAR and the APHA regarding reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, and adolescent development.  In addition, I work with the Uniformed Services University to help train medical students on how to properly counsel and treat sexually active adolescents.

 

 

 

*Milla Kette is President of Grassroots American Values (www.plan2succeed.org/grassroots), a non-profit, Firelands area (North Central Ohio) Conservative action group.  GAV exists to promote and defend the right to life, marriage and traditional family values, small government within constitutional boundaries of the founders, personal responsibility, and American Sovereignty.  To contact us or send a donation, write to P.O. Box 286, Huron, Ohio, 44839 or E-mail: grassroots@bex.net.


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10 Responses to “Positively Sexualizing our Teens?”

  1. This article has been posted here for all to see and comment: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650304/posts

  2. Wow. What a classic example of the archaic ultra conservative believes of the American Christian Right. I particularly enjoyed the sarcasm. If i was gay (don’t worry i’m not – just English)i would be furious. As it is i’m just facinated that you believe in the values that you hold. I’d love to meet you and find out why you voted for Bush as i have no doubt you did.
    Matt, London (UK)

  3. Knuckle dragger Says:

    Well, Matt, London, I don’t know any cures for “English,” although you may browse the net. There are cures for everything there. Good luck with that.

  4. Bush Slinger Says:

    I’m sure all of the nice folks on this board would be just delighted to meet with you.
    Uh, you don’t carry a backpack with fuses sticking out of it though, do you? No offense meant. I hope none is taken.

  5. I agree, Matt. The sarcasm made this informative article very, well, funny. I found myself laughing throughout, despite the overall sadness of the facts revealed by the article.

  6. Matt, London, deal: send the tickets (yes, my husband goes with me) and I can sarcastically explain to you why I believe in the values that I hold and why I voted for Bush –twice! By the way, as an “American Christian Right” I only stay in ***** hotels!

  7. Matt,

    Do you truly believe that children should be experimenting with the things included in the above article by Mila Kette? Have you heard of AIDS, STD’s, Sterilization, Cancer? The info below is from “Liberty Council,” a group out of Florida.
    —————————————
    Same sex attraction is simply dangerous to your health and the CDC yields very strong reasons against it.

    In 2000, the USA CDC reported :
    *49% of aids cases were among homosexual men age 13-24.
    *HIV infections in the US are among people under 25 years old.
    * Homosexual men are 9 times more likely to contract the HIV infection than heterosexual men.
    * Homosexual men and women are at a significantly higher risk of contracting incurable sexually transmitted diseases, including herpes ad HPV.
    * Homosexual women are at increased risks for certain cancers.
    * Acting out on same-sex attractions also has devastating psychological effects, including increased drug and alcohol abuse.
    —————————————
    Sex outside the confines of marriage is dangerous PERIOD! Abstinence till marriage – is ideal and the original plan that was established from the beginning.

    So Matt if you are sexually active and NOT married, you are simply playing a dangerous game with your life. Wonder why these diseases are mutating? Think about it…

  8. There is nothing more disgusting or more outrageous than an adult (or several adults) who sexualize children. If the ALA and YALSA are so big on reading, perhaps they should whip out a dictionary and read the definition of the word pervert!

    P.S. Nice article.

  9. “In 2000, the USA CDC reported :
    *49% of aids cases were among homosexual men age 13-24.
    *HIV infections in the US are among people under 25 years old.
    * Homosexual men are 9 times more likely to contract the HIV infection than heterosexual men.
    * Homosexual men and women are at a significantly higher risk of contracting incurable sexually transmitted diseases, including herpes ad HPV.
    * Homosexual women are at increased risks for certain cancers.
    * Acting out on same-sex attractions also has devastating psychological effects, including increased drug and alcohol abuse.”

    As Matt would say: It’s archaic and antiquated to know facts like these. Ignorance is chic. Right, Matt? Good luck with that cure!

  10. i stubbled across this page when reserching for my dissertation which is ‘reserching the effect soap operas have on young people who do not believe their sex education is giving enough information about relationships and safe sex’. forgive me if i offend it is not intended, i am just curious.obviously this is somewhere you can post your opinions as the article above is a deconstruction of a conversation with opossing opinions attached.im confussed as to what the article is trying to say. that you should not visit the website? the amount of sarcasim is understandable if you are of an opossing view yet i would of found it more interesting to see both sides of the argument. does ‘Andrea’ know you have published this? it would be interesting to see what her comment would be,and if she respected your opinion. my personal opinion is that this website provides information for people who are interested in no sex before marriage and the cps site is for people who want information about safe sex before marriage. which are both valid opinions. insted of condoning the cps site would it not be a benifit to offer them a link to be placed on thier site( which goes to a site for people who believe in no sex before marriage)so that the confused young people can look at both sides of the argument and make thier own opinion. from my reserch i have found that the main reason sti and teen pregnancy rates have risen is because of lack of information not because they are homo or hetro sexual.

    Another english opinion.

    ps please forgive my spelling

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