Needless to say, sex can be scary, uncomfortable and plain awkward when you’re a teenager.
For those who attended a sex ed class in school, adding hormones and fear to the equation usually meant you left still very much in the dark and probably a little intimidated ahead of your first venture.
So when one mum decided to attend her son’s sex ed class, which was teaching the importance of abstinence, she dutifully tweeted the experience.
Alice Dreger started by giving an insight to the situation, where the guest speakers started with tales of woe from their decisions to have sex:
I can’t stand this. They’re teaching “abstinence stories” that worked and non-abstinence” stories that “led to consequences.”
— Alice Dreger (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
The guy telling the “abstinence” story is now telling us about having sex as a teenager. I’m confused.
— Alice Dreger (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
Now he’s talking about getting a girl preg and them hiding it from their parents. Yup, that’s what sexual shame does, dude!
— Alice Dreger (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
The whole lesson here is “sex is part of a terrible lifestyle. Drugs, unemployment, failure to finish school — sex is part of the disaster”
— Alice Dreger (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
Oh and of course, now a story about a friend who OD’ed and “was a vegetable 11 years. Tore their family apart.” FFS. Welcome to sex ed.
— Alice Dreger (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
“You’ll find a good girl. If you find one that says ‘no,’ that’s the one you want.” HE ACTUALLY JUST SAID THAT.
— Alice Dreger (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
And for those who opted to have sex, and even took the precaution of using a condom?
Well, Alice relayed some pretty shocking scare tactics…
She’s now telling story of condom box in which EVERY SINGLE CONDOM HAD A HOLE.
— Alice Dreger (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
She says per the FDA 1 out of every 400 boxes of condom can be totally defective. “You might get that 400th box.” BE AFRAID!
— Alice Dreger (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
“On average 1 out of 6 times there is a mishap with a condom.” “Every day in US 1600+ teen pregnancies.” Lesson: condoms fail? WTF?
— Alice Dreger (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
Paper babies are being handed out to EVERYONE. They have ALL HAD CONDOM FAILURE AND THE WHOLE CLASS IS PREGNANT.
— Alice Dreger (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
Dreger later tells Twitter followers how she lost her composure in the class, but added:
“I would teach that sex should be pleasurable and respectful. [The teacher] said, ‘WHAT ABOUT DISEASE PREVENTION?” I said that’s part of respect, duh.'”
Responding to the criticism facing the school following the publicised sex education module, the principal told media that while Dreger had attended an abstinence-only workshop, there were other classes available on sexual health.
Somehow we doubt she was invited back for the lecture.
