Your clitoris is the reason I'm in jail --- Now that I have your attention... !

So I went to the local library the other day to find a pleasure read (pun completely intended). I wanted something challenging and wordy with a sexual undertone.
Enter Federico Andahazi. Hey Sarah! Read my book! It's all old worldly and sexual!
Okay!

So I picked up The Anatomist with the picture of a naked woman and grapes over her vagina in the cover. Winner.

This book was intense. Intense is the right word. Trust me.
Now, I am going to review this literature from a sexpert POV as much as possible.

The novel is essentially a parallel between the protagonist Mateo Colombo and Christopher Columbus. Each discovered something. Columbus, of course, discovered America. Colombo, however, discovered the clitoris. SERIOUSLY?! YES! YES ANDAHAZI!

So this guy gets the hots for a prostitute and he all tries to pursue her and she's all pshhh.... So he meets this other woman who he thinks has a penis. So he touches it and she goes crazy and he's like GASSSSSP. THE CLIT!

Anyway, long story short... this book was a little strange and kind of hard to, pin down if you will. I enjoyed it. The writing is beautiful and the story line is pretty fluent.
So in the end, everyone's all "WITCHCRAFT" and they want to sentence Colombo to death because of his WITCHCRAFT and essentially, I *think* the moral of the story is that the clitoris is both amazing and evil in the same breath.

Applause.

I kind of agree. Putting this to a sex educator's POV, the clit is awesome because it has been created for the sole purpose of pleasure (I love you God), and yet, when one touches it, it could promote other touchings of other areas, potentially without a condom? Thus, STD? Thus, baby? I don't know. It's a stretch, but it's possible.

I see what Colombo is saying, but it's hilarrrrrrrrrious to me. It just further proves that sex equated with pleasure is a taboo issue. Sex does not always equal unwanted pregnancy. It also equals an amount of pleasure. We cannot deny it, and kids know this. Why not give them all the facts.

So I know this didn't have a lot to do with sex ed, but this book had an amaaaaazing quote from it that I had to share:

What would happen if the daughters of Eve were to discover that, between their legs, they carried the keys to both Heaven and Hell?

How coooooooooool is that quote? It's chilling, isn't it? It really makes me think about my vagina and how it's a metaphor for everything. Humans = complex.

Food for thought:

Vagina > Penis

?

HAH! Philosophy. It's a beauty.

Dear Parents

Alright,

I've read some heated discussions surrounding whether or not a parent should be responsible for the sex education over a teacher.
If a parent wants to tackle that issue with his/her son/daughter, MAD PROPS!

Seriously? I think it would be a tad awkward to sit down with mom or dad and be all like "condoms"... It's just awkward.
Studies have shown that most parents (approximately 80%) in Canada like the idea of a comprehensive sex education to be taught to their child at school. Trust me... these people know what they are talking about. Teachers are trained to deliver information to people in a certain brilliant way. There are sexual health education certificates available for teachers who specifically want to teach sexual health.

Teachers know safe sex and how to approach it!

I agree wholeheartedly that a parent is the primary educator of his/her child. There is NO questioning there... but teachers are around for a reason. We rule, that's what!

Also, parents are biased. If a parent is uncomfortable speaking about sexual orientation, a teacher will tackle it. Teachers are comprehensive and parents are selective, in my opinion. Kids need all the facts. If we teach kids all the facts, they will be like "oh wow... this adult trusts me with this information". In turn, they will be confident and equipped with making healthy and (hopefully) well-informed decisions. Clearly, I cannot read a 13 year old's mind, but I'm just saying... studies have shown... and this is the data we can rely on.

Also, I've talked to kids, teens, and the general youth. Trust me. They think about sex, and they WISH we would talk about it like it's not that big of a deal.

New sex ed curriculum? C'moooooooonnnnn....

Hey there McGuinty! Mad props for ALMOST being awesome.

You know, I definitely cannot be pissed for the abrupt turn around and lack of change in the sex ed curriculum in Ontario. There are some radical people out there who are just NOT having any of it and are freaking out over the possibility that their little 9 year old Susie will be educated about masturbation.

For the love of Nancy!

Still, it's an awesome prospect to think that these reform ideas are bubbling.

http://communities.canada.com/VANCOUVERSUN/blogs/reportcard/archive/2010/04/21/ontario-sex-ed.aspx
^ This is BC's response to the possible reform (until it was later taken away... like candy from a baby, in my opinion).

So this curriculum being thought of, and then decided on for like five seconds, and then taken back made me think of differing sex ed curricula depending on which province one is in.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-near-middle-of-canadian-curve-in-content-of-its-sex-ed-program/article1542651/
^ Why oh why are these so different!?
Props to BC for addressing the issues fairly early, and mad props to Ontario (home sweet home) for addressing sexual identity in grade 3. Will it happen, though? Is this realistic to think that teachers will address these issues and parents/government/society/Aunt Mae won't get all "SAY WHAT?!" about it?

Okay, here's the deal:

I took a Psychology of Human Sexuality class that addressed virtually all issues of sexuality throughout human development. I have also read like 4738920768354 books/articles/words on page about sex and sex education. I know my stuff. Trust.

Talking about something does not mean that person is going to do it.
Take anal sex: "Now kids... there are a variety of ways people get intimate. Here they are: blah blah blah, anal, blah blah blah"
What's anal sex? "Anal sex is stimulation of the anus with male genitalia or a toy such as a dildo or vibrator".
And?
How is this scary? Of course it's a little scary, but so is hearing about quadratic equations!!! C'mon now. Kids are GOING to hear it. Why not hear it from a trusting adult.

Punchline:

If kids hear these scary details they *may* not want to hear from a respectable, knowledgeable educator, they will trust the information and not view it as taboo as it could be. If a kid googles "anal", they are NOT going to get a simple matter-of-fact family friendly definition. Trust THAT.

Bottom line:
Sex is everywhere. It's coming around earlier. This is the way it is. Accept.
Denial is not a very reliable coping mechanism.

More to come about this HOT TOPIC. Sarah has lots to say. Trust.