Did You Know that Cinderblocks Can Prevent HIV?
Apparently this guy thinks so. Christian comedian Keith Deltano used fear, shame and misinformation to spread his message about abstinence to students at three high schools in Loudoun County this school year. He dangled a cinderblock over a male student's genital area to demonstrate his belief that condoms are ineffective against HIV. His appearance was paid for by Life Line Inc., a Christian pregnancy counseling center in Lansdowne.
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9 comments:
This is outrageous! Our kids need to learn ALL the information so that they can make the best decisions and be protected.
We learned abstinence only in my high school No wonder there were so many pregnant teens and kids walking around with STDs!!!
I heard from someone at one of the high schools where Deltano "performed" that the students' reaction was mixed. Some of them felt it was a waste of their time, and others said that they "never wanted to touch another person ever again."
I also attended one of Deltano's "parent workshops" which was even worse than his program for students. He advised parents to go through their kids' music collection, find the most raunchy lyrics (he provided a website that supposedly 'translated' for us poor dumb parents) and force daughters to read them out loud to fathers, sons to mothers. His advice was all about shame, distrust and control. Not a word about honest communication and listening to what kids think.
It was truly disgusting. He called his wife's breasts "hooters." He talked about how infrequently they have sex. As I understand it, this was all supposed to be funny.
We still can't get a straight answer regarding who funded this program, but for some reason Birthright workers were inside the school handing out invitations and raffle tickets to entice people to this parent workshop. Clearly, somebody is hiding something.
Allowing a specific religion's "moral" propaganda into our public schools is a blatant disregard for separation of church and state. Absitnance only scare tactics do not work. Sexual urges in teenagers is the result of human nature. They need guidance and to be told the truth in order to make the best choices and preserve their sexual health.
Hi David,
Very interesting accounts of what has happened.
What is Birthright? Did anyone in the parent audience challenge Deltano on his "advice"? Has anyone gotten any answers from the school about this situation?
When I went to High School we were given a very thorough sex education class. It went through our organs and how they function and how intercourse is performed and the process of pregnancy and childbirth. I cannot recollect how long the class went on but I think it was at least a week. They also covered STD's in great detail and I remember a specific exercise we did to press the reality of how quickly STD's can spread. I am not positive on what the exercise entailed but I remember it was very impacting on me and my decisions as a young lady. I went to school at Gulf High School in New Port Richey Florida, I only remember one girl at our high school getting pregnant. There may have been others but that was the only one I knew about. After getting involved with Planned Parenthood and hearing about these abstinence only programs I am so proud of my high school. I think even when I was in elementary or middle school we had a sex ed class.
I remember in the 7th grade our school separated the boys and girls and we went to Fernbank Science Center (in Atlanta) where a teacher told us about puberty and our changing bodies. I remember her saying something along the lines of "you are not emotionally or physically ready to have sex when you are a teenager." That has always stayed with me more than the True Love Waits approach that my Southern Baptist church was involved with which scared and embarrassed the heck outta me. When teachers are honest with their students, I think the students will engage them more and are more likely follow that advice rather than scaring them and using religion as a weapon to keep them from having sex.
Abstinence should be an option for those who wish to, either due to religious beliefs or what not but it shouldn't be the only option. Abstinence maybe an ideal set by religious affiliations but not every one practices a religion and religion, especially Christianity, should not be shoved down people's throats. You do have to be religious to have your own set of morals and ethics.
Also, abstinence does not project the practice of healthy behaviors and does not supply young adults with all of the positive and negative consequences to make appropriate decisions concerning their sexuality. Abstinence will only encourage risky behaviors if proper safe sex techniques are not taught by both the parents and the school system. It is not only the school's responsibility but it is the parents as well.
When I was growing up, fortunately, I had a mother who was both informative as well as honest and had given me the information that I needed to make the right decisions about safe sex but the public school I had attended basically promoted strictly abstinence, with a sprinkle of options available and scared students into staying clear of sex by showing large slide shows featuring genitalia infected with syphilis and gonorrhea. It was all about intimidation tactics and less about being informative. And from my understanding, the sex education program has not changed very much over the last few years or so. Something has got to change.
I meant you do not have to be religious to have your own set of morals and ethics. Sorry ;).
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