Mar 29 2011: I think two things will help.
1 stop stigmatising and labeling women (both men and women do this)
2 give women sexual freedom. Let them find their own pleasures. educate them their pleasures
Mar 29 2011: When I read your question, the only right answer in my opinion is YES, no doubt about it.
People/ adolesents are having sex, that is a fact. (with or without a condom)
The problem lies in the fact that there is still a taboo on sex. People are still uneducated about sex, don't know the consequences of sex AND the meaning of sex.
Desides sex being an act of pleasure and love, Sex is first an act of respect.
So wearing a condom is a sign of respect towards the other person.
I think we have to come to a point that the usage of a condom is the same as wearing a seat-belt in a car.
I believe when we distibute free condoms in combination with open minded en factual information about the human body and sex. The respect for other people will increase and the speading of STD's and unwanted pregnacies will decrease.
As in the matter of the involvent of religion and culture, I believe these two institutions are responsible for the taboo on sex. By labeling people based on their opinion af a person.
I realize a person is formed by their religion and the culture they are in. But still this person in very capable to show respect towards another person and protect them from STD's and unwanted pregnacies.
I truly hope that some day we will live in a STD free world, where everyone respect one another.
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A comment on Conversation: What are some ways that we can fight the oppression of women around the globe? (Read Half the Sky).
1 stop stigmatising and labeling women (both men and women do this)
2 give women sexual freedom. Let them find their own pleasures. educate them their pleasures
A comment on Conversation: Should High Schools implement condom availability programs?
People/ adolesents are having sex, that is a fact. (with or without a condom)
The problem lies in the fact that there is still a taboo on sex. People are still uneducated about sex, don't know the consequences of sex AND the meaning of sex.
Desides sex being an act of pleasure and love, Sex is first an act of respect.
So wearing a condom is a sign of respect towards the other person.
I think we have to come to a point that the usage of a condom is the same as wearing a seat-belt in a car.
I believe when we distibute free condoms in combination with open minded en factual information about the human body and sex. The respect for other people will increase and the speading of STD's and unwanted pregnacies will decrease.
As in the matter of the involvent of religion and culture, I believe these two institutions are responsible for the taboo on sex. By labeling people based on their opinion af a person.
I realize a person is formed by their religion and the culture they are in. But still this person in very capable to show respect towards another person and protect them from STD's and unwanted pregnacies.
I truly hope that some day we will live in a STD free world, where everyone respect one another.