A coach telling boys it is ok to masturbate and to call it rubbing themselves … wow those 1950s teachers were real groomers by standards of the Lib’s of TikTok. Mom’s of Liberty, and red state republicans. Hugs. Scottie
But talking about sperm, ejaculation, the penis, having an erection, masturbation, about puberty in general and boys seems to me like in many schools in America today, they would not allow this conversation. I am interested to hear your comments on whether this is being taught in your child’s school.
Sex education in schools has been around a long time. Some parents and political leaders felt that it should never be taught in the schools. Some parents and political leaders today fear that has gone too far by teaching sex in such a way that alternatives to a man and a woman relationship are being discussed.
This is clearly a film for teenage boys in part because it just talks about the facts. No emotion. No other issues. I feel that even today, this is a manner of speaking that boys feel comfortable with.
In case you are asking, films for teenage girls talk about these issues such as a girls. In a completely different fashion and style. They were smart about that when they made these films.
I was a fairly shy teenager and did not kiss girls after a date until they kissed me. But I know that there were other boys in my class who are far more aggressive. as a teenage boy in the 1950s, I knew extraordinarily little about teenage girls and what their dating experience was like. If you are a teenage boy or a young man watching this, you have a lot more of a sense of what women are like then we did back then. If you are a teenage girl or young woman watching this, things I think have changed a great deal in terms of the ethics and morals this film is trying to convince teenage girls and boys to accept as the way things should be. I would be interested in comments on sexual mores today both in the United States and around the world and how they relate to what is being presented here.
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We didn’t get to see any films like this in rural Ioway in the mid 60’s.Sex wasn’t talked about in our schools, if we wanted learn about it it was down in the ally behind the pool hall.Most of us had at least grown up on or around farms and livestock so we had the beginnings of an idea what sex was for and I reason that some experimented out in the barns with their favorite critters.
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Hi Muttpupdad. I have to say I did not get any sex education either. There was no heath class or any talks from adults. Unfortunately I knew all about the act of sex from being abused, but I learned nothing about love or consent. I had to learn that all on my own and from friends. Hugs. Scottie
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This will have heads pinning and outbreaks of apoplexy in certain sections of the community (and a great deal of hypocrisy )
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Hi Roger. The thought of it would cause them many sleepless nights and leave them acting like the possessed girl in the exorcist. I don’t know what they have for sex education where you are, but I think it is desperately needed in the US. The myths and misconceptions about how girls get pregnant is one thing, but also boys need to learn about consent and all kids need to know about child sexual abuse, what to do when someone tries it. And not to be embarrassed to ask adults for help if they are being blackmailed. I read that boys in the Scandinavian countries get taught about how to handle embarrassment from unwanted erections and what to do to handle the experience of them in public. Kids need to know being different is OK. Hugs. Scottie
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It is taught in schools here, probably a bit of an up hill struggle because the teachers have to deal with adolescent ideas and the fact that the kids have picked up a slew of misinformation off of the net.
It’s not ideal
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PS that should have been ‘spinning’…..doh! 🤭
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