SEX EDUCATION - TABOO OR A NECESSITY?
Waking up to a pleasant morning, coffee mug and the crisp morning newspaper awaited me! Glancing through the headlines, what caught my eye was a rape case. Well looking at the current situation, its common! What not common was a 13 year old had raped a 11 year girl. I mean why! Days before, I heard a boy force BDSM on his girlfriend after watching Fifty shades of grey! Why are people so interested in displaying their sexual orientation by forcing it on somebody else?!?
Sex education! Basically Sex! Seems to be a taboo in our Indian society! It is a thing that cannot be talked on or discussed about. Its a topic that has been hushed about since decades and centuries! Our country who beholds the title of composition of the bold Kamasutra, is in fact the country that talks least about sex!
Why is this so? Why are the teens not familiar of themselves? Why they can't share what they feel on the inside? Why can't parents try to befriend them enough to talk about it? Why do they have to take the shelter of porn which totally misinterprets the reality?
Firstly.... A child deserves to know! He deserves to know how be was born! He deserves to know what really happens? No! God doesn't drop babies on door steps! Nor are they born from seeds their mommy ate! They deserve to know their origin- origin of life!
But there is a age to everything! You can't expect a eight year old to process this! But a child, irrespective to gender, once hits puberty, deserves to know what role they are going to play in the life cycle. Its necessary for them to understand their sexuality,The changes happening to their body in and around. Make them feel proud of their body. Make them feel what importance their orientation has. Make them know what their body parts are. Let them know about relationships. And also difference between sexual relationship And then you will raise responsible kids, who know the reality! No shady unrealistic porn can overshadow their knowledge. Make them know the difference in pleasure and responsibility. Being blackout drunk is not a VIP ticket for an intercourse. Let them learn the reality. It may at times be awkward to answer their questions but they are supposed to be answered. Help them grow mature with time.
Porn is something that totally misleads them. It leads to certain false expectations which these teens tend to try out and the results are gruesome. Rather than porn, why not give them authentic education about it? Why not pick up a mission to guide them through? Why not teach them what they really are? Our educational system teaches them physical education and moral science.... Why can't sex education be a part of the total parcel? Won't it help making responsible citizens? Why not vanish the myths hindering them??
Its only you who can teach them to stop being a pervert but a gentleman, to stop being a object to be ogled at and be a admired lady! Its only you who can break the stereotypes and change their life! Get to it! Making them aware of their real self...you inflict positive thoughts into them. You clear their misconceptions and respect their intimacy. Teach them the difference in touch and grope, difference in admiration and lust. Save them from being exploited. Teach them to respect themselves and the others.
Knowledge is power. Power to our intellect, to our mentality, to our approach and ability. Having proper knowledge of ones sexuality is a asset to the individual as it would help them to carry their personality in a better way. Let them know that being a man doesn't entitle you to exploit the sexuality of a woman. And let your girl know that every admiration or touch is not a assault. Strive to create a knowledged generation.... Only then there won't be any more Nirbhayas and Arunas and finally our fight for rights will succeed!
-------- Laxmi Krishnan
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