"Should porn be on the school curriculum?"

[Motogull]

So I glanced at the TV this morning to see this as the topic on the screen.

I was not imagining it:

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Is it me, or was it reasonable that nobody on the production team should then have asked "If that is what we are left with, is it not time to cancel the show?"

 

[studio150]

Far too young to watch, surely?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Children are now exposed to porn from a very early age, and it is nigh on impossible to avoid this. So it seems logical to me that schools should educate children in this area - teaching them about exploitation, respect, relationships...

Porn normalises sex without respect, love, any sort of meaning beyond getting your rocks off. Surely it is better if children are made aware of something better, something more substantial?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Far too young to watch, surely?

And there it is, in a nutshell. But watch it they do.

 

[carteater]

It's a hard one...

It's pretty vile when you're not in the right frame of mind, mind.

It's too graphic for kids to be exposed to really, it could warp their minds, in fact it's been shown to do so.

But what is telling them not to watch it going to do? Drilling in a don't watch porn ethic, much like the don't do drugs ethic may make more kids do the opposite in an attempt to rebel against the system.
And if that happens it'll be the School's fault for telling kids about it, parents should put filters on their internet if they have kids, most do, some don't, some that don't understand it's their fault, others try and blame everyone else but themselves (twats).

 

[Motogull]

Children are now exposed to porn from a very early age, and it is nigh on impossible to avoid this. So it seems logical to me that schools should educate children in this area - teaching them about exploitation, respect, relationships...

Porn normalises sex without respect, love, any sort of meaning beyond getting your rocks off. Surely it is better if children are made aware of something better, something more substantial?

All very sensible, but surely this is part of sex ed so needs no tabloid approach on bbc sunday morning or even any time set aside by them to hold a high brow discussion?

 

[daveinprague]

Ive noticed living in mainland Europe, plenty of sex shops with windows full of, well, all sorts of stuff, however, ive also noticed kids walking past them and not batting an eyelid. So, obviously they are used to it, and it is no big deal for them after a lifetime of exposure to it.. Im not sure I would have wanted my daughter having porn on the curriculum though. Nowadays, its probablly very hard for kids to avoid, since the internet revolution.

 

[moggy]

It was on mine, mind you, I was self taught

 

[Billy the Fish]

I think it's a good idea. If they're taught early where to find the good stuff they'll get more out of it.

There'd be some interesting subject matter: Giving amateur a chance, diversity and equal opportunities by watching interracial, DP day.

 

[Triggaaar]

Predicted press response to a serious issue. Makes sense to teach children about what they will encounter online etc.

 

[el punal]

So I glanced at the TV this morning to see this as the topic on the screen.

I was not imagining it:

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Is it me, or was it reasonable that nobody on the production team should then have asked "If that is what we are left with, is it not time to cancel the show?"

Well I studied Parade, and Health and Efficiency, and I never got the O-level despite intense revision.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

It was on mine, mind you, I was self taught

It was on mine as well. Frightened the crap out of me........I hate being alone in the dark

 

[Pogue Mahone]

All very sensible, but surely this is part of sex ed so needs no tabloid approach on bbc sunday morning or even any time set aside by them to hold a high brow discussion?

As soon as it is suggested that teaching children about pornography may be a good idea there will be a tabloidesque response, shouting headlines, suggestions that schools are promoting pornography.

I didn't see the programme, but hope that it was a pre-emotive strike on this sort of sensational drivel. I hope that it was high brow discussion about what is a serious and growing issue.

 

[Notters]

It's a hard one...

snigger

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Which ideological religious Tory nut job will be first to respond?

 

[cheshunt seagull]

There is an argument for doing this within the context of a wider focus on sex education. Getting your first information about sex from porn can lead to it being viewed in distorted way leading to violence, inability to form relationships etc in some cases, so it is an important topic. However the chances of there being any kind of an adult debate on this in the Britain of 2017 are slim to non-existent and would inevitably result in an opportunist Tory MP braying away in faux outrage prior to heading off to Hampstead Heath.

 

[Birdie Boy]

If the bell for end of lesson goes in the middle of the film, the boys won't want to get up and leave for the next lesson for a few minutes!

 

[The Brighton Bear]

If the bell for end of lesson goes in the middle of the film, the boys won't want to get up and leave for the next lesson for a few minutes!

Bell..end (chortle)

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Far too young to watch, surely?

Kids were watching beheading videos on the top deck of the school bus a decade ago.

Maybe by law allow them to be in possession of voice/text-only omsung A5 phines until they reach the age of legal responsibility.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Yes, they absolutely should. They should be taught about porn in the context of a much more stringent and sensible sex education, to be quite frank. The "leave it to parents" rubbish simply doesn't stack up, particularly as most parents are as ignorant about the topics as the children they'd be trying to teach.