Anybody surprised? Anyone? Anyone.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney attacked Sen. Barack Obama yesterday for purportedly wanting sex education in kindergarten.
It turns out, Romney himself once indicated support for the same sort of sex-ed approach — “age-appropriate” — that Obama backs.
In a Planned Parenthood questionnaire he filled out during his 2002 gubernatorial run, Romney checked ‘yes’ to a question asking, “Do you support the teaching of responsible, age-appropriate, factually accurate health and sexuality education, including information about both abstinence and contraception, in public schools?”
If Mitt Romney is smart (he isn’t) he’ll just STFU.
Because saying no to sex education is working like gang-busters around the world. More flip-flops than a Sandals resort.
It’s one thing to say that sex education should be age appropriate and another to say that “age appropriate” sex ed should be taught to 5 year olds…get a clue. Your intelligence is amazing.
Another Romneybot!
Quoth the DemoBot.
I was taught about sex in kindergarten. I fail to see why there’s any problem with it, Gladiator. People grow. People eat. People reproduce.
Conservative asshat:
“Sex-ed” that is age appropriate doesn’t mean teaching 5 years old about intercourse of condoms morons. Though teaching children about what is inappropriate touching is helpful. 5 year olds also need to be protected moron.
Come on I know you’re smarter than this. The issue isn’t age appropriate sex education which is currently for grades 6-12. The issue is bringing it to KINDERGARTNERS….get it KINDERGARTNERS.
“The issue is bringing it to KINDERGARTNERS….get it KINDERGARTNERS.”
There are people who want to have sex wit kindergarteners… Get is, kindergarteners.
That’s sick and perhaps they should be taught enough to protect themselves.
Of course, what is age appropriate for kindergarteners won’t be the same as for older kids, but that doesn’t mean the should be ‘protected’ for sex education.
CS Strowbridge -
I agree with you about protecting young children by educating them. However, at the kindergarten age, information should be provided to parents, so the they can teach their young children at home.
The issue that I’m addressing is a distortion that Willis is trying to create. When Romney checked the box indicating he supports science based sex education it is for the current grades of 6-12. There is no conflict with Romeny’s statement. His issue is - Kindergarten is NOT the place for “science based sex education”.
The other key words are “science based sex education”. This is very different then teaching safety.
Obama has recently clarified his statement to mean teaching kindergartners safety and protection.
However, I still believe the information should be provided to parents so they can teach their young children at home.
“owever, at the kindergarten age, information should be provided to parents, so the they can teach their young children at home.”
Bullshit. Again, I was taught the basics of sex in my kindergarten class, and it was completely appropriate. There is simply nothing wrong with it. My fiancee grew up on a farm, seeing live births from an early age. Sex, birth, and death are concepts even kindergarteners are curious about, and we should have answers for them when they ask that are science-based, not stork-based. If you have a case to make, getalife, you have yet to make it.
“At home” is where kindergarteners are most likely to be inappropriately touched.
The age-appropriate sexual education that Obama is talking about is the same education I’ve provided my son since he was 4 which is: Only your mom (I’m a single mom) or a doctor needs to see or touch your private parts and the doctor only when your mom is there. We are only allowed to touch your private parts if you complain that you hurt there. And if anyone else EVER touches your private parts (grownups or kids), you are to tell me, your teacher, or someone you trust like your grandfather because it is not appropriate.
If he didn’t know what “private parts” were, I could have indicated the general area on a stuffed animal or just told him that they were where his pee came out.
I am perfectly fine with this being taught in a public school, but I also think that parents should be asked for permission just in case they don’t want the school to tell their children something that the parents should already have taught them.
Are you saying that 5-year olds are not old enough to comprehend this? Do they not deserve to know that others are not supposed to be touching them in inappropriate ways?