Mom Hilariously Live-Tweeted Her Son’s Sex Ed Class and It’s a Wreck
When Alice Dreger was allowed to sit in on her son’s sex education class, we’re guessing the teacher had no idea who she was or what they were in for. Alice is an author who’s written books on actual science. The sex ed class her son took was abstinence-based, so not at all based on actual science. So Alice did the only thing she could: she live-tweeted sex ed class. The results are hilarious and also very terrifying.
The live-tweeted sex ed class focused on abstinence-only sex education. Because we all know how well that works, right?
Uh oh. They stuck me in the corner with my computer and there is wifi….so I can live tweet this. We still pledge loyalty to the flag, huh?
— Alice Dreger, Ph.D. (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
As long as there’s wifi, it’s fair game.
"You'll find a good girl. If you find one that says 'no,' that's the one you want." HE ACTUALLY JUST SAID THAT.
— Alice Dreger, Ph.D. (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
Because only “good girls” say no! Christ.
Me: "Do you even teach them about consent?"
"Yes, we had the cops in to warn them not to rape."
YET MORE TERROR-BASED TEACHING— Alice Dreger, Ph.D. (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
So instead of teaching kids about consent, they had law enforcement warn them not to rape. Seems fine!
They were like: SEX->BAD. POT->BAD.
You understand it took all my strength not to raise my hand and say, "Try them together then!"— Alice Dreger, Ph.D. (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
Listen, they go together pretty well, but all things in moderation.
I think what happened is they assumed I was a conservative parent sitting in to monitor. Prob never occurs to him sex-positive parents exist
— Alice Dreger, Ph.D. (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
The teacher who agreed to this has so many regrets.
"We're not saying having sex is a bad thing. My story I can say having sex was a bad thing for me because I craved it."
— Alice Dreger, Ph.D. (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
I mean … same? Once you figure out how to do it well, it’s a lot like good chocolate.
"Safe sex is kind of a misnomer."
— Alice Dreger, Ph.D. (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
She's now telling story of condom box in which EVERY SINGLE CONDOM HAD A HOLE.
— Alice Dreger, Ph.D. (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
When you can’t back your lesson up with science, just lie!
Teacher says to me "I agree that sex is good in a loving relationship." I said it can be plenty terrific without. He looked shocked. Shocked
— Alice Dreger, Ph.D. (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
Sometimes the best sex happens with someone you don’t love AT ALL. Imagine that.
Now they're never going to let any parents into any class ever again.
So I'll have to get the kid wired for sound.
— Alice Dreger, Ph.D. (@AliceDreger) April 15, 2015
Alice’s live-tweeted sex ed class totally ruined it for other parents, for sure. They’re going to confiscate all phones next time, we imagine.
Abstinence-based sex ed has been proven time and time again to be ineffective. There’s nothing wrong with teaching abstinence, mind you. But teaching ONLY abstinence and ignoring fact-based sexual education can have dire consequences. Kids need to know about sex. ALL about sex. And they need to be taught consent, biology, and how to practice SAFE sex. Because listen: they’re gonna do it. At some point, many teens (and even tweens!) are going to experiment with sex. Knowing how to do so safely isn’t going to turn them into a bunch of sex-crazed animals.
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(Image: Twitter / @AliceDreger)
