regarding my sex education rant

this is a video response to an e-mail I recieved regarding my first sex ed video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-72iYbR6Ys

I have included the body of the E-mail below minus the username out of courtesy.

Here is a link to the CDC where they discuss the value of using a condom to protect against STDs.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/latex.htm

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Hey TrueNorth15,
Abstinence is the safest thing to teach kids and before you shake your head at me please read on and see what little I may have to say. My parents always taught me that abstinence was the only way to go. All my brothers and sisters were told the same thing. My parents never left things out either. They told us of the consequences of pre-marital sex like having a child or contracting aids etc. The thing is, if people want to have sex outside of wedlock they will do it if they are given the precautions or not. Like I said I was always told to stay out of that arena but I also knew exactly what to do if I wanted to get in without having to be taught. What I am trying to say is that teens know what to do to stay "safe" without the teachers going ahead and telling them (in essence) "ok so we already know you are going to fail in this area of your life so here is what you can do to prevent from falling to hard." what most people don't know and also isn't taught in sex ed is that condoms don't stop even half of the STDs that are out there. Also a not so commonly known fact is that there are over fifty different STDs that a young woman or young man could get that could RUIN their lives forever. So this is my question: is it in the best interest of our children to tell them all about condoms telling them to "be safe" (even though over 50% of the time they WILL get an STD) and give them a one way ticket to what could be hell on earth? Or is it in their best interest to tell them of the dangers of pre-marital sex and caution them against it in every possible way saving them from all the agony that may lie behind that door?

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[blondebitch018]

And also even if u do use a condom u can still get pregnant...So maybe its just better if u dont have sex at all at the age of 14 to 18...

[TrueNorth15]

"even if u do use a condom u can still get pregnant"

that is less than a 1% chance

"So maybe its just better if u dont have sex at all at the age of 14 to 18"

that is your choice but for those that have not been properly made aware of condoms and other contraceptives then they WILL get pregnant or get STDs or both. by keeping youth ignorant it increases the likelihood they will be harmed.

[Sango1115]

I found this vid because it was listed as related to my new vlog on this subject. But mine also went to talk about the "virginity culuture" it helps create. But anyway, good vid and I agree completely. I remember reading about this school whose teen pregnancy rate is 2x the national average and they use abstinence-only education.

[TrueNorth15]

weird how youtube sometimes picks the "related vids"

it is nuts though how abstinence only has seen the opposite effect yet the powers that be are blind to the results

[newsletterpages]

Using the same logic as the writer who responded to you we should say to construction workers: "don't wear work gloves and steel toed boots on the job. If you were doing the job like we told you, accidents like beams falling on your feet and hammers hitting your fingers would never happen. We don't want to tell you that youre going to fail so, just come to work in your pyjamas." It looks like you are dealing with yet another ignorant and/or brainwashed moron.

[jessettzerohate]

No offence, but you look like a child rapist. Basement/glasses/accent/appear­ance...

[fightthefighter]

this guy, hahahaha

[camaleao555]

uMMm like O-M-G this is so stupid HAhahha p

[blondebitch018]

Im 19 but when i was 16 i was freakin scared of sex...All this stuff that grownups say makes sex sound bad,scary and something that is a crime...

[gives2fux]

thats like satan trying to teach the word of god