Abstinence does not make the heart grow fonder

Google Tech Talks
February, 14 2008

ABSTRACT

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Speaker: Violet Blue
Violet Blue is the best-selling, award-winning author and editor of twenty books on sex and sexuality, all currently in print, a number of which have been translated into several languages; she has contributed to a number of nonfiction anthologies. Violet is a sex educator who lectures at UC's and community teaching institutions, and writes about erotica, pornography, sexual pleasure and health for major publications and blogs. She is a professional sex blogger and Femmebot; an author at Metroblogging San Francisco (Metblogs); a correspondent for Geek Entertainment Television; she is on the Gawker Media payroll as girl Friday contributor and editor at Fleshbot; in January 2007, Violet was named a Forbes Web Celeb 25. She is a San Francisco native and human blog. Violet is the sex columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle with a weekly column titled Open Source Sex, and has a podcast of the same name that frequents iTunes' top ten.

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[jgoemat]

Not riding in a car is a 100% effective way to not get killed in a car crash. Wearing your seatbelt could save 50% of the lives of people that are killed in car crashes if they would have been wearing them. Would you JUST teach people about the safety of traveling on foot, or would you teach them about seat belts in case they ever did end up in a car? Abstinence-ONLY education is a waste of money and is ineffective.

[chuditch]

Also she points out that abstinence in place of proper sex-ed is failing the youth of the country, resulting in the highest rate of teen/underage pregnancy in the world - especially Texas, one of the most right-wing conservative states. Also, that not teaching the real facts about sexual reproduction is causing many young people to rely on information passed onto them by friends who themselves are misinformed.

[asianpersuasion08]

@smexytbone its a fine decision 4 everyone!!!!

[smexytbone]

@leaderOFlosers Exactly. So we have the ability to be able to control our actions using our brain.

[leaderOFlosers]

@smexytbone

We are animals , we're just more evolved.

[smexytbone]

@leaderOFlosers Well that's better. The way you presented yourself it sounded like you were sleeping with a new chick every week. :/ 

[smexytbone]

@leaderOFlosers The very idea of marriage? So you're against marriage too? How idiotic...

It is something special. We're not ANIMALS that just fuck whenever we feel like. We have brains, emotions and hearts. It's not something you can just throw around.

[leaderOFlosers]

@smexytbone

people over think sex... Its nothing special that should be shared with a wife/husband... Its just sex, the very idea of marriage goes against human nature.

[leaderOFlosers]

@smexytbone

I've been with the same girl for 10 years... i think im safe.

[smexytbone]

@leaderOFlosers A lot of people can say no. Wtf is YOUR problem. I can and HAVE said no, my friends can and HAVE said no. You're obviously an advid porn user who can't seem to control himself.

Jeez.

[smexytbone]

@leaderOFlosers What is your problem? If that "asian" person wants to wait until marriage then let him. YOU'LL be more at risk for having STD's and AIDS than him. Good luck with Gonorrhea. 

[smexytbone]

@asianpersuasion08 That's a fine decision of you want to.