Abstinence does not make the heart grow fonder

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Google Tech Talks February, 14 2008 ABSTRACT TBD 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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desertgrrrl76 (Friday 28th of November 2008 10:32:05 AM)
okay, okay everyone, calm down. you can all stop being pissed off and threatening others with your comments. there's nothing wrong with abstinence, just like there's nothing wrong with safely engaging in sex. this woman did an awkward job of explaining that the government is trying to promote a certain religious viewpoint all across the country while denying correct sex ed to teens. that's all..
mimi2696 (Monday 10th of November 2008 04:34:26 AM)
this lady is completely nuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
voltage17121712 (Saturday 1st of November 2008 01:26:41 PM)
Power to him!
AeonMobile (Thursday 30th of October 2008 07:36:36 PM)
Abstinence sucks dont do it kids. Nobody can tell you not to have sex.
liltd87 (Sunday 2nd of November 2008 06:11:32 PM)
i agree. WHY does there have to be religion??!! I don't need a HUMAN to tell me how to live. I figure if your a good person, then what the hell. ya know
chuditch (Thursday 2nd of October 2008 10:38:58 AM)
Her "sideways jabs" at abstinent people were mostly geared towards the people promoting abstinence-only education in place of proper sex-ed. Consider, also, that proper sex-ed would also cover abstinence. That show isn't designed to persecute those who choose to abstain, it's designed to: "Midwest Teen Sex Show is here to provide sex information in a clear and entertaining way." Taken from their own website. It is extremely cynical about abstinence, but not designed to persecute them.
randommagnum (Thursday 2nd of October 2008 04:51:46 PM)
Nah, I'm not buying that. Believe me, I would really like for what you are suggesting to be true, that her criticisms are only about educational prescription and not anyone's prudent lifestyle, but her implicit arguments and demonstrations tell a different story. Same with the Midwest Teen Sex Show... Even if there's no outright criticism of abstinence or those who practice it, it's that cynicism itself which hosts an atmosphere of persecution. I'm just calling it like I see it.
iltns22 (Saturday 27th of September 2008 03:11:11 PM)
That is a bad analogy my friend, it has been proved again and again by the CDC is that abstinence is 100% safe from diseases and unwanted pregnancies but with contraceptives and being responsible about it only reduces the risks. To avoid to get hit by a car is to look out for cars and look both ways before crossing.
jgoemat (Tuesday 30th of September 2008 04:45:57 PM)
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.
BArcherC (Tuesday 18th of November 2008 05:17:57 PM)
Yes, the hypothesis of abstinence is 100% safe, but has no real efficacy since it is battling against our much stronger and evolved instincts to mate, where it looses every time. The solution to this problem is to optimize: simultaneously maximize potential coitus and minimize spread of disease. All other doctrine is irrelevant next to this directive.