Sometimes I think that because the Western media is so focused on the egregious human rights violators like the Taliban, some gems of news from the des get unfairly hidden. I cannot believe at the idiocy that flourishes in the name of governance back in the des. The Committee on Petitions in Chennai in its “wisdom” ( and I use the world sarcastically) has decided..
that there should be no sex education in schools since “our country’s social and cultural ethos are such that sex education has absolutely no place in it.”(link)
That is a direct quote from The BJP’s Venkaiah Naidu. Of course this means that teenagers ( the most vulnerable) have been denied access to important information about contraception, sexual health and protection from being abused.
Things I learned from this piece of news :
1) Sex is a Western concept and Indians are unique on this planet as we are the product of asexual reproduction
2) Sex education means teaching kids to have sex.Chee, chee!
3) India’s population will never decrease