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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

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  • Can we get the only one child policy like china?

    You make a great point on the lack of choice when it comes to political leaders but I disagree with this suggestion. This is like an utopian police state law. It's not the place of the government to regulate who reproduces and how much. Should they help facilitate the idea, maybe. But they should not be in charge of implementing such a restriction. Think about it, would you want these same politicians you talked about earlier in charge of a government program that controls reproduction? What are the consequences for going over the limit?

  • Runa

    but ah,they’re all the same.

    So sad and so true!
    I wish someone would talk about population control but ever since the Emergency in the 70s ( "Nasbandi") no political party will touch the subject with a 20 foot pole!

  • I read about it too and find it pathetic that sex education is considered to be a "social and cultural problem" than something that would help the society. To be honest,am not shocked its coming from a shallow head of a BJP.Not that Congress' candidate wouldn't make such a comment but ah,they're all the same. Can we get the only one child policy like china?

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