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“If you have sex you will catch aids and die, don’t have sex in the Missionary Position, and just don’t have sex. Ok. Alright everybody grab some rubbers.” This maybe the infamous quote from Coach Carr of Mean Girls but it seems to depict the irony and hypocracy of how the message of sexual education is portrayed in the media.
Television shows will in one breath Glam up the idea of being promiscuous and “smashin” the homies. Then in the next episode show a public service announcement about the consequences of sexual behavior. I commend shows on showing both sides of the taboo subject, but I also have to criticize them for sending out mixed signals.
Young minds are thirsting for the truth behind why sex is so highly praised, but deemed so harmful and deadly? Seems like the answer to this is as far away as the answer to how many licks it takes to get the center of a tootsie pop? The World just may never know.
For now my means of entertainment will be bombarded with the images of sex and all its greatness and my mind will remain utterly confused as to whether I engage in these acts of promiscuity (“Smash a homie” perhaps), and be left with the responsibility of writing my will. Leaving my mother mere days to enjoy my presence before she sees my name and photograph in the obituaries. The answer to my questions may never be answered, and if we leave learning about the issue to the media the world may never know.
