Sex education debate in the united states has polarized between conservatives who advocate abstinence only and liberals who advocate, talk about sex. The best sort of public sex education in the us is a it's not sex education. It's like how not to get pregnant or s d ds education. And as an aside there has been a lot of moral panic over dick picks which have led to the prosecution of ten people in recent years for having sexual relations with minors. But you noe, this is not a new story - christian conservatives have long been on board with feminist politics. So what does that mean? Are the young people we're worrying about all beneath our control? Or something outstrips
What are the politics of sex? Incels, porn, sexual racism, the feminist sex wars, and more. Philosopher Amia Srinivasan on her new essay collection The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century.
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