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China releases progressive sex education textbook supporting same-sex couples
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BronsonLee
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China...Does Care?
Violence Jack
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China becoming more progressive than America now?
Username1198
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"Take off your pants and let me see if your penis has grown"
Is that what chicks say in China I'm moving there. Someone confirm please
Is that what chicks say in China I'm moving there. Someone confirm please
MrChocolate
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Pshhh I wouldn't even need to take off my pants.
firehawk12
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I read a book called Gaysia a few days ago that suggested that China was basically in a "don't ask, don't tell" phase. But that was written several years ago though.
How progressive!
Even though Gay Marriage is not legalized and Gay couples may not adopt and is still seen as a mental disorder by more than half of china. And well we dont talk about the past on those issues or protest because it might make china look bad and be accused of political dissent and thrown in prison.
Even though Gay Marriage is not legalized and Gay couples may not adopt and is still seen as a mental disorder by more than half of china. And well we dont talk about the past on those issues or protest because it might make china look bad and be accused of political dissent and thrown in prison.
Yeup....
Baby steps man, baby steps.
Cool, but I think that this is only a proof of concept of the most progressives in regard to homosexuality in the Party and not a deep change in policy.
Last year: China bans depictions of gay people on television
Let's hope for further progress tho
Last year: China bans depictions of gay people on television
Let's hope for further progress tho
AuthenticM
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Good guy China.
A step in the right direction!
A step in the right direction!
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
That's kind of where I'm sitting on this too. It's cool the book is as it is, but the unfortunate thing is the book isn't reflecting the actual situation in China at all. They still have a looooong way to go.
Proelite
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Rather go up from lower than down from higher.
PeakPointMatrix
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That feeling when both socially and environmentally China is making more stride than Trump's America.
I know it's a more dire situation when it comes to progressiveness in China
I'm pretty sure this is all just to spite Trump though.
Dude Abides
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The Chinese Pivot.
Me neither. Then again, I grew up in Texas, and our sex Ed segment lasted 1 week and the only reason the teacher mentioned condoms is because a student mentioned them.
I don't know how I feel about 2nd graders learning about actual sex though, hope China knows what it's doing.
We head a health class as part of PE. And it was all covered in biology. And we watched a video in elementary school as well as a whole week long lecture on sex
I grew up in California for reference.
Poor GRIMES
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It's not that much different elsewhere in the world. I mean... we had a thread saying that more than half of the UK still thinks that being gay is a choice... Just because some countries have a little bit more in terms of legislation doesn't mean we should poo-poo on something that is legitimately progressive in terms of representation in a country that is otherwise perceived as sexually conservative. Although China can definitely do more, this is a step in the right direction and if things like this continue, then legislation will inevitably pave the way.
Trojita
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I was expecting a textbook, or at least what I perceive to be the size of a textbook, it's more like a pamphlet.
I wonder if Beijing Normal University is trolling the ruling party.
For reference on Beijing Normal University
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Normal_University
Impeccable
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Sex education needs to be explicit, comprehensive and realistic.
It also needs to start early. So, China... good job.
It also needs to start early. So, China... good job.
Now I'm sad again.
If China recognizes and legalizes same-sex/transgender rights to spite Trump I'm all for it.
Like, MCGA for real. China will return to the glory days of the Middle Kingdom.
Gentleman Jack
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Make America China Again
Lol.
But isn't 2nd grade quite far off from puberty?. At that age I legit thought I was bought off a baby-store like how we 'bought' our first lab pup.
Although I wish I was told from the beginning that gay sex is as normal as straight sex. Would have prevented me from being a confused homophobic teen.
derp hurp this is the result of the american education system
No we didn't. That thread showed that 2/3rds didn't believe it was a choice.
It's for elementary school, 2nd graders aren't going to be carrying around 500 page hardcover tomes.
Generalpsyduck
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Poor GRIMES
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Ah I recalled incorrectly then. Even so, the mentality still exists, that means there's still work to be done.
perturbator
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Progress is great and all, but I'm sort of bothered by the narrative in the NSFW picture. "When Daddy and Mommy love each other...", but what if they don't love each other anymore and are specifically making a kid to try and salvage their marriage?
It's a pamphlet for small kids, not a soap opera.
I doubt a kid is mature enough to understand something like that.
Chaos2Frozen
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There are cheaper, less effort ways to spite someone than this.
This is a good thing. My girlfriend is chinese and until she was 22 literally everything she knew about sex came from watching porn cos it's never taught in schools and I think a lot of parents never talk about it to their kids. The lack of information about safe sex and std's is quite dangerous I think. The LGBT stuff is encouraging too of course.
This isn't a Telenovela.
Trump isn't the center of the universe, you know.
Audioboxer
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It's a start, and anyone on GAF will know from my long-winded rants in topics about sex/sexuality/sexual expression how hard (no pun intended) I go in on our education systems.
So many problems with mental health and societal ignorance spawn from teenagers and young adults completely ill equipped to understand, handle and accept the realities and facts of life and biology.
There is no doubts in my mind this is genuinely dangerous as it either contributes towards self-harming and self-shaming, or to the abuse, othering and mocking of those different than the ignorant person behind the keyboard/mouth. In other words, it's not just about educating those who may identify as LGBT, but those around them too.
Preventative measures for bigotry, ignorance and violence are a thing, and people can change and be educated as well, especially younger minds. Without a doubt education is a large cure and disinfectant to at least a chunk of bigotry, ignorance and even simply confusion in the world today.
So many problems with mental health and societal ignorance spawn from teenagers and young adults completely ill equipped to understand, handle and accept the realities and facts of life and biology.
There is no doubts in my mind this is genuinely dangerous as it either contributes towards self-harming and self-shaming, or to the abuse, othering and mocking of those different than the ignorant person behind the keyboard/mouth. In other words, it's not just about educating those who may identify as LGBT, but those around them too.
Preventative measures for bigotry, ignorance and violence are a thing, and people can change and be educated as well, especially younger minds. Without a doubt education is a large cure and disinfectant to at least a chunk of bigotry, ignorance and even simply confusion in the world today.
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