>
>Or even disrespect these people's traditions...
>
>
>But considering none of us live
>in Ghana and we have
>an AIDS problem right here
>in America.....
>
>.....and with respect to developing a
>solution that is adaptable to
>multiple cultures and people.......
>
that u haven't been thru the inititation how do u know that it DOESN'T do the following?
>....wouldn't it be a better idea
>to teach young MEN and
>WOMEN to love their bodies,
>not let people disrespect their
>bodies, teach them about sex
>with respect to the physical
>act and how to deal
>with on an emotional level,
>teach them to be comfortable
>with sex,
>


as far as this goes,

>teach them about
>sexually transmitted diseases and how
>to make intelligent, rational decisions
>about sex and potential sex
>partners?

there are no potential "sexual partners" b/c in non-western cultures, that's not the way ppl operate. not in terms of "sexual partners" but in terms of life partners.


>I have no problems with people
>teaching their kids abstinance, but
>(In my experience) that usually
>leads to sexually repressed adults
>who have little knowledge about
>sex itself, diseases, birth control
>methods (Important to married couples),
>and how to make intelligent
>decisions about sex and partners.


please expound on this for me: tell me how i would recognize a "sexually repressed adult?" remember traditional rites of passage are a little more than your sex education class. AND if this works for Muslims and Hindus (the ones that i know) this idea of no "partners" but a spouse, y can't this work for the average joe who wants it to work? don't we have rites of passage programs? couldn't these be used to do something similar?

>
>When you've known women who've gotten
>HIV and other SDS from
>their Husbands, women who "waited"
>for marriage, but weren't equipped
>with the information to make
>intelligent choices about sex....you get
>jaded.

ok, tell me what "intelligent choice" u should make about sex when it comes to your spouse?

>I like the sound Dipo, but
>it seems to leave out
>key information (to me) that
>could bit the child in
>the ass later on in
>life...


again u can't really know what info is being left out or included, unless u go thru the initiation yourself.

>Waiting until you're ready to have
>sex with the right person,
>is 10000x more important (IMHO),
>then merely waiting for marriage
>to protect the dignity of
>the family.

who is the "right" person? what does that mean exactly? i'm sure ppl who have several "partners" are ready to have sex w/ each "right" person.

>
>Just my opinion......
>
>
>
>Peace,
>
>
>
>
>
>
>M2


Shemhotep
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