On a recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the host dedicated the show to an important and often glossed over (or blatantly ignored) subject in school: sex education. With the massive problem of abstinence only education and educators’ choosing to shame and moralize to students instead of actually teaching them about sex, John Oliver decided to conduct his own sex ed crash course. And as you can imagine, it is not just any sex ed course, but the ultimate sex ed course complete with hilarious celebrity videos (check them out below).
John Oliver, in his characteristic way, pointed out that only 13 states require sex ed to be scientifically accurate in America. This means that states and individuals can decide how to teach the important lessons of sex ed to youth—which often results in teaching it in a way that condemns sex as an act that devalues those engaging in it, especially women. Enter: hilarious celebrities making a sex ed video. Their message is simple: it’s your choice, and people should respect it. Abstinence or not, be safe, use protection, know and respect what consent is, and be informed of medical facts. Now that’s good sex ed!
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Check out more about John Oliver’s sex ed episode here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliapugachevsky/a-bunch-of-celebrities-made-a-sex-ed-video-and-you-need-to-s#.pf5Bg2lm1J
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