tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post2138684057173510320..comments2024-03-22T16:02:08.213-05:00Comments on The Wheel: Let's Talk: Graphic Sex in NovelsMark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-70096150605702658152022-04-30T18:06:02.773-05:002022-04-30T18:06:02.773-05:00I haven't read the book so cannot comment on t...I haven't read the book so cannot comment on the questionable passage, except to note that writing taken out of context may make a different impact from what the reader would feel coming across the passage in the context of the entire narrative. But your post reminded me of an article published in NYTimes several years ago: "What Teenagers Are Learning from On-Line Porn." If there's any validity to the argument presented in this NYT magazine piece, we should all be concerned about how teen-agers are learning about sex. And what we may need is more open discussion, not less. Interesting that parents are so concerned about classroom discussions, where at least there's an adult in the room who can steer the conversation, when dubious material is so widely available on cell phones, social media, etc. Maybe we should put more emphasis on teaching our teenagers how to evaluate provocative or dubious content rather than silencing any mention of it. Because we can't ban it entirely, not really.<br />https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/magazine/teenagers-learning-online-porn-literacy-sex-education.htmlplghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414453569630191554noreply@blogger.com