[Crimson Dynamo]

A new children’s character, Charlie Condom, has been created by health chiefs in Southampton to promote condoms to 13-year-olds.

Education leaders have slammed the move and others call it “ridiculous”.

The character is promoting a scheme, designed to cut the number of teenage pregnancies, which will allow youngsters to collect the contraceptives using a condom credit-card from 18 venues in the city.

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/cha...-13-year-olds/


Rather than tackle the harder option, ie to teach children that sex is not an option when you are 13 this lot have just opted for the easy option and have given in to the minority.

what do you make of this giant johnny?

[Stu]

Well, for better or worse sex is an option at 13. It's silly, yeah, but the cats out of the bag now and if a 13 year old is going to have sex, nobody is going to stop him or her, so you may as well promote safety.

[Loukas]

Originally Posted by Stu

Well, for better or worse sex is an option at 13. It's silly, yeah, but the cats out of the bag now and if a 13 year old is going to have sex, nobody is going to stop him or her, so you may as well promote safety.

This.
A 13 year old asked me if i had a condom the other day for him and his girlfriend to use, now i dunno if he was being honest but the fact is rather then be safe then becoming preggers at such a young age!!

[Stu]

Mind you this is from the bloke who believes it should be a criminal offence for two 18, 19 or 20 year olds to have sex with one another.

Coz' when everyone hits 21, a special hormone is released in the brain which gives one greater knowledge and understanding of sex.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Stu

Well, for better or worse sex is an option at 13. It's silly, yeah, but the cats out of the bag now and if a 13 year old is going to have sex, nobody is going to stop him or her, so you may as well promote safety.

For any decent parent it is not an option. if your feral child is left to hang around fecklessly, drink, stay out overnight unsupervised then yes

This luckily is not the case for most children with good parents

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Loukas

This.
A 13 year old asked me if i had a condom the other day for him and his girlfriend to use, now i dunno if he was being honest but the fact is rather then be safe then becoming preggers at such a young age!!

You should have informed his parents so that he can learn that it is a very bad thing to do. 13 years olds need education and direction.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

For any decent parent it is not an option. if your feral child is left to hang around fecklessly, drink, stay out overnight unsupervised then yes

This luckily is not the case for most children with good parents

That makes no sense whatsoever. So any sex under 21 is a misinformed choice brought on by excess alcohol consumption and irrationality?

[Niamh.]

My daughter will be 13 in 3 years, that's a scary thought.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Stu

That makes no sense whatsoever. So any sex under 21 is a misinformed choice brought on by excess alcohol consumption and irrationality?

lol

probably only around 99%

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamhxo

My daughter will be 13 in 3 years, that's a scary thought.

It is not for a good parent like you.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

It is not for a good parent like you.

aaww, thanks but yeah, I'd like to think that she wouldn't have the opportunity to be having sex at that age and hope that she wouldn't even be thinking about it yet, that's so young

[Stu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

lol

probably only around 99%

Statistics were never your strong point.

I assume the demographic of 21> is only 1% misinformed sex, then.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Stu

Statistics were never your strong point.

I assume the demographic of 21> is only 1% misinformed sex, then.

whatever way round you like it, and i know that is your spec subject..

[Stu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

whatever way round you like it, and i know that is your spec subject..

That's right, fuhrer .

[Beastie]

Stu knows his Stuff.

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by thebeast

Stu knows his Stuff.

i see what you did there!

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by Iceman

i see what you did there!

[Tom4784]

I'm with Stu on this one, There's not anything new I can add that hasn't been said.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I'm with Stu on this one, There's not anything new I can add that hasn't been said.

you could have just not posted

[KG.]

How would teaching children at that age that sex is not an option be any more beneficial than teaching safe sex?

I know it's not the case with all children, but once you tell a child/teenager something is forbidden, there will always be a few, if not a lot of them that will go and do it. As Stu said, whether you like it or not, there will be children doing it, no matter how much you try and teach them that it is not an option.

The sensible kids that age won't have sex then anyway, therefore educating the ones that will go and have sex about safe sex is the only option imo.

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by KG.

How would teaching children at that age that sex is not an option be any more beneficial than teaching safe sex?

I know it's not the case with all children, but once you tell a child/teenager something is forbidden, there will always be a few, if not a lot of them that will go and do it. As Stu said, whether you like it or not, there will be children doing it, no matter how much you try and teach them that it is not an option.

The sensible kids that age won't have sex then anyway, therefore educating the ones that will go and have sex about safe sex is the only option imo.

This.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by KG.

How would teaching children at that age that sex is not an option be any more beneficial than teaching safe sex?

I know it's not the case with all children, but once you tell a child/teenager something is forbidden, there will always be a few, if not a lot of them that will go and do it. As Stu said, whether you like it or not, there will be children doing it, no matter how much you try and teach them that it is not an option.

The sensible kids that age won't have sex then anyway, therefore educating the ones that will go and have sex about safe sex is the only option imo.

and you think that "the ones that will go and have sex" are the ones who will be influenced by "Charlie Condom" and sex education?

i dont

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

and you think that "the ones that will go and have sex" are the ones who will be influenced by "Charlie Condom" and sex education?

i dont

[BB_Eye]

The Tories are in power, 3D is "cool" and now "Charlie says..." is back with a vengeance.

I'm pretty sure that if I were old enough to remember the 80's, I would have gotten sick of it the first time around.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by BB_Eye

The Tories are in power, 3D is "cool" and now "Charlie says..." is back with a vengeance.

I'm pretty sure that if I were old enough to remember the 80's, I would have gotten sick of it the first time around.