Public Opinion Says Teaching 11-Year-Olds About Condoms Is Not OK [INFOGRAPHIC]

by SodaHead Infographics Posted 2011/08/30 22:00:00

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Last week we asked SodaHeads if 11-year-olds should be taught how to use a condom. It was a close call, but public opinion suggests that kids should be a wee bit older before getting that part of "the talk."

If you missed out on the original story, here's what sparked our interest:

But it looks like times have changed -- in New York City at least. The metropolitan city is reforming the way they look at sex education and will begin implementing a more controversial curriculum starting this year.

What does that mean, exactly? Well, for starters, public middle schools and high schools in the city will be given lessons on how to successfully use a condom and a talk on the appropriate age for sexual activity.

It was a close call this time around, and the break-down was a bit more complicated than previous questions we've looked at.

Religion and politics broke down as expected, but age threw a wrench into the system at every turn. There was even a strange disagreement between engaged and married people. Weird.

Let's dive.

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dePSyChO 2011/08/31 00:13:41

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I'll repeat my answer from the original question:

1) Safe sex ed is better than abstinence only (or no sex ed) in every way

2) No matter what you think or want, kids have sex earlier and earlier

3) Knowing is half the battle, and it's always better to be safe

4) Teaching them doesn't mean they're actually going to have sex, only that they'll know what to do when they do.
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_Ganjaa 2011/08/31 13:31:39

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My answer is yes b/c kids are having sex around this age .
I know atleast what a whole school(6-8 b/c of my cousin) of kids that are having sex
and some of them i noe and they're like 11,12 years of age . Now i thnk its wrong that they're having sex but if they are tell about safe sex and if they'r not then dont worry dont tell them about sex unless they mention it to you .

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jessemccartneylover 2011/08/31 12:41:16

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I think that is so stupid because then the kids is going to think that it protects them from everything. and theres already to many teens who are prego. all i got to say is what the f***

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Heisenberg 2011/08/31 12:26:34

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Do not let liberals shove their values down the throats of your children. The majority of liberals are dysfunctional and self-destructive.

They not only want to live their life according to their disgusting values, they want to use the government to force YOUR CHILDREN into engaging in pedophelia.

Surviving liberalism is this generation's great struggle.

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Artist to Heisenberg 2011/08/31 14:42:41

I think you over-reached your mark on this on Art.
Please check out my comment...

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Fenabarb 2011/08/31 12:03:31

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maybe just a bit to young to learn how to use a condom but not to young to understand what they are used for

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lindasue 2011/08/31 11:11:32

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Sex is part of life and there's no denying the urge God gave us to reproduce. My Grandson is 12 and sexually active. They provide condoms at school and I think that's one of the smartest moves they could make to protect these curious youngins'

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Artist to lindasue 2011/08/31 14:43:25

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Ewww...how did you find that out?

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lindasue to Artist 2011/09/01 01:54:02

I have always been open and honest with my children and grandchildren because no one was with me and I was so baffled by the whole maturation process. The only things I knew were learned in Girl Scouts. I only told them what they could understand for their age level but never lied. This has created a healthy open dialog that I wish I could have had with my parents. He told me about it and I brought up STD's and a baby raising a baby. He said he had gotten condoms in the counselors office. They were tropical pleasure he said and it was freaky to hear that out of a little kid. This is the reality of life in 2011 where kids have been exposed to far more than I ever was through TV. video games, movies and the net.

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volubleasteroid 2011/08/31 10:58:06

i think its ok cuz honestly if ur going to do it do it safe

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intolerantrwj 2011/08/31 10:25:22

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....tell you what, lets try this experiment in schools that are predominantly muslim attendance. Since we have been bending in all directions to give away the Country, lets see if they approve ... if they approve, then we could continue the Program

.......... I'm bettin' they sue the crap out of the School Board and/or withdraw their kids from public screwl

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Artist to intoler... 2011/08/31 14:43:54

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Not a bad idea!

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Goku90504 2011/08/31 08:39:51

you should still recomend abstinence but you should also acknoldge that it's not going to take for every child and that for those it doesnt take for they should at least know how to be safer when having sex so yes teach them how to use condoms but also teach them about STD's and condom failure rates as well make sure they know the risks they are taking and maybe a few more will decide to wait while those who don't will at least slow down the spread of STD's amongst each other

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DutchHeretic Native non-Ame... 2011/08/31 08:26:26

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that is why it is no surprise that the USA is the leading country where it comes to unwanted teenage pregnancies..

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Coldplay Fan 2011/08/31 08:10:07

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idk what to say

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Stan Kapusta 2011/08/31 07:26:12

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tell it to a pregneant 13 year old.

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Chukroast 2011/08/31 06:35:49

Add my statistic: I'm eighty and I vote 100% against condoms being a topic for education at any grade. When boys get old enough to use one, they'll know what they're for and how to put them on. Many will also learn the old trick of claiming, "I'll pull it out."

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Goku90504 to Chukroast 2011/08/31 08:40:47

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and where would they learn to use one?

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c.sarge... to Goku90504 2011/08/31 14:31:39

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Exactly my thought. Is there some condom fairy that visits and fills you in when you are "ready" to use one?

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lindasue to Chukroast 2011/09/01 01:55:44

OH MY............................

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Dub 2011/08/31 06:31:50

I don't know. I think 11 is young, and I know if I caught my kids at age 11 even coming close to anything more than a kiss on the cheek I'm kicking their asses for it.

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Goku90504 to Dub 2011/08/31 08:41:03

and what if your not there to catch them?

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Dub to Goku90504 2011/08/31 14:02:54

Its called raise your kids. Teach them that its not OK to be having sex at 11 years old.

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Goku90504 to Dub 2011/09/08 02:20:09

just how naive are you? i'm speaking as one of those who was a kid not to long ago we don't always listen when we are told not to do something sometimes we just take that as a challenge to do it and get away with it (not always but sometimes and that's enough in my book that they should be taught what it is they are risking and how the risks can be minimized if they insist on going through with it anyways you can't watch your kids 24/7 they have to go to school you have to work this leaves them time here and there where they are not supervised where they can get up to trouble

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Dub to Goku90504 2011/09/08 02:37:54

Your right I can't watch them 24/7 but I do know where they are and what they are doing. Its called being a parent. Unlike parents who just don't care what their child does, I do care what they do. I make sure I know what they are always doing at all times. And yea if its something inappropriate they get punished for it. Punishment is not a challenge to my kids to see if they can get away with it. Its to let them know they've done something wrong and I'm not happy about it.

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Goku90504 to Dub 2011/09/08 02:55:24

and how do you know what they are doing when your not watching them?

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Dub to Goku90504 2011/09/08 03:08:18

Its part of being a parent. Making sure you know what they are doing at all times. You talk to them find out, and check up on them. Its not hard to tell when they are lying. Any good parent will know what their child is up to and the child will tell the parent when where what and with who they are doing something with.

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lindasue to Dub 2011/09/01 01:57:19

They'll never feel that they can be open with you. They may have more important things to discuss than sex and find you unapproachable.

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Dub to lindasue 2011/09/08 02:37:37

If my kids feel that can't talk to me because I punish them when they do something inappropriate then that's fine with me. I'd rather be a parent. I'm not there to be a friend I'm there to raise them to succeed when they are old enough to move out on their own. Also if the child is disciplined properly they will know why, and that it was their fault they got punished.

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Common Sense Conservative 2011/08/31 06:00:54

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ANYONE that thinks that an 11 year old should know about condoms and how to use them should have their @sses kicked.

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Goku90504 to Common ... 2011/08/31 08:43:37

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11 year olds shouldn't have sex but what should be and what is are not the same some 11 year olds are already having sex (my little brother confessed to me he first did it when he was 10 ) so the question isn't weather or not they should be having sex as that's an easy no but should they know how to be safe when they do it anyways

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Common ... to Goku90504 2011/09/01 08:11:23

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IF what your brother says is true, and I highly doubt it, your PARENTS should have had their @sses kicked, not your brother.

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Goku90504 to Common ... 2011/09/08 02:21:45 (edited)

they don't know they both work full time jobs to make ends meet and they do their best to raise him but kids will be kids and they will get up to things

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Common ... to Goku90504 2011/09/08 05:42:18

Your parents should have their @sses kicked for letting a 10 year old be by himself or unsupervised. BTW, you're brother tells lies

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lindasue to Common ... 2011/09/01 01:58:05

You need a reality pill.

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Common ... to lindasue 2011/09/01 08:14:50

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NO, stupid parents need a reality pill and their @sses kicked for 1st off not knowing where their 11 (ELEVEN) year old is 24/7 and 2nd for thinking an 11 (ELEVEN) year old should even understand what this is all about.

BTW, I have an 11 year old son. I know where he is 24/7 and I'll be damned if I'm going to confuse his mind with bullsh!t like you want to with your kids.

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lindasue to Common ... 2011/09/01 16:47:12

You are disillusioned. I'd like to hear what your kid has to say when he's 21. End of conversation - I don't want to get my ass kicked. I'm a little old lady but a smart one. haha

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Common ... to lindasue 2011/09/01 22:25:11

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Not so smart to not know where and what your 11 year old child is. NOT 21

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lindasue to Common ... 2011/09/02 01:53:50

I always knew where my children were until they left home. I did let them ride bikes and play at their friends. You're obsessed with this you poor soul. I said I'd like to hear what your kid had to say when he was 21 about your not trusting him enought to take your eyes off him. You're just a tough guy who wants to fight. My kids and grandkids are doing fine in all areas and are not promiscuous. I'd say I did a pretty good job and the results aren't in on you.

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Common ... to lindasue 2011/09/02 03:54:46

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I don't want to fight and I'm not ,even a question , obsessed. But I do, and my wife know where our kids are 24/7/365. That doesn't mean we don't take our eyes off of them, that means that we,as parents, know what they are doing, where they are doing it and who they are with. If something changes they are to tell us and tell us who, what, where and why it happened. See, you have it ALL wrong, our kids LOVE us because we LOVE them. They LOVE to hang out with us because we include them in everything that we do. We don't shelter them with things I guarantee you and millions of others shelter their kids with. Our daughter has never gotten anything but "A's" in every class she has ever taken on and has been a teachers assistant 2 grades ahead of her own for 2 years. Why don't we put her ahead 2 grades? Because she will only get the chance to be a KID once in her precious life and we are not about to ever take that away from her. Our son who is 11, does well in school as well, he likes playing ball and playing video games and anything else he can do that involves sports. He has a lot of friends that he hangs with and he also has a little bit of a shy type classroom girlfriend that we and our daughter sometimes make fun of and he blushes gets embarrassed about it, do you know why he ...

I don't want to fight and I'm not ,even a question , obsessed. But I do, and my wife know where our kids are 24/7/365. That doesn't mean we don't take our eyes off of them, that means that we,as parents, know what they are doing, where they are doing it and who they are with. If something changes they are to tell us and tell us who, what, where and why it happened. See, you have it ALL wrong, our kids LOVE us because we LOVE them. They LOVE to hang out with us because we include them in everything that we do. We don't shelter them with things I guarantee you and millions of others shelter their kids with. Our daughter has never gotten anything but "A's" in every class she has ever taken on and has been a teachers assistant 2 grades ahead of her own for 2 years. Why don't we put her ahead 2 grades? Because she will only get the chance to be a KID once in her precious life and we are not about to ever take that away from her. Our son who is 11, does well in school as well, he likes playing ball and playing video games and anything else he can do that involves sports. He has a lot of friends that he hangs with and he also has a little bit of a shy type classroom girlfriend that we and our daughter sometimes make fun of and he blushes gets embarrassed about it, do you know why he blushes and gets embarrassed? Because he's 11 years old and doesn't know jack squat about sex besides girl and boy. He's 11, this is what 11 year olds do, they don't look at girls with sex in mind, they look at girls because they are the opposite sex and they have long hair and they do things differently. 11 year old relationships consist of notes back in forth between each other and an occasional grin from each other. This is what 11 year olds do. Now, don't try and tell me that just because your kids grew up fine means that you know everything there is to know about 11 year olds because I know for a fact that my parents did a pretty decent job of raising three 11 year olds and none of us had kids before we were married and I can promise you that I never needed a teacher that I didn't closely know tell me what he or she thought about sex and condoms. Now, I'm going to continue raising our kids the way we want to as should every parent in the U.S.. If you want your kids to be raised by teachers that's your business, but I'll be God Damned if anyone will ever tell me that my kids will ever be taught about any type of sex in a school that is reserved for math, science and social studies. BTW, how many teachers in the U.S do you think had sex when they were 11 and how many of those same teachers do you think had a teacher tell them about condoms when they were 11?
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lindasue to Common ... 2011/09/02 04:05:41

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