Cathy Dobbs: Time to put brakes on over sex education
It seems there’s no greater treat for the mind than if you can bully and upset people, but convince yourself it’s for the greater good.
You see this with children at school, picking on a girl for what she’s wearing or a boy for being rubbish at football – the bullies convince themselves it’s to help the victim. Eventually, they will learn that dressing a certain way or scoring more goals brings approval. The children can be as horrible as they want because the bullying and nastiness are actually for the victim’s own good.
This behaviour doesn’t stop as adults – from Just Stop Oil with their disruptive protests, to gender activists bullying women who highlight concerns about sharing single-sex spaces. They can behave as badly as they want because they’ve convinced themselves that they are championing a higher cause. It lets them sleep better at night and allows them to get up the next morning to continue the bullying without any regret or remorse.
As a parent you expect primary schools to be free of any sort of extremism. So it’s incredible that the Prime Minister has said a review will take place to guard primary school children against being taught inappropriate sexual content and extreme views on gender. Rishi says that children deserve to be protected – but isn’t it sad that this was ever called into question?
According to UN sex education recommendations, nine-year-olds should learn to “communicate and understand different sexual feelings”, “describe male and female responses to sexual stimulation” and be able to “describe how gender inequality is linked to differences in power”.
Also five-year-olds should “express how they feel about their body” and “reflect on ... their biological sex and gender”.
We see the gender movement bully women and sexualise children. It looks to be one of the most dangerous ideologies in our society and thank goodness Rishi, who has two primary school-aged children himself, is putting the brakes on.
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The Chelsea Flower Show opened this week and the Royal Horticultural Society is keen to promote sustainable gardening with drought-tolerant plants such as the euphorbia.
I wouldn’t recommend it for your own garden though as its sap causes pain similar to childbirth if it gets into the eyes or on the skin. If you do plant euphorbia, maybe wear a hazmat suit next time you do a spot of pruning.
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