Canada's museum of Science and Technology is hosting a hot new exhibit, " Sex: A Tell-All Exhibition"...except it's not for adults. Nope it was designed for children 12 and older ( though the admission age has now increased to 16) to "fill in gaps" after the regions sex ed program acquired some changes.
According to the Ottawa Sun newspaper the racy exhibit shows screens displaying aroused genitals, naked statues, a man's voice describing his orgasm and a climax room. One display calls for interactive participation with printed questions and push button audio answers.. an example of one of the questions they could be hearing the answer to... "Sometimes when I look at a handsome singer, my panties become wet. Is this normal?"
Now remember this was originally for kids 12 years old and up.
Of course not everyone is a fan of this new educational expose.The museum did take down one animated video showing naked young people how to masturbate after some horrified parents apparently complained. Others have complained that the exhibit is insulting to tax payers- the sexy show cost $800,000 to build, a small chunk of the museums $30 million they get from federal taxpayers per year.
But am I missing something here? Sure politico's will complain about wasted tax money but I know I never got to take a field trip to a sex museum when I was in what middle school... is this an acceptable form of sex education or is it another example of our society throwing sex into the faces of the young, curious and susceptible?
You can view a video of some of the images here: http://www.montrealsciencecentre.com/exhibitions/sex-a-tell-all-exhibition.html
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