You People Make My Ass Twitch

A parents' group has complained that the Boston archdiocese's new sex abuse prevention curriculum, ``Talking About Touching,'' is too explicit and violates a parent's right to have the ultimate say over their child's education. The program began in late fall in the kindergarten through fourth grades as part of reforms aimed at better protecting children from sex abuse. A group of about 30 parents complain the curriculum specifically names body parts and presents scenarios inappropriate for young children. ``It has the potential to undermine their innocence,'' said Bill Germino, who helped form the parents' group.

Ok, so it's important to tell kids that unwanted touching is not their fault and not something they should be ashamed to tell when it's happening to them, but tossing around clinical terms like penis and vagina is shameful... unless something bad happens and then it's important to be explicit? And, I mean, we all know that awful shit does happen to some kids at a really young age, but in order to "defend their innocence" (whatever the hell that means) it's important not to give them even the rudimentary tools to defend themselves?

Unless something bad happens, of course, and then they're supposed to know exactly what to do... even though no one talks about it.

Oh yeah, this is going to protect the children just fine.