Rasmussen (2010, p. 121) discusses how morality in multicultural societies is inherently conflicted – posing the question of “whose morality should be reflected in the curriculum”.   Whilst many people against progressive sexual education are parents looking out for their children, the best way to keep youth safe is through informing them. Without comprehensive education on sexuality and relationships, media fills the whole of how young people’s views are shaped. The need for

Modern technology has allowed young people to have their values and knowledge heavily influenced by the media they consume. I first watched Netflix’s Sex Education  (2019) at 15-years-old, and consequently a large part of my knowledge came from that series. But is that necessarily a bad thing? Despite constant debates on how misinformation permeates media, and the dramatization of television, I believe that there is a substantial amount this series got right. From proving the

Internationally, sexual education has brought about conflicts, resulting from society’s “anxieties about adolescent sexuality” (Gibson 2007, p. 239). In 2003, Gibson worked as the manager of South Australia’s “sexual health and relationships project (SHARE)” and had a prominent role in countering protests created by those who opposed the project. Campaigns ran by Christian Rights groups purposely instigated panic, through overexaggerations such as falsely saying the curriculu

Growing up is hard, adults expect teenagers to act like adults whilst still treating them like children. Likewise, parenting is hard, particularly when it comes to teaching values and beliefs. This prompts the consideration of how big of a role parents should have in shaping their children’s independent values.   There are a multitude of personal matters young people may not feel comfortable discussing, or have any opportunity to discuss, with their parents and guardians – wh

The first thing I do when I wake up is turn off my alarm – which is on my mobile phone. Inevitably, there is then a swipe up to check out my notifications, and then a quick three to five second scroll through Instagram, until I move over to The Daily Aus Instagram account to catch up on the recent news, in a quick and accessible manner. It’s interesting how young people today tend to lean towards social media platforms when consuming news, rather than the traditional process

The Burger King ad in full , courtesy of The Telegraph In 2009, Burger King released an advertisement wherein a double entendre, aided through both visual imagery and language, left both critics and consumers disgusted, and a model violated. Despite a previous history of releasing advertisements with sexual innuendos, the imagery of a woman with her mouth open in front of a hovering seven-inch burger was criticised as going too far, the “unappetising references to oral sex” b

A few weeks ago, a friend and I went to see Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist , a film with a run time spanning three hours and thirty-four minutes. Despite an intermission at 100 minutes in, my body and mind still felt as if it didn’t have enough time to reset. As a young child the cinema was my favourite experience – the enchanting atmosphere and ability to collectively watch a film with a group of strangers creating media consumption meaningful. Although we both recognised that