Should Sex-Ed Classes Teach Scenes From ‘Outlander’

Many sex-ed courses teach consent, and have the students role-play it. They talk about “no means no” and the need for an enthusiastic yes. But when students return to their usual media diet, they often re-enter what some have described as a “rapey” world of forced kisses and ever more borderline-pornographic violence on shows like “Game of Thrones.”

Sex educator Deirdre O’Donnell told wbur.org, “I would say many scenes from the ‘Outlander’ television series would be a good educational tool for consent, Claire and Jamie have chemistry on the screen that feels so authentic and relatable, it might be exactly the media experience we need to break the common misconception that consent isn’t sexy.”

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