Too Much Asleep
Babyface
Has everybody heard the uproar over this book? The big hoopla seems to be over the statement by the author that not all sex between adults and children is necessarily bad. Comments?
Here's a quote from the book: "Teens often seek out sex with older people,and they do so for understandable reasons: an older person makes them feel sexy and grown up, protected and special; often the sex is better than it would be with a peer who has as little skill as they do. For some teens, a romance with an older person can feel more like salvation than victimization."
Here's an article on the book and the controversy: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nyt/20020413/en_nyt/renegade_view_on_child_sex_causes_a_storm
Here's a quote from the book: "Teens often seek out sex with older people,and they do so for understandable reasons: an older person makes them feel sexy and grown up, protected and special; often the sex is better than it would be with a peer who has as little skill as they do. For some teens, a romance with an older person can feel more like salvation than victimization."
Here's an article on the book and the controversy: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nyt/20020413/en_nyt/renegade_view_on_child_sex_causes_a_storm