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New York Times Shocked: Parents Oppose ‘Porn Literacy’ In Schools

Ben Johnson
New York Times Shocked: Parents Oppose ‘Porn Literacy’ In Schools
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The New York Times rushed to defend a school counselor who taught first grade students about masturbation, instructed high school students about “porn literacy,” and said her “sex-positive” views should replace the Golden Rule. They went on to present a parent who opposed the teacher as manipulated, murder-minded pawns of inside-the-Beltway lobbyists.

On Thursday, the newspaper’s Style section featured a glowing portrait of Justine Ang Fonte, who had worked at the Dalton School. The Old Gray Lady summarized the story on Twitter: “Pornography literacy classes are supposed to teach students how to critically assess what they see on the screen. But when a sex-positive educator taught her curriculum at two elite New York City schools recently, some parents were outraged.”

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