Because there is no way you can convince me that people in the UK are this fucking stupid.
LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly one in three Britons think that if a woman jumps up and down, washes or urinates immediately after sex, she can prevent pregnancy, a survey revealed Monday.
It was one of a string of revelations in the survey carried out by the Family Planning Association (fpa) at the start of Contraceptive Awareness Week.
They reveal "widespread confusion and misunderstanding" about some of the basic facts, said the fpa, which has called for improved sex and relationships education in schools.
"In today's sexualized society, we are bombarded with a multitude of sexual imagery and messages," said Anne Weyman, chief executive of fpa.
"Nevertheless, providing people with the information and skills they need to make positive choices about their health and lives is not considered a priority."
One in five pregnancies currently ends in abortion, the fpa said.
The survey showed that half the 500 people questioned did not know that a woman's most fertile time is between 10 and 16 days before her next period.
The poll, carried out by Gfk NOP, also revealed that 89 percent of respondents were unaware that it is possible for sperm to live inside a woman's body for up to seven days.
Nearly 25 percent incorrectly thought that the fluid a man produces before he ejaculates does not contain sperm.
Most blamed their ignorance on a lack of sex education at school, with 18 percent of the 18 to 65-year-olds questioned saying they never had any such lessons.
"None of us is born with the facts about sex and reproduction -- we are taught them," Weyman added.
"If this doesn't happen, myths start getting into circulation and people end up not being able to tell fact from fiction.
"If contraception isn't used or if it fails, instead of seeking professional help and advice people may take action that is completely ineffective in preventing a pregnancy."
© Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved.
LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly one in three Britons think that if a woman jumps up and down, washes or urinates immediately after sex, she can prevent pregnancy, a survey revealed Monday.
It was one of a string of revelations in the survey carried out by the Family Planning Association (fpa) at the start of Contraceptive Awareness Week.
They reveal "widespread confusion and misunderstanding" about some of the basic facts, said the fpa, which has called for improved sex and relationships education in schools.
"In today's sexualized society, we are bombarded with a multitude of sexual imagery and messages," said Anne Weyman, chief executive of fpa.
"Nevertheless, providing people with the information and skills they need to make positive choices about their health and lives is not considered a priority."
One in five pregnancies currently ends in abortion, the fpa said.
The survey showed that half the 500 people questioned did not know that a woman's most fertile time is between 10 and 16 days before her next period.
The poll, carried out by Gfk NOP, also revealed that 89 percent of respondents were unaware that it is possible for sperm to live inside a woman's body for up to seven days.
Nearly 25 percent incorrectly thought that the fluid a man produces before he ejaculates does not contain sperm.
Most blamed their ignorance on a lack of sex education at school, with 18 percent of the 18 to 65-year-olds questioned saying they never had any such lessons.
"None of us is born with the facts about sex and reproduction -- we are taught them," Weyman added.
"If this doesn't happen, myths start getting into circulation and people end up not being able to tell fact from fiction.
"If contraception isn't used or if it fails, instead of seeking professional help and advice people may take action that is completely ineffective in preventing a pregnancy."
© Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved.
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That's a bit Racist
Thu, February 15, 2007 - 2:59 AMI know I am that stupid
I don't know! - the fluid I produce before I ejaculate is usually a bottle of champaign - so I kinda hope it doesn't contain sperm.
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I think we should put it to a poll!!! anyone who's champaign contains sperm vote here
would be good to know where they found the 500 people
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Re: That's a bit Racist
Fri, February 16, 2007 - 7:15 AM************I don't know! - the fluid I produce before I ejaculate is usually a bottle of champaign - so I kinda hope it doesn't contain sperm.*******
That is singularly funny.
But there might be if the champagne was finished in the bottle with live yeast. Yeast sperms??
Do yeasts even copulate? -
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nah!
Mon, February 19, 2007 - 3:16 AMfungus doesn't have sperm - they reproduce asexually by budding, and in a few cases by binary fission - sounds like a good idea to me - if only my life was that simple! - I'm stuck with f***in champaign
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Ignorance is... well, ignorance really
Sat, March 31, 2007 - 12:32 PMTo be honest Cliff, I confess that I was ignorant of some of the stats you quoted but then again my sex education classes at school consisted of catching worms and copying pictures of genitalia from the text book. Fortunately in those simpler, halcyon days we had our innate shyness and peer pressure to stop us messing with girls until we had the sense to know what we were doing.
And Paul, "I'm stuck with f***in champaign" don't do that to the good stuff... buy a bottle of blue nun if you must! -
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Re: Ignorance is... well, ignorance really
Fri, May 18, 2007 - 9:50 AM***********To be honest Cliff, I confess that I was ignorant of some of the stats you quoted but then again my sex education classes at school consisted of catching worms and copying pictures of genitalia from the text book. ****************
I got mine from the neighbor's cloths line. -
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Re: Ignorance is... well, ignorance really
Fri, May 18, 2007 - 1:37 PMWould that be the worms or the genitalia? Either way you've got weird neighbours!
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Re: Why I think Polls are worthless
Fri, May 18, 2007 - 8:44 AMpolls and stats are worthless in as much as the lazy people willing to believe them without researching their validity.
on the other hand, polls are definitely worthwhile when it comes to naked women.
could the results of the poll be the result of a highly under-edumacated working class and immigrant population wishing to turn GB into a caliphate?