Having "the talk" with one's kids about "the birds and the bees" is a common thing in America. Most parents do educate their kids about sex and sexuality. (I say "most" like I'd say, "Most parents teach their kids not to get into a stranger's car.") Not liking the idea of government schools teaching about sex to one's children is not the same as not wanting to teach one's children at all about sex. And not wanting government schools teaching sex isn't the same as repressing sex. Schools generally dont' teach religion, but that doesn't mean religion is repressed.
I get it, Bullgrit. You don't think the general perception of your country is accurate; that's clear. That's OK. I have no desire to convince you otherwise, and not enough knowledge to know whether such would be accurate anyway.
I'm only trying to clarify what the debate is about in answer to your question:
Bullgrit said:Repression? Where'd that idea come from?
That's the answer to your question; that's where the perception comes from. I'm not arguing the validity of the perception. I'm just attempting to indicate what issues people mean when they use that term.
I think I've pretty much exhausted my own ability to input into the debate. I've listed the issues folks generally categorize under the topic at hand, but I'm not familiar enough with daily American life to have any strong opinion about it over there. Most of the stuff I hear about is France, Italy, Netherlands, etc. which are all pretty darn liberal about such things compared to my own country.