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Do you think sex is a taboo word? The
level of children curiosity is increasing rapidly when they are in puberty
session. According to Salhan (2011), puberty is defined as ‘The period during
which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction’.
Children want to know more about aspect of life such as sex. Book, article,
friend, parents, and Internet are the place where they can gain or find
information about sex.
“Where did I come from?” is a book that could
help parents on giving a better education about sex education to their children.
Peter Mayle is the author of this book and it was published for the first time
in 1984. Malaysia Home Minister had banned this book from sale in 2012. According
to Ahmad (2012), Abdul Rahim said the minister was taking action under Section
7, Subsection 1 of the Printing Presses and Publication Act 1984 for this
issue. This book was banned due to complaints from public, the content of this
book can bring harm to the society (naked picture), and it is easy for children
to buy this book. In 1985, Howie Mandel played as an actor in “where did I come
from?”
According to Southard (1966), parents are
shock when young people are thinking and talking about sex. The majority of
Asian parents do not give a better sex education to their children because they
find it as a taboo or forbidden word. In my opinion, parents do not have to shy
or shock when their children talk about sex. They have to be open-minded and
share information or experience to their children.
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Every author has to follow content
regulation when they are writing. Content regulation for publications serves to
reflect community standard (Media Development Authority, 2011). Section 211 of
the Communications and Multimedia Act prohibits Content that is indecent for
example: sex and nudity (The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Content
Code 2012). Banning this book is the right action because contain of this book
is not suitable with culture of Malaysia society and it does not follow
Malaysia content regulation. Combination image and words in the book give a
better understanding when children read the article.
(363 words)
Reference:
Ahmad,
Z,A & Rahim, R 2012, Home ministry stops sale of ‘Where Did I Come From’
book by Peter Mayle, newspaper, viewed 9 June 2012 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/21/nation/20120221175525&sec=nation
Jun 1996, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance,
viewed 8 June 2012, http://books.google.com.my/books?id=GgcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA11&dq=what+is+sex+education?&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PgrXT6fzBoTXrQes5LD8Dw&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=what%20is%20sex%20education%3F&f=false
Media Development Authority 2011, Content
Regulation, viewed 8 June 2012, http://www.mda.gov.sg/Industry/Publishing/PoliciesLegislation/Pages/ContentRegulation.aspx
The Malaysian Communication and
Multimedia Content Code 2012, The Communications and Multimedia Content Forum
of Malaysia, viewed 7 June 2012, http://cmcf.my/download/CONTENT_CODE_(V6-Final).pdf
Salhan, S 2011, Textbook of Gynecology,
viewed 9 June 2012, http://books.google.com.my/books?id=YUYx1neUEIoC&pg=PA64&dq=puberty+definition&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iw3XT_7NEcnLrQfdgYH8Dw&ved=0CFYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=puberty%20definition&f=false
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