Confronting Ignorance: The Challenge of Educating Those Who Resist Knowledge
With the help of Instagram and online sex education, I genuinely feel that folks are finally receiving more of the sex ed that they’ve always deserved.
Some of the most difficult populations to work with are those who continue to choose ignorance. It’s not just that they don’t know the truths about herpes and STIs, it’s that they don’t want to know.
They don’t want to be challenged. They don’t want to confront stigma, let alone their own. They don’t want to face reality because they’d rather sit in their discomfort and fear than have an honest conversation or admit they’re beliefs are wrong.