{"id":251,"date":"2010-02-20T13:49:46","date_gmt":"2010-02-20T13:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flirtingwithfaith\/2010\/02\/victorian-sex-education-a-long-road-from-here-to-snookie.html"},"modified":"2010-02-20T13:49:46","modified_gmt":"2010-02-20T13:49:46","slug":"victorian-sex-education-a-long-road-from-here-to-snookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flirtingwithfaith\/2010\/02\/victorian-sex-education-a-long-road-from-here-to-snookie.html","title":{"rendered":"Victorian Sex Education: A Long Road From Here to Snookie&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><font size=\"3\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 11px\"><font>My friend Andrea posted this on Facebook. As I read it and consider this image of female sexuality against the very different yet equally challenging images young women receive today via television, the Internet and other sources, I can&#8217;t help but think that the sexuality pendulum has swung from one extreme to another. Would love to hear your thoughts&#8230;<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size: 11px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?pid=1875647&amp;id=765553469\" id=\"myphotolink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-ak-snc3\/hs220.snc3\/22733_318603823469_765553469_3410931_1413842_n.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend Andrea posted this on Facebook. As I read it and consider this image of female sexuality against the very different yet equally challenging images young women receive today via television, the Internet and other sources, I can&#8217;t help but think that the sexuality pendulum has swung from one extreme to another. 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