Ariana Throne

But unfortunately, I used to.

No.

But unfortunately, I used to.

So my sex ed, even in a very forward thinking high school, was very much not enough.

So my sex ed, even in a very forward thinking high school, was very much not enough.

And I was sexually assaulted my first month of college.

And I was sexually assaulted my first month of college.

And when I look back, I realize, oh, my sex education didn't talk about consent at all.

And when I look back, I realize, oh, my sex education didn't talk about consent at all.

It was some pictures of mangled genitals, which are on the far, far, far end of what you might see with an STD that are meant to shock and scare you and were not realistic.

It was some pictures of mangled genitals, which are on the far, far, far end of what you might see with an STD that are meant to shock and scare you and were not realistic.

They were very shame driven.

They were very shame driven.

And that was from a pretty progressive school.

And that was from a pretty progressive school.

So I actually went back to my old high school and taught a one woman show that I wrote and produced about culture.

So I actually went back to my old high school and taught a one woman show that I wrote and produced about culture.

And it was really eye opening because there were people in ninth grade coming to me after that class and saying, well, I've never gotten to tell anyone this, but I've actually already been sexually assaulted.

And it was really eye opening because there were people in ninth grade coming to me after that class and saying, well, I've never gotten to tell anyone this, but I've actually already been sexually assaulted.

Yeah.