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Review of The Conversation with Shelby Knox


It?s hard to talk about sex. Especially when you have only been taught that it is morally wrong to have until marriage and you have grown up in a society where having a dialogue about it is somewhat taboo. Shelby Knox, the subject of an independent film about what public schools sex education is really like, is someone who is not afraid to cause controversy. The interview between Knox and KRBC Voices of Youth producers is incredibly honest and comfortable. The questions asked provoke stunning replies from Knox, although the delivery on some of the questions is a little slow. Their questions imply having similar experiences as Knox in the area of public schools sex education, however, because this is just raw tape of the interview, it is only alluded to. Some narration with background information on Shelby Knox, as well as anecdotes about the interviewers? own experiences with sex ed in schools would help this piece be more listenable. Completed, this piece would contribute greatly to the sex education reform that is extremely important to the youth of today.