Comments on: “Are you a treasure or a target?”: More sex ed FAIL from Ohio

By: Salome

Salome — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:57:20 +0000

Can someone please find the Treasure or Target quiz now that they appear to have taken it down? I usually consult the Internet Wayback Machine for this but it’s not working to my benefit right now – pooh.

By: Sungold

Sungold — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:48:01 +0000

Looks to me as though the “Treasure or Target” quiz has been taken down from their website! And here I had such high hopes of using it in the classroom to illustrate the slut-shaming of abstinence-only.

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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:33:51 +0000

7. If you’re not being respected-Break it off!!!

Of course, in “Treasure or Target” World, “respect” includes trying to stop you from hanging out with male friends, covering your eyes at sex scenes in films you’re watching, and policing your manner of dress. In the real world, that’s a lack of respect.

(I’ve never heard “break it off” used to mean have sex, only to end a relationship.)

By: cc

cc — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:12:18 +0000

“It’s not a big deal when it comes to picking simple things like shoes, but when it comes to major decisions-like who you date-you could be in a lot of trouble. ”

Did anyone else read this as “silly women, trying to make decisions about your own lives. Just worry about if your shoes match your handbag – because see, you can’t even do THAT right – and leave the decisions up to ___” ?

By: Maria P.

Maria P. — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:07:25 +0000

I was one away from being a ‘treasure’ — curses! So close! Of course, as someone who has a very low level of interest in OMG boyfriends! and is, like, twice the age of the intended audience, I’m not surprised.

The funny thing — well, there are lots of funny things there, but the funniest was at the bottom. And I quote: 7. If you’re not being respected-Break it off!!!

If by ‘it’ we mean an offending member, great! (I don’t think that’s what they mean.) But can’t ‘break it/something off’ also mean to have sex?

I’m confused.

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:01:57 +0000

“If you don’t know what really makes you valuable…”

Yup, it’s not your intelligence or personality or talents or passions or work ethic or humanity, it’s a little flap of skin between your legs. A little flap of skin between a girl’s legs is infinitely more valuable than the rest of her! Obviously!!! I mean, without it, she’d just be worthless trash… Misogyny? A-huh-wha? What’s so misogynist about treasuring our little angels?! You feminazis just say that about everything. You just love playing the victim, don’t you!

I ended up in the Danger Zone. I would’ve been a Target, except I have too much social anxiety to be as forthright as I’d like. I had no idea that being less assertive made me harder to date rape; thanks, Operation Keepsake!

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:54:37 +0000

This is ridiculously appalling. I’m ashamed to say that I am indeed from Ohio. At the same time I feel relieved to say that I am from the northeastern Ohio and I in fact taught in my sex ed that the safest way to avoid all STDs and unwanted pregnancy was abstinence, but at the same time our class talked heavily about the use of every type of birth control there is.

By: Abyss2hope

Abyss2hope — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:28:03 +0000

This quiz supports predatory sexual behavior by Christian boys since it is advocating the idea that girls make themselves targets rather than supporting the idea that those who do the targeting are responsible for their own behavior which includes targeting others sexually.

It also helps explain why many people who consider themselves sexually moral don’t want to see boys and men convicted when they rape girls or women who do anything which puts her in their perceived target list. The fault for the rape of a target becomes hers not his.

This quiz should be titled:

Will Christians like us view you as an acceptable target for rape or will we view you as a treasure who we will cry for if a boy or man strays from the acceptable target list?

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:20:22 +0000

I scored a 12, toward the target end of “danger zone”.

I think this quiz is probably aimed at a slightly younger crowd (I’m 22 and out of college), but this still makes no sense. What’s wrong with wearing pants, meeting people at school or other public places, or being frank with your partner about important decisions like sex? They’d probably label me a massive hoe for my large number of male friends and dirty sense of humor.

Wrong. I’m still a virgin, though it has nothing to do with abstinence pledges.