Unusually progressive for 1991, the Dutch curriculum included a paragraph stating that “some boys fall in love with boys, and some girls with girls.” It did not endorse or condemn—it simply normalized the possibility. The new online version includes a supplementary note from 2023 discussing how this has evolved.
This realism was crucial for the target audience. By presenting bodies that looked like the viewer's body, the films combated the nascent rise of body dysmorphia. They offered a baseline of reality. For a boy watching in 1991, seeing a range of penis sizes presented factually could alleviate anxiety; for a girl, seeing the menstrual cycle explained with diagrams and practical demonstrations (often showing how to use a pad or tampon) demystified a taboo. By presenting bodies that looked like the viewer's
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Discuss physical, emotional, and digital boundaries. This includes the right to say no to sharing passwords or sending explicit photos. for a girl