You guys have seen all the stuff in the news about that group of teenage girls in MA who made a “pregnancy pact”, right? Well, one of the girls and her boyfriend appeared on a morning talk show to dispel those rumors and my take-aways from this interview were as follows:
1. Does everyone in MA really talk like that?
2. Am I correctly picking up on the fact that she’s trying to lay some blame on the school for not handing out contraceptives? Because the guys are too embarrassed to buy condoms? Nice. Way to go school. Jerks. Perhaps they should also supply a room for kids to have sex in during recess.
3. Does anyone else besides me feel that the manner in which the talk show host is speaking to these two is kind of inappropriate? He was acting like he was at a baby shower for crying out loud. Like this is just a happy perfectly ok and awesome thing to be happening to a couple of teenagers. And then he goes on to ask questions about whether the media is glamorizing teenage pregnancy. Um, yeah dude. You’re doing it RIGHT NOW.
I completely agree with you. I’m amazed at how most media stations/movie etc. is portraying teenage pregnancy as “cool” and “ok” (ie Juno…I know…the whole world loved Juno, but I’m still not a fan).
And now, states are refusing grants for abstinance education…I mean, maybe the program isn’t the best…but at least it’s something…instead of handing out condoms and basically saying “go have a good time.”
Abstinence education has been proven time and again not to work and has actually lead to higher levels of pregnancies (this case notwithstanding) and STDs. Educating teens about birth control isn’t the same as giving permission to have sex, just like informing people about seatbelt use isn’t giving them permission to drive recklessly. And yes, abstinence should be presented as an option, but just not the only one. Teenagers do find a way to have sex with or without protection, even in the Fifties.
I’m not saying schools should hand out condoms, though, because if you’re too embarrassed to buy condoms, you’re not ready to have sex. Instead, as part of the sex-ed curriculum, they should be forced to spend a weekend at Chuck E. Cheese to see what getting stuck with a bunch of kids is really like. As a teenager, babysitting my siblings was the best birth control ever.
Back on topic, those girls and their sperminators are complete morons and they’re passing their stupidity onto a whole new generation. I fear for the planet.
And what kind of name is Chloe Jade? Do they WANT their daughter to be a stripper? I guess it’s better not to answer that.
“Back on topic, those girls and their sperminators are complete morons and they’re passing their stupidity onto a whole new generation. I fear for the planet” -Well said,
Angry Broad….and unfortunately, that lame ass host says that he has already passed on his genes. What an odd tone he set for the interview considering the circumstances.
“Instead, as part of the sex-ed curriculum, they should be forced to spend a weekend at Chuck E. Cheese to see what getting stuck with a bunch of kids is really like. As a teenager, babysitting my siblings was the best birth control ever.”
Very true.
I LOVE the ChuckECheese idea. BRILLIANT.
Angry Broad - I wrote that Ashley Judd post totally thinking of you. Where’s your comment? I was counting on snark from you about that.
Mikey: He already spawned? I missed that part. I guess I was too busy thinking about the stripper name they want to give their daughter.
I think the host is trying to cover up a big sigh, while saying, “kids these days…” Instead, he says, “That’s great. Congrats. It’ll change your life…for the better. Great…Way to Go.”
Thats typical north of Boston ghetto speak. Really fast, lots of ums and wierd intonations. I grew up in MA and it was awesome when our high school started giving out condoms. Parents could opt-out of having it available to their child, but it really forced everyone to face the issue. That and I didn’t have to buy them for shy friends anymore. There was only 1 known pregnacy in my highschool, my freshman year a senior was pregnant. So that should say something.
p.s. agreed globetrotter, even 5 years after leaving home, living with my nephews was the best birthcontrol ever.
In my New England state, there was a big to-do because a middle school was handing out condoms because of the high teen pregnancy rate up here. I believe it was national news. In the end, only one girl took them up on it. GIRL, not boy. When I was a teen sex addict, I made the boys BUY and wear condoms. What happened to “no glove, no love, baby”? (And yes, I babysat two boys.)
Oh and as the parent of two teenage girls, I buy condoms for them. No way are my kids going to end up pregnant because of a lack of sex education. As far as I can see, it is the PARENTS fault if they end up uneducated, not the school. The school is supposed to teach multiplication and all, but not that kind.
Thank you Thank you Thank you sabarros. I was wondering when someone was going to place the blame on the Parents. I am soooo sick of all the media talking about how the school failed and how this incident is the school’s responsibility. Last I checked kids went home about 3 or 4 o’clock and there aren’t any teachers going home with them telling them to have sex while their parents are at work. Come on I really don’t think the schools encourage these students to have sex when ever the itch occurred. Teachers don’t have time for stupidity their usually too stressed over the stupid “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” failure. Teachers and schools get blamed for enough and getting blamed for this is just crazy.