[cgk]

This goes along with Michelle Malkin's excellent article A Generation of Skanks

[bigfootbob]

I'm confused. I just read a post here on FR that stated only 1 in 5 teenages have sex. I think I believe Joe's numbers.

[KantianBurke]

"But networks like MTV also need to be responsible"

No thanks Joe. MTV is a business which is trying to turn a profit. Barring anything illegal, the avenues they pursue are their own. Now if MOM AND DAD WERE TO PARENT INSTEAD OF BEING AWOL, MTV COULD PUMP OUT ALL THE SICK BS AND ITS EFFECTS WOULD BE NILL.

[Wright is right!]

I don't b'lieve we are enjoined from posting full aticles from MSNBC. The reason to post full articles when possible is to make sure the post is archived here. By only linking, when the link dies, we'll have no story here on FR.

Michael

[cgk]

Picture from the article:

Aguilera, before:

Aguilera, now:

Spears, before:
Spears, after:

T.a.T.u. - now.

[biblewonk]

This whole article is stupid and BS.

[CatoRenasci]

I really wonder about these statistics. They may be true as far as they go, I would very much like to see breakdowns by region, economic and social class, and (dare one say it) ethnicity.

My teenage daughters, and their friends, seem to be typical for our suburban, upper-middle to upper class Connecticut suburb of New York city. These girls are all pretty, athletic, accomplished and strong students. They dress fashionably, but reasonably modestly, have boyfriends and are popular. None of them come across as the sort of 'skanks' I keep hearing about, and almost all of the group remain virgins, and the few that aren't, regret it and tell their friends to wait.

These girls aren't from fundamentalist or rural backgrouds insulated from popular culture and the new mores, they're suburban sophisticates, mostly WASPs who grew up in mainline (aka liberal) churches and know their way around New York city better than most people.

Are these kids so atypical, or are the problems with teen sex largely class and ethnic issues?

[Lorianne]

"AS YOU KNOW, all that means more unwed teenage moms" and unwed DADS.

[laurav]

For any parents out there... was discussing this with friends the other day (I am in my 20's and don't have kids yet). I know from life and high school that you can tell your kids over and over to not have sex until they're married, and they'll ignore you. You and their school can warn them about pregnancy and STD's, and your teens may well use condoms, but they'll still have sex. You can bring them to church every week and they'll still have sex. You can make it very difficult for them to find a time and place (ie, not let them go to unsupervised parties or on unsupervised trips, enforce curfews, etc.) and they'll still have sex.

Since I don't want my future children winding up as pregnant teenagers (or causing pregnancies in others), would they actually listen if I told them not to until they were older than 18 and not living in my house? Since they probably wouldn't wait until they were married, it might be wise to ask them to wait for something they might actually wait for. Thoughts?

[Centurion2000]

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