Did you hear what those bracelets were about? I had to change the channel. Some days I listen to the crap that is out there in our culture and think "no wonder they hate us".
He said this type of bracelet sends a sexual message. I clicked because my 10 year old is in the next room.
But I'm back now on Fox and the coast seems clear.
sigh
Brightly colored gel wristbands are a teen trend nationwide. But some health department officials claim that the bands are a code used by students to trade sexual favors. If one student takes a white band off another’s wrist, he is requesting a kiss. A red one represents a lap dance and a black one means sexual intercourse. The color code varies from school to school, they add.
Now, so-called comprehensive sex educators are taking advantage of this fad to push their agenda.
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“This is a perfect example of misusing a silly teen trend,” she said. “The majority of the teens wearing the bracelets may not be aware of the sex game, yet sex educators are going to take a few incidents and use them to scare school boards into adopting comprehensive sex education as though it were a silver bullet that would stop such fads and activities among teens.”
“Palm Beach County Health Department Officials are debunking abstinence education, although they offer no evidence, and claim that comprehensive sex education is the solution, when they have not even defined the problem,” Crouse added.
“A teen committed to purity will remain so, with or without a gel bracelet.”
Do Gel Bracelets Encourage Sexual Activity? 4/14/2004 By Martha Kleder