Issue 110
News: Abstinence Hell.
One thing the Religious Right is trying to push upon students is abstinence-only education. I must note that while I can see why one should teach abstinence, (which is why every possible sex ed program teaches it, even when provided by Planned Parenthood) I do not think it should be used as the centerpiece of any sex ed course. For one thing, Abstinence isn't working for priests mandated to be celibate. With this in mind, what would make people think that it can work for hormonally crazed teenagers who will be forced to wait from puberty (12-14 years) until they marry (at an average age of 26)? One other problem I have with abstinence-only sex ed as opposed to the standard comprehensive projects is that it scares kids with info that, upon doing research, doesn't stand to reason. At my grade school, I was told, by a police officer, no less, that if I ever had sex before marriage that I would soon end up in jail, and, curiously enough, that "Big Bird was a Pervert" for doing a Sesame Street skit with guys playing with dolls and girls playing with trucks. As atypical as these claims may be for abstinence-only educations, these were things I was told about sex. More typical, and often more dangerous, claims include that since Birth Control (except for abstinence) was not 100% foolproof, it should be avoided at all costs, even if some forms can be effective over 90% of the time with regards to pregnancy. This, of course, leads to the fact that when the kids do have sex, they will not be protected, thus likely to lead to what Jamie Lynn Spears is going through at this moment. One more problem I have with the abstinence only sex ed programs, obviously glaringly unconstitutional evangelizing on Uncle Sam's dime notwithstanding, is that they just plain don't work. Virtually every reliable study ever done on the efficacy of the programs has shown that they do not in any way curb the sexuality of teens as they intend.
Band Name of the Day: Brain Tumors for Breakfast. From a quote from the movie Heathers. The actress speaking the line would later die of a brain tumor, ironically enough.
Book Idea of the Day: Chicken Heads for the Redpill Sole. A collection of 101 short stories often very dark and very ironic in their darkness. No Prizes for guessing from whence I got the title.
Film Review of the Day: Heathers. A teenaged girl (Wynona Ryder) is tired of being accepted as one of the popular crowd. When she meets a teenaged "bad boy", played by Christian Dean, she then proceeds to fake their suicides one by one. This must be one of the darkest teen comedies I have ever seen. Why aren't there more movies like this?
Quote of the Day: "Dear Lord, please make sure this never happens to me because I don't think I could handle suicide. Fast, early acceptance into an Ivy League school and please let it be Harvard. Amen. "
______Peter Dawson, Heathers. In another case of Irony, the actor playing the character offed himself soon after making the movie.
Link of the Day: The article which describes a tale (or indeed several) I will appropriate for the aforementioned short story collection.
One thing the Religious Right is trying to push upon students is abstinence-only education. I must note that while I can see why one should teach abstinence, (which is why every possible sex ed program teaches it, even when provided by Planned Parenthood) I do not think it should be used as the centerpiece of any sex ed course. For one thing, Abstinence isn't working for priests mandated to be celibate. With this in mind, what would make people think that it can work for hormonally crazed teenagers who will be forced to wait from puberty (12-14 years) until they marry (at an average age of 26)? One other problem I have with abstinence-only sex ed as opposed to the standard comprehensive projects is that it scares kids with info that, upon doing research, doesn't stand to reason. At my grade school, I was told, by a police officer, no less, that if I ever had sex before marriage that I would soon end up in jail, and, curiously enough, that "Big Bird was a Pervert" for doing a Sesame Street skit with guys playing with dolls and girls playing with trucks. As atypical as these claims may be for abstinence-only educations, these were things I was told about sex. More typical, and often more dangerous, claims include that since Birth Control (except for abstinence) was not 100% foolproof, it should be avoided at all costs, even if some forms can be effective over 90% of the time with regards to pregnancy. This, of course, leads to the fact that when the kids do have sex, they will not be protected, thus likely to lead to what Jamie Lynn Spears is going through at this moment. One more problem I have with the abstinence only sex ed programs, obviously glaringly unconstitutional evangelizing on Uncle Sam's dime notwithstanding, is that they just plain don't work. Virtually every reliable study ever done on the efficacy of the programs has shown that they do not in any way curb the sexuality of teens as they intend.
Band Name of the Day: Brain Tumors for Breakfast. From a quote from the movie Heathers. The actress speaking the line would later die of a brain tumor, ironically enough.
Book Idea of the Day: Chicken Heads for the Redpill Sole. A collection of 101 short stories often very dark and very ironic in their darkness. No Prizes for guessing from whence I got the title.
Film Review of the Day: Heathers. A teenaged girl (Wynona Ryder) is tired of being accepted as one of the popular crowd. When she meets a teenaged "bad boy", played by Christian Dean, she then proceeds to fake their suicides one by one. This must be one of the darkest teen comedies I have ever seen. Why aren't there more movies like this?
Quote of the Day: "Dear Lord, please make sure this never happens to me because I don't think I could handle suicide. Fast, early acceptance into an Ivy League school and please let it be Harvard. Amen. "
______Peter Dawson, Heathers. In another case of Irony, the actor playing the character offed himself soon after making the movie.
Link of the Day: The article which describes a tale (or indeed several) I will appropriate for the aforementioned short story collection.
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