Tag Archives: abstinence

Ohio Seeks To Ban Sex Ed Teaching “Gateway” Sexual Behavior

Jessica WakemanApril 16, 2013 //

"Pro-abstinence" panties will keep teen girls from getting pregnant, right? Read More »

Ab Only Sex Ed Sucks

Every teenager in Mississippi is pregnant, basically. Read More »

Abstinence Message

Abstinence-only sex education is rebranding its message. Read More »

A finance committee in Ohio’s House of Representatives voted on a budget amendment to restrict sex educators from mentioning “gateway” sexual behavior — i.e., anything “non-abstinence” like fingering and groping. Y’all know that abstinence-only sex ed doesn’t actually work, right? [Innovation Ohio, My Fox 28 Columbus]
A federal judge has prevented the last remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi, the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, from closing by blocking a law that would have forced it to shut its doors. [Feministing, Think Progress]
Not down with those “I Need A Hero” T-shirts being sold to women and girls by Disney? Then there’s a Change.org petition you may want to sign. [Daily Dot]
This is a very necessary essay about how not all trans people feel “trapped in the wrong body.” [BuzzFeed] Keep reading »

The 7 Stupidest Ways We’re Promoting Abstinence

CrackedOctober 14, 2012 //

Abstinence-only education starts with the idea that teenagers listen to adults and manages to get even stupider. It’s working to turn the only life-threatening problem in the world that can be fought by balloons into a biblical plague. We’ve reached a point where even the Pope OKs some condom use, and he thinks about sex the same way non-Popes think of the Ark of the Covenant: imagining what the other side has while believing that looking directly at it will melt the soul from your body.

Abstinence-only education turns sex education into an oxymoron, deliberately not teaching people things we know about. It’s what happens when a species breeds so successfully, they start showing off. It’s the reproductive equivalent of riding a bike with no hands and eyes closed: They’ll keep pumping away for a bit, but pretty soon they’ll screw up and their crotch will hurt. The only way to teach something so stupid is to be extremely stupid, and that’s the only thing these campaigns got right. Read more…

Mississippi Learns The Hard Way That Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Enables Teen Pregnancy Epidemic

Jessica WakemanMay 30, 2012 //

Pregnancy Rate Down

Kids these days aren't getting pregnant like they used to. Read More »

Abstinence Message

Abstinence-only sex education is rebranding its message. Read More »

Glamorizing Teen Moms?

Is teen pregnancy glamorized by shows like MTV's Teen Mom. Read More »

Pregnant Teens

Teen pregnancy is statistically a Southern thing. Read More »

When it comes to teen pregnancy, Mississippi has the highest rate in the nation. The state has 55 births per 1,000 girls ages 15 to 19 — a whopping 60 percent above the national average, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And it is not too difficult to see the culprit: abstinence-only sex education dominates the state and schools are only allowed to teach, you know, birth control if they got special permission. Keep reading »

Bristol Palin’s “Trial Marriage” & Other Sinful Activities Renamed By The Palins

Jessica WakemanApril 5, 2012 //

Abstinence Message

Abstinence-only sex education is rebranding its message. Read More »

Abstinence PSA

The Situation and Bristol Plain filmed a pro-abstinence PSA. Ha! Read More »

Bristol Makes Bank

The teen mom is paid a lot of dough to preach abstinence to others. Read More »

What the rest of us call “cohabitation,” or in some circles “living in sin,” the Palin family calls a “trial marriage.”

That’s exactly what abstinence-promoter Bristol Palin and her boyfriend, 21-year-old Gino Paoletti, are doing in a home she purchased in Wasilla. “Bristol and Gino are crazy about each other,” a source told The National Enquirer. “They’ve talked about getting married, but they think it’s a good idea to get a feel for living together before making it official.” They’ll be sleeping in separate bedrooms, I trust? Keep reading »

Girl Talk: How Kirk Cameron Tried To Ruin My View Of Sex

Jamie BeckmanMarch 6, 2012 //

Virginity & Depression

Why do girls get depressed after losing their virginity? Read More »

Guys' Virgin Fantasies

Do they have them? Read More »

Virginity Regrets

Regretting the way you lost your v-card. Read More »

When I tell people that once, when I was in 7th grade Sunday school class, I was shown a video starring Kirk Cameron and his wife Chelsea Noble that illustrated the dangers of sex with laughing carnival workers and evil clowns, they don’t believe me. Well, here it is (presented in three parts, after the jump).

Every time I see Kirk Cameron — especially now, speaking out about how homosexuality is “unnatural” and “detrimental” — I think of my 13-year-old self sitting in a dark classroom, terrified, watching the 1993 Focus on the Family abstinence-only “educational presentation” called “Sex, Lies & … The Truth.” The beginning of the film isn’t subtle: Shots of Kirk and Chelsea talking about delaying sex until marriage are interwoven with warped shots of haggard carnival workers laughing maniacally; close-ups of antiquated games, a cackling clown, and menacing rides; and a frightening-looking roller coaster in motion, camera placed firmly at the front car’s helm. “I think it’s real easy sometimes to look at life like it’s just this great ride or it’s just this awesome game, and you’re out to have as much fun as you can,” Kirk begins. Keep reading »

The Weirdest Abstinence Ad You’ll Ever See

Ami AngelowiczJanuary 19, 2012 //

The Purity Myth

Jessica Valenti explains why "purity" is a dangerous goal for teen girls. Read More »

A Sexperiment

A pastor and his wife conduct a sexperiment. Watch »

Objectum Sexuality

These people are sexually attracted to inanimate objects. 11 Photos »

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Hey, young people! If you are thinking of succumbing to the temptations of sex, just think of cuddling with your talking teddy bear. Cuddling, meaning you can go inside and hump the crap out of that thing until you are of legal age to get hitched? Or maybe Purity Bear is one of those hide-a-vibe thingies. Either way, the acting in this commercial is absolutely phenomenal. The actor who played the role of Purity Bear is a real talent. If I hadn’t lost my virginity a million years ago, this Day Of Purity campaign may have been enough to have kept me chaste. [Buzzfeed]

Praise Be! Nicki Minaj Gets “Super Grace,” A Pro-Abstinence Parody

Jessica WakemanJanuary 6, 2012 //

"Super Bass" Girls

Check out the viral video that started it all. Watch »

Nicki's Wild Style

Six of the craziest looks from the coo-coo-bananas singer. 6 Photos »

Frisky Sex!

All of The Frisky's too-hot-to-handle sex posts in one place. Get it, girl! Read More »

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Here’s something we didn’t expect: a pro-abstinence Nicki Minaj parody called “Super Grace”! It’s based on “Super Bass” and the Bible, and Jesus Christ himself gets thanked in the comments. Future civilizations will no doubt pour over lyrics like “He’s waiting for the band / He’ll just hold my hand … I want to be a wife but I must wait / oh no no no no / I have to wait / Christian boys got my heartbeat running away” wondering what they mean.

While “Super Grace” is certainly better than any youth group project I ever did, I almost hate telling these youngsters — whoopsies! — abstinence-only sex ed doesn’t actually work. [Popdust

Coming Soon To A Theater Near You: An Apatowian Christian Comedy?

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comJune 1, 2011 //

First Judd Apatow produced “Bridesmaids,” a decidedly girly movie co-written by Kristen Wiig. And now, it looks like others are interested in taking the Apatowian sense of humor—gross-out comedy, adults in arrested adolescence—and transplant it to an unexpected demographic. And thus, we have “The Waiting Game,” a pro-abstinence flick for the Christian set. In other words, it’s a “sexless comedy about sex.” The flick will star Candace Cameron and it even has a cameo by Ted Haggard, the pastor of the New Life Church in Colorado who was brought down after it was revealed he paid a gay masseuse for sex. Keep reading »

Today’s Lady News: UK Politicians Support Girls-Only Abstinence Education

Jessica WakemanMay 5, 2011 //

Politicians in the UK advanced a bill that would require British girls — yes, only the girls — to receive additional sex education that emphasizes the benefits of abstinence. This sex ed “program,” if you could even call it that, is aimed at girls ages 13 to 16. It narrowly passed, but fortunately it’s not expected to be made into law. Um, will someone tell the Brits that abstinence-only education is not working out too well for us? Do they have “16 & Pregnant” on MTV over there? [Guardian UK]
North Carolina’s House judiciary committee debated a bill yesterday that would further restrict reproductive rights in the state by requiring women to wait 24 hours before having an abortion and requiring doctors to describe an ultrasound of the fetus to the woman. [ABC News]
Legislation that would make it more difficult for young women to obtain abortions without their parents knowledge is headed to Florida’s Governor Rick Scott, who is expected to sign it. [Palm Beach Post]

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Abstinence Panties Will Be Very Effective At Stopping Horny Teenagers

Jessica WakemanApril 15, 2011 //

Forget about comprehensive sex ed. The best way to keep girls off “16 & Pregnant” is with pro-abstinence panties and T-shirts bearing slogans like “Zip It,” “Not Tonight” and “Dream On” sold on a site called What Would Your Mother Do?. According to WWYMD:

We created a line of underwear to use as conversation starters to help reinforce family morals as they relate to relationships and dating. One part Victorian, three parts frisky, these adorable undies put new meaning to saying it loud and proud.”

At last someone has realized that the first thing teen boys do after taking off a girl’s pants is read the slogan on her underwear. [What Would Your Mother Do? via Ms. Magazine] Keep reading »