Comments on: What Am I, A Hymen With Legs?

By: Carey

Carey — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:25:34 +0000

A friend of mine just forwarded me your entry after he read the one I wrote just today:

http://www.xanga.com/careygly/575108543/purity-balls.html

I saw a segment on ABC World News tonight and was appaled by what I saw. I think I echoed many of your sentiments, though not as articulately. It certainly is a crazy world we’re living in. I can hardly wait for regime change!

By: texasinafrica

texasinafrica — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:48:16 +0000

There’s a fantastic documentary on this subject called The Education of Shelby Knox. It follows a student in the Lubbock, Texas school district, which has an abstinence-only sex ed policy (teachers aren’t even allowed to tell students who ask how to use a condom) – and some of the highest teen pregnancy and STD infection rates in the country.

By: Streak

Streak — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:09:05 +0000

Agreed. The Purity Ball is, as you say, creepy. But the abstinence only policy is even more horrifying. I think the question you raise is absolutely valid and supported by the evidence. These programs that do not include other education actually endanger kids because when they do have sex, they are unprepared for the other issues. It is irresponsible as public policy, and that is too soft of a word.

By: Jessika

Jessika — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:03:30 +0000

I have read that teens do believe they are ok with having any kind of sex, as long as it's not vaginal. What we need to teach them is that it's still sex, and how to practice it safely. The ramifications we are already seeing. Teens Substitute High Risk Behavior in Virginity Pledges, and Abstaining Teens Still Get STDs.