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Clearly, it's worked so well in the past
Mar. 15th, 2012 11:47 amWisconsin lawmakers have passed bills (a) banning the coverage of abortion in the state's new health care exchanges AND (b) requiring sex ed. classes to emphasize abstinence as the preferred method of birth control.
... well, given the Republican party mood towards abortion lately, I can't say that the first one surprises me all that much.
As for the second... yeah, emphasizing abstinence has worked so damn well in the past, amirite?
Look, we all know, by the time the kids reach the age where they can take sex ed. classes, they're going to want to fuck. Every goddamned form of media these days (except possibly Braille) promotes sexuality. So saying "You ought not to do it" flies not only in the face of overwhelming advertising, but the raging hormones of teenagers.
So really, unless they're going to give every teen in Wisconsin a copy of Dungeons & Dragons, I'm going to say that emphasizing abstinence will be about as effective as a screen door on a submarine.
... well, given the Republican party mood towards abortion lately, I can't say that the first one surprises me all that much.
As for the second... yeah, emphasizing abstinence has worked so damn well in the past, amirite?
Look, we all know, by the time the kids reach the age where they can take sex ed. classes, they're going to want to fuck. Every goddamned form of media these days (except possibly Braille) promotes sexuality. So saying "You ought not to do it" flies not only in the face of overwhelming advertising, but the raging hormones of teenagers.
So really, unless they're going to give every teen in Wisconsin a copy of Dungeons & Dragons, I'm going to say that emphasizing abstinence will be about as effective as a screen door on a submarine.