Because it ain't being done for the good of the girls. It's largely being done by men who want unfettered access with no questions asked.
Exactly! And when these girls don't have accurate information to protect their own health, and nowhere to turn if they do catch an STD or get pregnant, it only victimizes them further because now what options do they have?
One of America's great tragedies is our insular view that we are the Bestest and Brightest and therefore we don't have to look to any other nation because they are defacto less good than us. While I love my country, the Netherlands have far, far lower rates of teen pregnancies and STDs, and it's certainly not because they wave a Bible at the kids and lie to them.
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Date: 2006-07-16 01:00 pm (UTC)Exactly! And when these girls don't have accurate information to protect their own health, and nowhere to turn if they do catch an STD or get pregnant, it only victimizes them further because now what options do they have?
One of America's great tragedies is our insular view that we are the Bestest and Brightest and therefore we don't have to look to any other nation because they are defacto less good than us. While I love my country, the Netherlands have far, far lower rates of teen pregnancies and STDs, and it's certainly not because they wave a Bible at the kids and lie to them.