Wednesday, June 3, 2009

We all deserve a second a chance but seriously, Bristol Palin for Abstinence?

I know this is a month old at this point, but I keep coming back to this stupid idea. Bristol Palin as an ambassador for abstinence? As I am guessing many of you remember, this is the same teenage girl who was pregnant during her mother's campaign for the VP position with McCain and now she is touting abstinence as the only "100% foolproof way you can prevent pregnancy". Which is true, if you can remain abstinent, then yes you will not get pregnant. But the research has shown time and time again that abstinence is not a realistic option for most teenagers (which both mamma Palin and ex-fiance Levi have said) and that in fact teens who proclaim abstinence are just as likely as other teens to engage in sex but are more likely to fail to use birth control (ahem Bristol, does this sound familiar to you at all????). Abstinence is not an effective birth control option for most teens and to have a girl who I suppose is "born again abstinent" touting it as the only option does not make the situation any better. Seriously, WTF Bristol? Do you even believe the crap you are trying to sell? You ex-fiance Levi and your mom sure don't! And do you really want to prove that they are smarter then you?

Huffington Post Article

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

poor little Bristol... she's repenting for her sins...


hehehehehe!!! i enjoy being cruel...

Final Answer said...

Just a quick point of clarification via the wisdom of my neighbor Dan Savage. Indeed, abstaining from vaginal sex will prevent pregnancy. But there are all sorts of other types sex from which one does not need to abstain to not worry about babies!

Bristol must not have received the memo that was handed out to the other Christian teens...

http://saddlebacking.com/

Hotstuff said...

In response to Final Answer, yes indeed there are all sorts of other fun types of sex to have that will not lead to baby making. The one caveat that I would make about saddlebacking is the potential for pregnancy if ejaculation happens in the anus and then drips into the vaginal area, lesser chance of pregnancy then vaginal sex for sure, but a chance nonetheless. So maybe Bristol should be promoting rampant oral sex and mutual mastubation instead of abstinence for teens!