Abstinence PSA

[JadeTigress]

I was watching TV just now, and for the first time in my life I saw a public service announcement that was telling parents to tell their kids to wait until they're married to have sex. My eyes went wide, and it was definitely a "what the hell?" moment.

So what are your thoughts on this? Do you think this is too far, just right, or some other completely different thing? Or are you just indifferent?

 

[PassionFruit]

I was watching TV just now, and for the first time in my life I saw a public service announcement that was telling parents to tell their kids to wait until they're married to have sex. My eyes went wide, and it was definitely a "what the hell?" moment.

So what are your thoughts on this? Do you think this is too far, just right, or some other completely different thing? Or are you just indifferent?

I just think it's unrealistic. I mean, why do people assume that all teens are going to get married at some point?

 

[WatersMoon110]

I like the "Being a Virgin is Cool" Ads better, personally. At least they are trying to appeal directly to teens, and show actual teen (whether or not they are virgins, I don't want to check *wink*).

I don't think that people should remain virginal until marriage (because I don't think that people should divorce, and sexual incompatibility can cause divorce) but that is really up to the person in question to decide for themself.

I guess that I am indifferent on these new ads, though I haven't seen any myself.

 

[SeraphymCrashing]

If it was funded with government money than I am against it (and would write to my senators, and if they didn't respond I wouldn't vote for them again). If it was funded with private money, than I will chuckle at the money they wasted.

 

[JadeTigress]

If it was funded with government money than I am against it (and would write to my senators, and if they didn't respond I wouldn't vote for them again). If it was funded with private money, than I will chuckle at the money they wasted.

The website they had was a government website, so I'm assuming it was funded by the government.

 

[The Nihilist]

Oh, it's a great thing to tell kids to do, just so long as you don't expect them to listen to you. It's like telling kids that if they make faces it'll stay that way.

 

[happydance]

Great idea. Girls should remain chaste.

 

[JadeTigress]

Great idea. Girls should remain chaste.

Just for clarity, because I'm certainly not sure, are you joking or being serious?

 

[Chrono Traveler]

Great idea. Girls should remain chaste.

is this a joke?
that makes no sense what so ever.

what about men? how can men do the same without getting a woman involved(unless we are speaking of a homosexual male, which i'm sure we are not)


and why do so many of these sexual issues seem to pop up along with gender bias?

 

[flicka]

The website they had was a government website, so I'm assuming it was funded by the government.

What is the website?
I'm not opposed in theory, but you need to give us more info.

 

[happydance]

Pregnant teenage girls is not a joke. Contraception fails. Best option, not have sex.

 

[happydance]

is this a joke?
that makes no sense what so ever.

what about men? how can men do the same without getting a woman involved(unless we are speaking of a homosexual male, which i'm sure we are not)


and why do so many of these sexual issues seem to pop up along with gender bias?

Not joke. Men not stuck with responsibility. Can leave any time. Women stuck with consequences. It woman's responsibility to prevent possible pregnancy. Serious topic.

 

[Fantine]

Obviously, premarital chastity is the ideal standard.

Sometimes if parents don't have high expectations for their children, their children will never set high goals for themselves.

I don't think that parents need to provide children with information about condoms, contraception, or STD's, certainly not if it violates their own sense of morality, but I don't think that they should actively try to keep them in ignorance, either.

 

[Chrono Traveler]

Not joke. Men not stuck with responsibility. Can leave any time. Women stuck with consequences. It woman's responsibility to prevent possible pregnancy. Serious topic.

hahaha....

wait....are you seriously serious?

 

[JadeTigress]

What is the website?
I'm not opposed in theory, but you need to give us more info.

I don't remember what the website was, I just remember that it ended in ".gov"

I'll try to find it, though.

 

[JadeTigress]

Pregnant teenage girls is not a joke. Contraception fails. Best option, not have sex.

Or get sterilized.

 

[happydance]

Is it really a gender bias?
It is true that both men and women engaging in intercourse are responsible for avoiding unplanned pregnancy, but the overwhelming consequences fall on the women.
Yes, both genders fair better in preventing pregnancy and STD's with proper education. The problem is that accidents happen. Most teenagers are ill prepared financially and emotionally to raise children.

The only bias is of a biologic nature. Men don't carry the unborn. Nor do they deal with the immediate consequences. Women do.

 

[happydance]

Or get sterilized.

True, but this is a questionable solution for teenagers.

 

[Chrono Traveler]

Is it really a gender bias?
It is true that both men and women engaging in intercourse are responsible for avoiding unplanned pregnancy, but the overwhelming consequences fall on the women.
Yes, both genders fair better in preventing pregnancy and STD's with proper education. The problem is that accidents happen. Most teenagers are ill prepared financially and emotionally to raise children.

The only bias is of a biologic nature. Men don't carry the unborn. Nor do they deal with the immediate consequences. Women do.

it is gender bias, and that would be ducking out on his own child if he just left. A baby is just as much the males as it is the females.

and only total losers would duck out..

 

[SimplyMe]

Is it really a gender bias?
It is true that both men and women engaging in intercourse are responsible for avoiding unplanned pregnancy, but the overwhelming consequences fall on the women.
Yes, both genders fair better in preventing pregnancy and STD's with proper education. The problem is that accidents happen. Most teenagers are ill prepared financially and emotionally to raise children.

The only bias is of a biologic nature. Men don't carry the unborn. Nor do they deal with the immediate consequences. Women do.

I disagree. The man has responsibilities to the woman while she is pregnant, including help in paying medical expenses. Nine months later he is equally responsible for the child as the woman. While the woman has consequences sooner, the consequences for a male are hardly minor.