May 4, 2008

What Would Javex Do?

Fla. Teens Believe Drinking Bleach Will Prevent HIV

And that Mountain Dew will prevent pregnancies.
State lawmakers said the myths are spreading because of Florida's abstinence-only sex education.
Et quelle surprise! Abstinence-only sex ed doesn't stop kids from having sex, it just turns them into even dumber kids having sex.

And, doubtless, it would be "anti-Christian bigotry" simply to point out that this idiotic — dangerously idiotic — denial of human sexuality is one of many political initiative/fantasies of the so-called Religious Right and its faux-sanctimonious, bought-and-paid-for legislators.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do you suppose there's much bleach drinking among Mark Foley, Larry Craig, David Vitter, and the rest of the anti-adultery-for-others/bang-it-if-it-moves Republican contingent?

Or are they pleased to have received better sex educations than they're willing to permit others?

Tom said...

I'm not sure why this is being blamed on the abstinence-only crowd. Drinking a cap full of bleach after sex is about as stupid as thinking a cup of coffee from McDonalds isn't going to be hot just before you decide to pour it into your lap. Teens are dumb. I know people want a scapegoat for the fact that a lot of people nowadays don't seem to have a lick of common sense, but I think it goes a lot deeper than people want to admit.

3rd Way said...

It doesn't matter what they teach the Darwinian principal of "survival of the fittest" still applies.

Faith healing and bleach drinking will eventually thin the herd.

Anonymous said...

how can you make such a generalized statement about republicans? e people in the entire party across the nation?

Anonymous said...

I'm not sure why this is being blamed on the abstinence-only crowd.

Because they oppose teaching actual methods for minimizing the risk of HIV transmission?

Drinking a cap full of bleach after sex is about as stupid as thinking a cup of coffee from McDonalds isn't going to be hot just before you decide to pour it into your lap.

Nobody ever thought that, so it's a lousy comparison. (I'm not sure what you have in mind; you may unwittingly be recycling bullshit insurance industry spin about a famous civil case.)

Teens are dumb.

Yes. What a great reason to educate them!

how can you make such a generalized statement about republicans? [Th]e people in the entire party across the nation?

No. The "Mark Foley, Larry Craig, David Vitter... anti-adultery-for-others/bang-it-if-it-moves Republican contingent," as I said.

Tom said...

Because they oppose teaching actual methods for minimizing the risk of HIV transmission?

Actually, last time I checked ... the only way to 100% not contract HIV was to abstain. That, coupled with a monogamous relationship (like one will hopefully attain in marriage), is about the most foolproof way to avoid contracting HIV. Don't get mad at me for presenting a simple fact, either. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful either.

Anonymous said...

Actually, last time I checked ... the only way to 100% not contract HIV was to abstain.

Excellent! And irrelevant.

Remember that you were confused as to "why this is being blamed on the abstinence-only crowd." Well, in the real world, many real teens are going to have sex. The question is whether they should know how to minimize STD and pregnancy risk when they do have sex. The abstinence-only crowd opposes educating them on how to do so; the ones who won't stay virgin aren't worth educating about safety, in their view.

I trust your confusion has been cleared up.

illusory tenant said...

I don't think anybody's objecting to a public sex ed curriculum that includes the rather obvious instruction that abstaining from sex is likely the best way to avoid sex-related consequences.

The operative phrase is "abstinence-only," with the emphasis on the eastward side of the hyphen.