December 21, 2007
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~Uh, why is this such big news?~
Sexual images are everywhere and thrust into faces of children all the time at every hour of the day in movies, music, TV, print ads- why is it such big news that Jamie~Lynn Spears is pregnant? I am wondering if the big news is that at 16 she is having sex, because you don’t hear much in the media or from Hollywood that sex is not for teenagers. Why such an out cry? Is it the fact that she has had sex or that she is pregnant? Now that she got pregnant, and hasn’t killed her baby, are there going to be less sexual images out there and a push to help clean up our culture of sexual depravity and promote purity and virginity in our teenagers? Will the shows on Nickelodeon and beyond, stop talking about sex and dating at young ages etc…Will people stop asking children if they have a boyfriend or girlfriend? Will images of marriage and monogamy now replace images of promiscuity? Or are we just going to try and pass out more birth control? The problem isn’t that this extremely rich little girl is now going to have a baby. The problem is that our children are not protected from images that are taking away their innocence. The problem is that children aren’t taught to respect one another and their precious bodies.The problem is that children need the love and protection of their parents, they do not need a boyfriend or girlfriend. Children need to be protected, loved, educated and comforted. Yes people, sex leads to babies and that is a wonderful thing but it is not for children. So, no sex= no babies. Children having sex only leads to broken hearts and broken spirits. Uh, no news there!
Wake up America!
Comments (9)
I TOTALLY agree.
I was thinking the exact same thing this morning when I saw a headline that read “TV’s Perfect Girl Is Pregnant.”
Huh?? “Perfect” by what standard?!!! Very sad.
Oh no! Now I’m all worked up.
You are SO right!
WHY do they make TV shows with children calling other children names like “babe” and “toots” and describing each other as “hot”???
I know some people think it’s harmless, but it is NOT. It is disrespectful and objectifying.
People don’t realize how insidious it is to objectify others in any way.
I agree. Wake up America!
Amen!
That is a great video. I snagged it.
Amen!
ryc: forties, and rainy, gray, dark. Oh, you were kidding, huh? See how seriously I take questions about the weather? LOL
what an excellent video!!! wow! thank you for posting this!
So, so true! I hadn’t thought of it that way either. They promote this stuff like crazy but then when some kid actually follows their lead they are shocked. Incredible.