Sister Britney don't preach I'm in trouble deep...
December 29th 2007 02:05
Recently word got out that 16 year old Jamie-Lyn Spears, star of the Nickelodeon show "Zoey 101" is pregnant. It just happened to be another slap in the face for shows that are aimed at young people where their stars have been embarrassed publicly. Vanessa Hugdens decided that it would have been a good idea to take scantily clad and totally nude photos of herself and send them to her (now ex) boyfriend. Unfortunately, they ended up being consumed by the public, as the majority of us plebs gobbled it up simply because we love to see young, fresh, innocent young ladies acting out our fantasies.
Now Britney's sister is pregnant we must be careful and not tie Jamie Lyn in with her sister. They are two different people, although it does speak volumes about the type of parenting and guidance they may or may not have gotten over the years.
I heard someone say Jamie Lyns case is why the sexual abstention programme doesn't work. Oh really? In that case it's the same reason as to why the safe sex campaign isn't working either. Has anyone considered that the kids just aren't listening? It's not just the teachers who are responsible for the sex education. Where are the parents to actually speak to and guide their children away from sexual promiscuity? Why don't parents take the majority of the blame for this? Sure we can blame the teachers and the government till the cows come home but in the end the parents must be held accountable. Abstention only works if a young woman has the strength and sense to say "no". Children get pretty much all of their sense of self from home, not school, not friends, but from their parents. Even though society has many lessons for young people, teaching them to be smart and strong isn't one of them. It has become permissive enough to teach them that "It's okay to do what you do, as long as you enjoy it! Go ahead! Be safe though!"
We have children having children in every strata of the society and yet we are shocked that a sixteen year old girl who is well known falls prey to the same thing? Why? Is she supposed to have an extra set of morals that we don't know about? Is to wear a chastity belt to keep herself pure? Well, maybe her millworker boyfriend picked the lock. Well, lady and gentleman (I say that only because I have about two readers) look on the bright side, she never did declare publicly like her sister that she was going to remain a virgin until she was married, and thankfully she's going to keep the baby. At least she has that much sense.
I heard someone say Jamie Lyns case is why the sexual abstention programme doesn't work. Oh really? In that case it's the same reason as to why the safe sex campaign isn't working either. Has anyone considered that the kids just aren't listening? It's not just the teachers who are responsible for the sex education. Where are the parents to actually speak to and guide their children away from sexual promiscuity? Why don't parents take the majority of the blame for this? Sure we can blame the teachers and the government till the cows come home but in the end the parents must be held accountable. Abstention only works if a young woman has the strength and sense to say "no". Children get pretty much all of their sense of self from home, not school, not friends, but from their parents. Even though society has many lessons for young people, teaching them to be smart and strong isn't one of them. It has become permissive enough to teach them that "It's okay to do what you do, as long as you enjoy it! Go ahead! Be safe though!"
We have children having children in every strata of the society and yet we are shocked that a sixteen year old girl who is well known falls prey to the same thing? Why? Is she supposed to have an extra set of morals that we don't know about? Is to wear a chastity belt to keep herself pure? Well, maybe her millworker boyfriend picked the lock. Well, lady and gentleman (I say that only because I have about two readers) look on the bright side, she never did declare publicly like her sister that she was going to remain a virgin until she was married, and thankfully she's going to keep the baby. At least she has that much sense.
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