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MisterP

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14. and that itself feeds fundamentalism and its particular brand of shame

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 05:46 PM

Feb 2012

(which sometimes called "small-town" shaming)--which of course isn't a good atmosphere for sex ed or sexual relationships--leading, to (yes, you guessed it) higher teen pregnancy rates

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Teen Pregnancy is Higher in Red States Than in Blue States [View all] xchrom Feb 2012 OP

"Praise the Lord - We're Getting Religion Alright" FreakinDJ Feb 2012 #1

Rutting for God n/t rock Feb 2012 #5

There can only be one explanation auburngrad82 Feb 2012 #2

Not new news at all, known for decades. ALL KINDS of well-being go down in red states. saras Feb 2012 #3

Curiously, sex education is more widely accepted in blue states - connection maybe? HopeHoops Feb 2012 #4

Birth control is more widely used among teens in blue states too. n/t hughee99 Feb 2012 #6

Connection maybe? HopeHoops Feb 2012 #7

I'd guess the number of parents allowing their teen daughters to go on the pill hughee99 Feb 2012 #8

Anyone who thinks teens aren't having sex is clueless. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #10

Another attempt to divide the people into red and blue. former9thward Feb 2012 #9

Utah leads the nation in online porn subscriptions. DefenseLawyer Feb 2012 #11

There's a flaw in that Utah stat that's been pointed out before RZM Feb 2012 #13

Demography can explain most of this RZM Feb 2012 #12

and that itself feeds fundamentalism and its particular brand of shame MisterP Feb 2012 #14

Obviously, there is an aspirin shortage in red states. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #15