High school prom poster sex-shames young women

[Ms. Yertle]

107. Indoctrination?

There is no religious message here, and there are a lot of people--religious and not--who think impulsive teenage sex is not a good idea.

Not everyone walks away from a casual sexual encounter with no consequences. There are plenty of downsides, including pregnancy, disease, self-reproach, rape, false rape accusations, etc. If a simple poster can prevent some of those problems, then who cares who sponsors it?

I agree the poster is oddly worded, and could have been equally effective by saying something like "Protect YOUR future," or something that would be aimed at the girls. And maybe there is something like that. This one was an awkward attempt to message the guys, who should also stop and think before doing something that could have repercussions down the road that may not seem so important in the heat of the moment.