[lbo-talk] Speaking of female candidates...

[shag]

At 03:52 PM 9/3/2008, Matt wrote:
>On Tue, Sep 02, 2008 at 10:31:18AM -0700, Jordan Hayes wrote:
>
> > I don't think this point needs to be made _at the expense of_ her
> > daughter, but I think it's mildly amusing that the double-standard she
> > holds in this case is directly opposed to the non-double-standard
> > position that Michael Dukakis stood up for and got skewered for.
>
>I'm trying to follow this and I don't quite see what about Palin is
>evidence of a double-standard or hypocrisy.
>
>Sure, she is a proponent of abstinence-only education (so I've been
>told), and she has a preggo teenage daughter.  But I don't think the
>premise of ab-only ed. (for those who believe it is effective) is to
>lead to a reduction in teenage *pregnancies*; the point is to lead to
>a reduction in teenage immorality, loosely defined as sexual activity.
>
>To these folks, girls avoiding abortions is most important.  Girls
>avoiding fucking is pretty important.  Girls not getting pregnant -
>well they don't seem to care much about that, and if the girls *are*
>fucking, then if they get pregnant, fine, as long as they don't
>consider abortion.

if avoiding abortion were the problem, then they'd advocate contraception, 
right? contraception that works.

the real issue is controlling sexuality -- women's primarily.

ix-nay on the ex-say. they don't want people to have it outside marriage.

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