GIRLS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SEX CONTROL; BOYS ARE EXCUSED BECAUSE THEY "CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES".

The Religious Right and fellow radicals, including those in the White House and on the Hill in Washington, are wiping out gains made in Women's Rights the past few decades. Ostensibly promoting a program to reduce unwed pregnancies and STDs, they push the total abstinence practise. Realistically, they have a point: total abstinence is indeed quite effective in preventing pregnancy and STDs. But how do you enforce total sexual abstinence?

Why, by placing the burden on the "weaker sex", ofcourse. Since girls "do not like sex" and boys' sexual urges are "uncontrollable", it is up to the girls [and by extension, the women??] to avoid dress and behavior that might tempt the boys, and to maintain control of their interactions because the boys "can't help themselves".

So, if it is the girls' responsibility to prevent sexual urges from getting out of hand, is it then the girls' fault when they do, when there is assault, acquaintance or stranger rape? Will we hear once again a full fledged revival of that old attitude that still survives to a certain extent : what was she wearing? what did she say or do to bring this on? how did she lead him on? was she a p**** teaser? In other words, blame the woman, excuse the man.

This was the prevailing attitude when I was a young woman; when my mother was young; when my grandmother was young. After a brief few decades of granting men strength of character to control themselves, the radical Christians bring us back to it again. Evil Eve, poor little helpless, innocent Adam. Hims couldn't help his wittle self, him's urges were uncontrollable. By blaming the girls/women, it absolves boys/men of all responsibility and in effect, offers carte blanche for sexual predation. I say Bull Biscuits!! Men are not animals in rut; unlike animals, they have reason, will, moral standards, strength of character.

The radical Christians want girls to remain "pure" until marriage, as do the Muslims. Ultimately they want women to remain in the home, not in the work place. Hello, June Cleaver. Which is great if that is a mutual decision between husband and wife; it is a crock of it if it is enforced by the church or the government.

Read this article and pay close attention to the trend of the lessons they try to teach, the subtle way our young are being brainwashed, as the radical Christians move to place females under complete domination of males.

http://www.alternet.org/story/37956 Abstinence Double Standard Threatens Girls' Health