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Monday, October 22, 2007 12:00 AM

Roundup: Pole dancing for preteens

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  • Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:41 AM

    Bad Religion, I wrote that poorly, what I meant was:

    What's worse, what's setting up the kids more for relationship problems

    Parents allowing/encouraging their 11 year olds to work out on a pole,

    or

    Schools providing those 11 year olds with birth control without telling notifying the parents, even if the parents would want to know, or don't consent for the kids to have birth control?

    I suspect the number of parents allowing their kids to pole dance is a very small number, but my guess too, is that the parents know and consent.

    Handing out BC pills to 11 year olds with no parental consent seems very suspect. These kids cannot be considered either informed patients or informed signatories to a contract.

    Broadsheet wants to hype the pole dancing issue but won't talk about the parental issues involving BC pills in elementary schools.

    And Broadsheet Feminists(TM) can't decide from one day or another whether stripping is empowerful or just another patriarchal oppressed group.

    But Broadsheet Feminists(TM) do claim to be sex-positive feminists, which is why they think that handing out BC pills to elementary school kids is A-OK.

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