tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524749362405253957.post6991232349228668417..comments2016-05-16T16:31:38.637-05:00Comments on Life on the Mountain: pro·mis·cu·ousLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16591494226702473244noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524749362405253957.post-30483539852701330122013-10-08T15:11:46.484-05:002013-10-08T15:11:46.484-05:00While working as a medical secretary in a family m...While working as a medical secretary in a family medical clinic in Washington State, I was approached one afternoon by a young girl who wanted birth control. She explained quite candidly that she was 12 years old, sexually active, liked it and intended to continue, and did not want to become pregnant. By the state law in effect the doctor was required to see her, give her a prescription for birth control pills, and was not allowed to contact her parents. It turned out he did not give her the desired prescription because this young girl had not experienced menarche (onset of menses). <br />As a teenager, I knew many girls who were sexually active by the time they were 14 years old and were quite happy about it. And it is quite common for teenage girls to be attracted to older men. They drool over them at the movies and concerts, etc. <br />Our society is totally hypocritical about sexuality. It is thrown at the public, including children, by all forms of media, but when the natural consequence occurs, they are angry and vengeful. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02361537473572870305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524749362405253957.post-15210069265135914362013-10-08T11:53:56.209-05:002013-10-08T11:53:56.209-05:00The difficulties we will always face as reformists...The difficulties we will always face as reformists are the same tired and contrary stereotypes that our society propagates. <br /><br />On one hand, we put "wild teen girls" on shows like Maury, where teens as young as age 10 have come on the show bragging about how much sex they've had/ how much dope they've smoked/ how many people they've punched, etc. We jeer and boo them, but the show is all about them taking responsibility for their actions. Lets not forget that teens as young as age 10 are on America's sex offender registries. So we see them as responsible for sexual behavior.<br /><br />However, there's the contrary position that if a teen pursues someone over the age of 18 they are "innocent" and the adult "always" takes advantage of youth and inexperience. We saw that mentality in the Kaitlyn Hunt controversy. What made Kaitlyn a "predator" in the eyes of so man people? Having an 18th birthday. Before then, having a girlfriend 40 months younger than her wasn't an issue. But once she became a legal adult, her relationship was a crime. <br /><br />This is a case of society having its cake and eating it too. oncefallendotcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05733412801937751739noreply@blogger.com