4parents.gov - the opposite of A2A?

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I posted a link to this in another thread but the more I thought about it the more it seems that this deserves it's own thread.http://www.4parents.gov is a government website launched by the Bush admin. Under the guise of an advice site to parents, it's actually a vehicle of conservative views and, horrifyingly, a source of medical disinformation to promote those views. Washington Post  Quote:Three physicians and a child psychologist analyzed the Bush administration's 4Parents.gov Web site and concluded it made many incorrect assertions about condoms, sexual orientation, single-parent households and the dangers of oral sex.  Quote:The group, which bills itself as a nonprofit focused on child welfare, is known for promoting a study by board member Joel Brind suggesting a link between abortion and breast cancer, assertions the administration first embraced but later withdrew from its Web sites. creepy PSA  Quote:(dad) tell me to wait to have sex

Quote:You and your son or daughter may be surprised to know that most high school students have not had sexual intercourse. That's right, 53% of all high school students have not had sexual intercourse. And it's not much different for boys and girls. That 53% breaks down to 54% of high school girls and 52% of high school boy sorry.. I'm not a professional.. and I have never done a survey.. but, I honestly believe this is cough bullshit coughanyway alot of hte information seems wishy washy.. "maybe" then "maybe not" tends to be used plenty.

I like how 53%="most"highschool age ranges from about 13 to 17 so an average percentage along that age range really doesn't say anythingas a matter of fact, it might even suggest that most 13yr olds haven't while most 17yr olds have

lol yeah. Of course we all know what they saying about assumeing.

Why do you think it's bullshit to state that most high school kids have not had sex? I think it's bullshit to spread the assumption that most have. Sometimes I think that, for some reason, many adults want to believe most kids have had sex.

ok, missing the point here... this tax payer supported site is promoting a specific agendathis 53% = "most" statistic is just a bit of shit in a larger pile.the stat may be quite correct based on their sampling but it's still not rlavent, especially based on the age spread.Also, their statment is like saying that a new drug is safe in most cases... killing only 47% of test subjects.

Hi Everyone!! :smile:

**I hope you're OK. **

I think MOST people [Including MOST teenagers] think that 95% of teenagers have had sexual intercourse. "Everybody is doing it!!" And that's the LIE they are trying to combat with that 53%.

That said...

I'll never stop being amazed at how willing people are to accept and to believe so-called statistics. Especially statistics that have to do with sexuality. How many teenagers would even respond to such a question? And if they did - how many GIRLS would say NO and how many BOYS would say YES!! [Whether or not that was the truth]

GBH - Craig!! :smile:

That's a very good point, Craig.If 'sex' in this survey means vaginal sex, I'd be very surprised if even 47% of all high school students, across all years, had done it.

keep in mind that a study by U Penn found that 73% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

I come from public school. Everyone there brags about doing it whether or not they have.

*edit*I was just commenting on one thing i found funny that seemed to scream "off" I wasn't nessicarly trying to say its the root of evil

I wish they would spend my tax dollars on plowing this god forsaken snow off these streets instead of a BS website like that.

Originally Posted By: DxLISHxISx_43I wish they would spend my tax dollars on plowing this god forsaken snow off these streets instead of a BS website like that. Amen to that!

20" ? fuck you have any idea how many times this winter alone Iv shoveled that? 20"s and complaining, pfffft, your both wussies! you cable the tires, drop it in 4 high and go. The last bastard dumped over 2 feet in hours and took me 3 hours to dig out of my driveway, hell 2 of that was digging the drifts off my front porch and then down to the truck. fucking snow and more fucking snow Im going to have to look into shit, for soem reason my fucking computer seems to think those pics were taken in june, but it was just February of 2008.

Those pics look like my house right now lol... ugh I'm ready for Spring...

I got about six inches last December and that's it, other than just an inch, maybe two, here and there.

Originally Posted By: OldFolksI got about six inches last December and that's it...

You and me both, I got camping to do, and Julies no fan of winter camp, I can not convince her that its fun to cross country ski in with a backpack and sleep in a tent no matter how much I try!theres fish to be caught, tents to be pitched, views to be taken in! How ever there is currently about 10 feet of snow in the lower elevations of where I like to go, and i like to go into the high country, it will be July of most years before the road even gets opened to get into where i like to go and near august to be able to really get into the areas I love.However, while i have a storm forecast for Tuesday, today its 50, no snow on the lawn, and in a bit Ill be taking the dog for a walk and let her chase some balls, if it helps Eddie Ill take ya a pic of what spring will look like when it finally arrives. The bad news is that means I got dog shit to clean up from the yard, and all the shit shes chewed over winter thats been exposed as the snows left the yard, not to mention a hundred holes i need to fill in from her digging fuck only knows what!

Haha.... I guess I should have read that before I posted it.

but, you also have air that I could feel fucking pushing down on me when I stepped out of my air conditioned car in OK city, that was enough for me, I ate, started shit at cracker barrel and got the fuck out of that state, into a shit hole just as bad, fucking Missouri! Besides that you have to deal with ice storms, and I rarely do, less than once a winter.My dads in the puget sound and hes currently getting pounded by a storm thats supposed to hit me tuesday. even that hell hole texas got some snow I saw the other day.its been in the 40s this last week and even after our storm we are supposed to stay in teh 40s and by friday low 50s again. March is coming in like a fucking lion, i just hope it goes out like a lamb and april brings some rain with no snow, but have had snow a fucking blizzard even at the end of April. we are looking at mothers day in may before shit starts looking up and bringing me the 90 and 100 degree weather I fucking crave.

either iM sick or slipping because I didnt notice, or at least pick up on it till I saw your response.
did that 6" have anything to do with eddie?