Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Seattle Schools Community Forum: What Do We Want Girls to Think?

Seattle Schools Community Forum: What Do We Want Girls to Think?:


What Do We Want Girls to Think?

Is it me?  I don't think so.  Lately there have been a swelling of stories that involve misogyny.

First up, is this story from ThinkProgress from West Virginia where a high school brought in a faith-based speaker to talk to the teens about abstinence.  I think all high school should be talking to teens about sex and abstinence can certainly be part of that discussion.

But this discussion was not just saying "wait kids."  In fact, the fliers that advertised it said "God's plan for sexual purity." 

Stenzel has a long history of using inflammatory rhetoric to convince young people that they will face dire consequences for becoming sexually active. At GW’s assembly, Stenzel allegedly told students that “if you take