Teen Pregnancy, Hollywood Style

I am 17 years old, I kno that if u want to have sex that bad, there is no one that will be able to stop u, and I agree with not having Hollywood teach ur child bout wats right and wats wrong. That is the parents responsibility, NOT DISNEY!!!! If the parents dnt want to teach the child bout haveing safe sex then the child is going to have sex and do wat they want!!!!!!!! So its simple teach ur child bout having sex and doing wat is appropriate. And if u dnt want to let ur kids kno bout wat going on then thats ur fault, and u need to learn to accept it. N not blame it on the media!!!!!.......

You can not blame all the pregnant teens on these Movies. Juno is a great all around film. The magazines are there to entertain people and if you Child is listening to them for what to do in life he/she has bigger problems to worry about. Holly would is not to blame!

I think it is such a tragedy that no one ever talks about the emotional scars that are left by having sex too young or with the wrong person. Pregnancy and STDs are certainly significant issues that need to be addressed more often and more clearly, but I also think teenagers need to understand how devastating sex can be if not at the right time with the right person. So many times you hear teenagers say they wish they had waited. How many times do you hear someone who did wait for that right time and person say they wish they had waited? Sex doesn't last a moment, it lasts a lifetime. You truly do give a piece of yourself to someone else when you have sex with them, and you cannot get it back. Bring a child into this situation and you have an even bigger mess on your hands. No child wants to feel that they were born out of a lapse in judgement or a brief moment of lust. They want to feel that they were brought into the world out of love. This may be why so many children born to teenagers become pregnant at early ages themselves. Maybe many are looking for a love they have never seen or known. I hear many experts on TV say that teaching abstinence doesn't work, but that is because often times, abstinence is not taught the right way or even at all. You often hear, "well, they are going to do it anyway..." It makes it seem that teenagers are not able to make an informed and mature decision. Give them ALL the options and maybe they will make the most responsible decision. Stop glamorizing sex and start glamorizing strong, healthy relationships built over time. Love isn't a race, it is a marathon, and sex won't get you to love any faster. In addition to information about pregnancy and STDs, this is what kids need to be taught. They are a lot smarter than everyone gives them credit for. Given all the information by as many sources as possible, they are much more likely to make a healthy, informed decision.

No, your kids can do what ever they want. These movie's and Magazines are just showing whats going on and Juno is a great movie. If a Child is basing thier desisions on whats on the News they have bigger problems to worry about. Hollywood is not to blame.

IF your going to have sex have safe sex. If your having sex un protected your basically asking to get pregnant. Believe it or not some familys MAKE there kids have sex at 12. And first of all it can be both there faults its not just woman chasing around men HONEY MEN WANT SEX IT GOES BOTH WAYS. You must be a stripper or something (not saying strippers are bad cause alot of them are smart.) because you make no sense. Really its funny you crack me up get the milk?? What the heck is wrong with you?? My mother taught me that sex is bad but if im going to have sex that there is problems and i know what the consequnces are. I am 16 years old and i have safe sex. Im not like some girls that have sex every damn day. I dont chase after men and for all the mothers that are looking down at me but me and my boyfriend have it all planned out. And first of all GOD LOVES EVERYONE NO MATTER WHAT. So some people need to calm down and realize society has and will be never perfect. It will not be like the 20s-60s how kids didnt even think about sex kids will be having sex untill life its self ends. Sorry for the rude awaking

Okay, I already posted this, but it posted with a whack of question marks for some reason, I'm going to try again and I hope it doesn't do the same thing this time because it's not very readable like that.
I agree with what some others have said parents should not be depending upon Hollywood to teach teenagers about sex, and should not be reacting in outrage to the glamourisation of teen pregnancy and a lot of other serious issues presented in the media. This reminds me of an article I read a while ago about controversy to do with Miley Cyrus. . . something to do with there was an episode of one of her shows where she was in a car, not wearing a seatbelt or something like that and parents were annoyed about such an unsafe message. It's also similar to how some parents reacted when Lindsey Lohan started being in movies that weren't appropriate for little kids, and I'm sure they're even more pissed off now that she's had issues with drinking and driving. Why is it that parents are depending on Disney to provide role models for their children?
As a teenager myself, I'm quite sceptical of a lot of the messages sent by the media, and my parents and older sisters have influenced me to be that way. As a child, I wasn't allowed to watch television and movies that my parents deemed inappropriate. Now, I watch what I want and I don't care whether it has sex, drugs, gambling, minor nudity, or what, I don't think that Hollywood gives a realistic portrayal of any of those issues, and I don't take them as examples of what I should do with my life. For the most part, movies are just mindless entertainment and I take them as such.
I find it interesting that the comments posted here have focussed so much on pregnancy and STI prevention. Personally, I think there is more to educating teens about sex than saying, "well, here's a condom, here's how you use it, go have fun.Don't get me wrong: I don't think abstinence only is the proper approach. . . because it's better for teens to have protected sex than unprotected . . . but I think people should remember that there's no such thing as safe sex, only safer sex, and no matter what protection a person uses, there's always risk of STI and pregnancy. Also isn't it important for parents to discuss with their teens how they may feel after losing their virginity. . . since I am a virgin, this isn't really something I can elaborate on. . . but I know there can be emotional consequences to having sex. . . sometimes girls feel emotional connections to guys during intercourse and if the relationship isn't as serious as the girl may have thought, this can be hurtful.

I agree with what some others have said ??? parents should not be depending upon Hollywood to teach teenagers about sex, and should not be reacting in outrage to the ???glamourisation??? of teen pregnancy and a lot of other serious issues presented in the media. This reminds me of an article I read a while ago about controversy to do with Miley Cyrus. . . something to do with there was an episode of one of her shows where she was in a car, not wearing a seatbelt or something like that and parents were annoyed about such an unsafe message. It???s also similar to how some parents reacted when Lindsey Lohan started being in movies that weren???t appropriate for little kids, and I???m sure they???re even more pissed off now that she???s had issues with drinking and driving. Why is it that parents are depending on Disney to provide role models for their children?
As a teenager myself, I???m quite sceptical of a lot of the messages sent by the media, and my parents and older sisters have influenced me to be that way. As a child, I wasn???t allowed to watch television and movies that my parents deemed ???inappropriate??? ??? now, I watch what I want and I don???t care whether it has sex, drugs, gambling, minor nudity, or what, I don???t think that Hollywood gives a realistic portrayal of any of those issues, and I don???t take them as examples of what I should do with my life. For the most part, movies are just mindless entertainment and I take them as such.
I find it interesting that the comments posted here have focussed so much on pregnancy and STI prevention. Personally, I think there is more to educating teens about sex than saying, ???well, here???s a condom, here???s how you use it, go have fun.??? Don???t get me wrong: I don???t think abstinence only is the proper approach. . . because it???s better for teens to have protected sex than unprotected . . . but I think people should remember that there???s no such thing as safe sex, only safer sex, and no matter what protection a person uses, there???s always risk of STI and pregnancy. Also isn???t it important for parents to discuss with their teens how they may feel after losing their virginity. . . since I am a virgin, this isn???t really something I can elaborate on. . . but I know there can be emotional consequences to having sex. . . sometimes girls feel emotional connections to guys during intercourse and if the relationship isn???t as serious as the girl may have thought, this can be hurtful.

Yes, some teen mothers, with support and determination, can make it through school including college. But, it's really tough and can be a major struggle. Why make life so tough when it's not necessary. It's a lot easier to finish school if done before becoming a parent. Teen pregnancy can also deprive teens of lving and enjoying teen years. They can miss out on so much. There is plenty of time to become a parent. Why rush it. Experience life as a young adult to it's fullest. A tremendous amount of growth takes place during teen years and early twenties. Don't rush it. Live life. Have safe sex. I am a single mother. I became a mother at age 23. I earned a Bachelors and a Masters degree while raising my child with family support. It would have been so much easier if I had finished college first. I had no time for a social life and I missed out on some parts of college life. I was too busy being a mother and studying.

I totally agree with u usearubber! new subject! but on this subject.... if a teen wants to have sex, let them, and if they dnt kno then they need to learn to listen in school. so if they want to have sex let them, dnt try and stop them, bc i can tell u that it wnt work!!!!!

Lovingmom08 I seriously agree with you. No joke welfare is there for a reason and the economy is shity if i knew were you lived i would babysit free of charge. I wish you the best and for you da1973 *** OFF!!! :]
have a lovely day.

PEOPLE NEED TO WAKE UP AND TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT SEX. Having children is a wonderful thing but one has to be ready for it. Juno is a movie and people need to realize that nothing is that simple. Altough I think it was well done I think too that it opens to the door for parents to talk to their chidlren about sex and what it can lead to. I think that if parents talk to their children then Brittany and Jamie Lynn don't get to be role models for todays youths. If parents are embarrassed to talk to their children about sex and what it can lead to then friends are going to tell them and glorify how wonderful it is. I don't think that young girls should have children but with that said I think that children are a blessing.... Educate girls and stop buying the magazines that make Jamie Lynn and Brittany look like they think babies are glamorous. They would because someone else is helping them care for those children that they have. Girls need to be smart!

this is our fault. We dont tell girls they are different sexually than men. It is usually women chasing men around after sex, and wanting babies. then, we tell girls dads are not important and not to evaluate having a chld without a stable relationship. We have failed girls in this country and all Western civilization thanks to feminism, and now we have total social breakdown, family destruction, early teen sex, and fatherlessness. Men and women want different things from sex, he wants physical release and she wants love. A lot of folks tell girls to just say no, but the sexual revolution has produced a bunch of women who are more than willing to take care of a guy whose girlfriend said no to premarital sex. Girls are not having sex cuz of hormones, or because it is normal. They are simply either forced to have sex or not have boyfriends. Gee, I thought the sexual rev. of the 60s was supposed to make girls have more choices. I worked in social services and public schools, and I can tell ya, girls today want to know how to say no and keep their boyfriends. but that no loonger works-society is now dominated by male sexuality, and women keep throwing themselves at men and wonder why men wont settle donw to marry. If I were a guy, I would just sleep with all the hot girls too. Why buy the cow when you get the milk for free, like my grandma used to say. Screw poltical correctness and lets start telling gilrs the truth-they are more emotional, period.