Response to Mr. Griffith's "The Government's Response to Sexuality in America"

     Yet another drawback to the distinct lack of all speed and intent our Government is famous for. Democracy in the U.S. takes a very long time to identify and impliment changes. Longer in fact than our social or even technological rate of change. This is especially evident in the current debate over sexual education and reproductive rights. It is no secret that many feel as if the United States priorities are a bit skewed. In Europe for instance, sex is not NEARLY as censored within the media, as nudity and depictions of sexual relations are approached with a mature level head from the get go. Now violence in the media within Europe, that is the stuff that gets censored or outright banned. The United States takes almost the exact opposite approach. 

     Mr. Griffith is absolutely correct, how can we expect America's youth to make educated decisions about their bodies when they have not been educated? I myself have a 14 year old half-sister who is currently pregnant. While I do not place the blame of which squarely upon the shoulders of our government, as it was her decision, I do blame our current culture of sexual stigmata. Everywhere you look, sex is being used to sell. The Disney channel is one of the worse offenders. Lets dwell on that a moment... the DISNEY CHANNEL. The cable channel solely responsible for the entertainment of our youth, is sexual-izing their own young stars and starlets, creating some of the worse role models in the history of the world. Beiber? Cyrus? Professor Farnsworth said it best, "I don't want to live on this planet anymomre".