Do you blame Britteny Spears for Jamie Lynn's Pregnancy?

[DarkestSoul X21 offline]

Most of you guys know about Jamie Lynn Spears Pregnancy. I'm just wondering, do you blame Britteny for Jamie Lynn's Pregnancy?

[Gauntlet offline]

No. I'd say more, but everything I say sounds finalized, which, I think, scares people off from posting. The previous sentence was just a filler so this one-word post wouldn't be considered spam. Fudge popsicles.

[knifey offline]

No. I'd say more, but everything I say sounds finalized, which, I think, scares people off from posting. The previous sentence was just a filler so this one-word post wouldn't be considered spam. Fudge popsicles.

Must be nice having all that power in this forum.

I say no. She's a teenage girl. It's more than likely she'd have sex if she's that pretty. And birth control or condoms don't always work, assuming they were used in the whole... baby making process.

Of course, pretty is relative. <S>What isn't nowadays?</S>

Why I care about the life of a celebrity is beyond me right now.

[. offline]

Blame the whore for the whores problems.

I'm more or less pissed off that Nickelodeon feels responsible enough to have to do a teen preggers special. My good God, how about what they really need eh? How about how not to idealize celebrities?

Ah who cares <.<

[Carth]

If stuff like teenage pregnancy is such a problem, we shouldn't go beating down on one pregnant teen girl like she's the root of all the problems, just because she happens to be famous, and because her sister is a...yeah. People say she should have known better. Well, why didn't she? And why didn't the other pregnant teens in history know better?

What should be happening is better education on sex to everyone, even child stars. They should learn real truth, not just media truth. I mean, in most contexts used in the modern media, what is sex? CHEAP AMUSEMENT. Like, a game. Example. What's the most popular show in my (all-girl) school right now? Gossip Girl. Its selling point? Teen sex. What does it gloss over? That sex can be fun, but unless you play it properly (and properly does not just equal condoms), there's going to be someone left to clean up the mess, messes that teenage girls cannot clean up as well as, say, a married woman. (In some situations, babies are treated as a blessing, others, as a disease. What do you want your future baby to be?)

What really offended me was a comment someone left on a news article like this- "Teenagers are gonna have sex. Deal with it." That sounds like they've already given up on teens, shoved them off as depravities, failed experiments. I think more should be done so that teens really understand, see past the 'it's fun and everyone's doing it' mindset, and know when to make the right choice. This includes men.

Man, I sound mean too. And I don't make any sense. :/

[Gauntlet offline]

What really offended me was a comment someone left on a news article like this- "Teenagers are gonna have sex. Deal with it." That sounds like they've already given up on teens, shoved them off as depravities, failed experiments. I think more should be done so that teens really understand, see past the 'it's fun and everyone's doing it' mindset, and know when to make the right choice. This includes men.

You mean I can't be sexually promiscuous as a male without receiving societal backlash?

...Uhm, oookay. This is awkward.

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Anyways. I don't know, but it does seem a little irresponsible and naive to not look up sex education by yourself. And I'm not talking about pornography or lingerie photos, sicko. Googling "sex education" will bring up a lot of results and websites devoted towards educating teenagers about safe sex. I don't think teenagers should be allowed amnesty for their mistakes--a great deal of teenagers should know what they're getting into.

On the other hand, though, I think those who produce these kind of shows for impressionable teenagers should get a nice plank of wood to their backside. Teenagers should take part of the blame for their actions (as a good deal of them do have the ability to educate themselves on anything they want, thanks to the internet), but these producers also need to take a lot of responsibility, considering that most of this behavior is fostered by the media's representation. And, as Carth said, some parental/adult guidance would be one of the biggest factors in helping.

<s>I feel like some Vietnam veteran griping about today's youth.</s> I don't think Jamie Spears is a bad person, just made a mistake, and, as a result of being a celebrity (or related to one, rather), her mistakes are correspondingly exaggerated. No one really seems to care about teenage pregnancy until they can label somebody famous as a slut.

Oh sweet cheeks of Buddha, forgive my trespasses, and let this thread continue breathing.

[. offline]

Men women, it takes two to tango.

[Carth]

Men women, it takes two to tango.

And that's the other thing I can rant about. I don't think they said two sentences about the father.

[lyokolady offline]

I say no. She's a teenage girl. It's more than likely she'd have sex if she's that pretty.

Can you say, "Ouch"? Not every teenaged girl - or teenaged guy - has sex on their minds. And it's more of her upbringing that'll do it than her being pretty.

It IS her fault...partly. Whoever the guy was is at fault here as well...and I have to say Brittney has a bit of the fault too. Despite people being completely in control over their own actions, Brittney is still a huge influence in Jamie's life. And even if Brittney's actions are bad, sisters are sisters and I know for a fact that sister's look up to other sister's no matter the relationship.

[. offline]

I say no. She's a teenage girl. It's more than likely she'd have sex if she's that pretty.

Can you say, "Ouch"? Not every teenaged girl - or teenaged guy - has sex on their minds. And it's more of her upbringing that'll do it than her being pretty.

It IS her fault...partly. Whoever the guy was is at fault here as well...and I have to say Brittney has a bit of the fault too. Despite people being completely in control over their own actions, Brittney is still a huge influence in Jamie's life. And even if Brittney's actions are bad, sisters are sisters and I know for a fact that sister's look up to other sister's no matter the relationship.

actually no. the sisters aren't that close at all.

[lyokolady offline]

actually no. the sisters aren't that close at all.

*shrugs* I didn't say they were. I just said that sisters look up to sisters no matter the relationship. They grew up together. They're going to get SOME influences off one another. My brothers hate each other and my younger one still does some of the stuff my older one does. They don't have to be close to take after each other.

[. offline]

actually no. the sisters aren't that close at all.

*shrugs* I didn't say they were. I just said that sisters look up to sisters no matter the relationship. They grew up together. They're going to get SOME influences off one another. My brothers hate each other and my younger one still does some of the stuff my older one does. They don't have to be close to take after each other.

mmmm no. Love no matter what? Fine. But blaming ones bad decesions on the bad decesions of another is a poor mans excuse.

[lyokolady offline]

mmmm no. Love no matter what? Fine. But blaming ones bad decesions on the bad decesions of another is a poor mans excuse.

I wasn't saying the whole thing was Brittney's fault either. Just that some of her decisions might've INFLUENCED...not forced or caused...some of Jamie's decisions.

[JesusFreak offline]

Yeah, Older siblings are supposed to be role-models, and they often are, good or bad.

[size=0]My sister's doomed...just kidding.[/size]
Still, she had the choice, didn't she?

[Tom Bone offline]

Frankly, I saw this coming. Her sister and mother are two of the most stupid people on Earth. Not to mention, like JesusFreak said, older siblings are indeed role models, whether intended or not. But, to me, she seemed like the stable one of that family. Oh, well.