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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 05:43 PM Original message |
53% of young Latinas pregnant by 20th birthday. |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hmmm, let's see. Sex as usual but not birth control and no abortions. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. Fucking Church...n/t |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Church(es) |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. I know. The pope is probably impregnating these women himself. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Ewww. Now there's a horrible image... |
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CrawlingChaos (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. He has a boyfriend |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. That sounds like the population of my 97% white hometown. nt |
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SeeHopeWin (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. Fuck that.... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. Well, let's see. When you watch the report, the first thing the anchor says is |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Good points. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 06:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. The clincher will be if Lou picks it up. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Thank you. There's always more to the story beyond the headline. Well done. n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. My Latino extended family made it into the upper middle class |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I'm guessing you'd see similar numbers in ANY low-income population |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Yep. And today Lou Dobbs ran a story about undiagnosed flu cases |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 06:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
23. And they are bringing diseases! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
40. Last night Lou Dobbs ran a fear segment on "undiagnosed" cases of swine flu. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
30. Thank you. (nt) |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. Too bad young women in this country... |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 07:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. To bad that the young women in this |
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seahorse19 (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. Touche! And guess who gets to take care of the little ones when Daddy goes buh-bye? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. Horny teens have sex..whodathunkit? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. That's a fine analysis but we have no way of knowing how much of this story |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. Well, at least they can't blame me on this one |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
20. maybe Bristol Palin is Latina |
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cbc5g (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
21. they can thank catholic religion |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 06:13 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. You can thank Christianity in general |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. But traditionally, Catholics (the Pope) have been anti-abortion and |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. A strong percentage of the latino community where I live go to the wackjobs. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
24. it is something that has just become commonplace and expected by now |
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seahorse19 (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. There is a cultural aspect to it, though...The highest birthrate in America |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
27. Highest rate of teen pregnancy in the US was in....... |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. i bet a much higher percentage of teens in the 50s were married |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. "People tend to have babies when the see their future being bright"? |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. Okay that is correct |
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Old Hank (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
29. Does anyone have the statistics for African American teens? |
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seahorse19 (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. It's down, I believe...Maybe even way down...Blacks make up only around 12% of the US population, I |
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Old Hank (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 06:06 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. Not the trend. What is the percentage? |
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seahorse19 (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
32. I think the numbers are low...As a rule, families are very important in the Latino community |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. CDC - Pregnancy rates for Hispanic teens declined 24 % during 1992-2004 |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
38. Hate to tell you all this- BUT... it is a STATUS symbol among teen Latino girls |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I just saw a documentary about young women in England |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. I knew a woman who gave her daughters "vitamins" every morning. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Bless her heart. That's one brave mom. n/t |
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