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TexasTowelie

(117,040 posts)
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 10:12 PM Jun 2014

"Cold Beer and Titties": Sexism at Texas Boys State Conference

At this year's Texas Boys State conference, 920 high school students, or statesmen as they're referred to, gathered at the University of Texas at Austin to form municipalities, run for office, and pass legislation.

During their hectic week learning the "rights, privileges, and responsibilities of franchised citizens," they debated the legalization of marijuana and drafted strategies for water conservation and education and immigration reform.

They also gave speeches touting "Cold Beer and Titties," designed campaign logos showing women in bikinis, and created a party platform shaming teenage mothers.

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He said he approached a party leader for further explanation of the requirement that pregnant teenagers on welfare must "out" themselves to their neighbors and was told:

"So you know how sex offenders have to go door to door, basically it's the same concept except the teen pregnant mom has to go door to door." The leader added, "We're not trying to shame them, we're just trying to get them help from the community."


More at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/15376/sexism-at-texas-boys-state .

Cross-posted in the Texas Group.
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"Cold Beer and Titties": Sexism at Texas Boys State Conference (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2014 OP
Some reporter should take names and file them away bluestateguy Jun 2014 #1
I also think Boys State and Girls State should be integrated bluestateguy Jun 2014 #2
+1 SoapBox Jun 2014 #3
Teenage mothers didn't become pregnant on their own IronLionZion Jun 2014 #4
Their parents would be so proud. Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #5
Those teenage mothers did what conservatives say they want. They didn't have an abortion. StevieM Nov 2014 #6

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
1. Some reporter should take names and file them away
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 11:52 PM
Jun 2014

A lot of these boys will be future politicians.

Might as well get the oppo research material ready for the 30 second attack ads.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
2. I also think Boys State and Girls State should be integrated
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 12:11 AM
Jun 2014

This kind of locker room behavior from the boys would be greatly reduced, I think, if girls were also legislators and had to be treated as equals during the whole week.

IronLionZion

(47,004 posts)
4. Teenage mothers didn't become pregnant on their own
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 09:03 AM
Jun 2014

I hope not anyway.





Why don't these boys shame the deadbeat dads? They don't see the connection between the beer, titties, and babies?


StevieM

(10,541 posts)
6. Those teenage mothers did what conservatives say they want. They didn't have an abortion.
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 08:17 PM
Nov 2014

But that is not enough to please the right wing.

They want a 100% relinquishment rate. They want every single child born out of wedlock to be given up for adoption.

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