Comments on: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

By: Harpy Seminar: WTF Sarah Palin? - The Pursuit of Harpyness

Harpy Seminar: WTF Sarah Palin? - The Pursuit of Harpyness — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:02:01 +0000

[...] Sarah Palin. You’ve given us so much good material, from contemplating the failure of abstinence-only education or whether feminists like us hate you because you’re just so pretty and [...]

By: Sanity Is Restored. - The Pursuit of Harpyness

Sanity Is Restored. - The Pursuit of Harpyness — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:02:08 +0000

[...] and ”not realistic at all.” (At least, that’s what Bristol said before she snapped back into line earlier this [...]

By: kelsium

kelsium — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:07:04 +0000

It sucks for Bristol that what for anyone else would amount to small town gossip and infighting between families allied by accident has to occur on a national level.
I don’t believe for a damn second she would have “chosen” to have her teenage business broadcast hither and yon. Since being a teenager pretty much centers on being terrified that everyone knows your business anyway.

By: eleanargh

eleanargh — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:25:36 +0000

I had a brief look around the Candie Foundation website too and it wasn’t as super-abstinence-tastic as I expected… there were mentions of contraception, and advice about parents talking about sex with their kids (which is better than pretending it doesn’t exist), although yes they were few and far between. But it didn’t seem in-your-face don’t-have-sex-ever.

By: PhDork

PhDork — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:13:07 +0000

I think BP is a great example to use when there is a discussion of “choice.” In her last interview (where she pretty much spilled the beans re: abstinence), she asserted that having/keeping Tripp was her choice, and now she’s claiming her choice is to represent a bass-ackwards “educational” initiative. Now, I have not interest in saying she didn’t think about her options and decide upon one of them (likely in consultation with friends, family, etc.), but whatever the reality is, no one could say that a girl in Bristol’s position (and mind, it’s a fairly privileged one in many ways) is “free” to choose whatever she really wants.

By: Spark

Spark — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:33:44 +0000

What does Megan McCain thinks?

The whole thing just reeks of exploitation. I don’t doubt the Palins love their kids, but the way they use them… so slimy.

By: baraqiel

baraqiel — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:17:47 +0000

I’m so glad that the party has gotten around to indoctrinating her in the venerable GOP tradition of lying through your teeth.

What a mess.

By: bluebears

bluebears — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:58:21 +0000

Becky this totally sums up my feelings on the whole thing. I feel really bad for this girl, she is still living at home and now she is doubly dependent because she has a child and no outside means of support. She looks so unhappy and uncomfortable.