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Originally Posted by Cassie325
You know...I will state once again that this is MY opinion.....that is what this forum is for....and I am glad it is here. It is good to look at other postings to hear what other people think....however in regards to my concerns....I will stand by them and I have a right to do so.
I feel horrible for Palin's family...the media...the 17 year old pregnant as she is running for VP....but that does not mean that I am worried about the stigma this will leave for young teens.
Keep in mind I am not really talking about the teenagers that have families that will support like Palin. I am sure she will have help from the nanny etc....
I do have a concern as a mom....as a voter....I don't think it is right! I am all for womens rights to have good jobs and equal pay...however if a mom is never home for her teenage daughters....and they have 4 other kids and are the Governor.....well.....what do we think will happen if she becomes VP!!
I don't think she should kick her daughter out into the street, I don't think she should make her have an abortion, I don't think she should make them get married....
As for the teenage boy who is the father....he should have responsibilities to the child.....but honestly how many 17 year old boys do you know now a days that would get married....just because she is pregnant....and stay with the marriage....
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Cassie I am quoting you but I am saying this to all people who are flogging these sociocultural factors which condition behavioral patterns.
With all due respect instead of focusing on...
a pregnant teenager... (as a possible role model for today's young women, when Hollywood has such stellar examples for them to follow.) ...who happens to be the daughter of a now prominent V.P. Candidate...
...and the candidate's parenting responsibilities....because the candidate is a woman... (I wonder if anyone questioned Biden's ability to hold down a Senate job, a long commute and the raising of his boys..hmmm bet he wasn't home all that much. I know they say he had dinner with his family every night...wonder what time that was? Nobody has a family dinner every night)
Wouldn't it be refreshing to focus on the fact that a woman is after 20 years or so, finally again running for Vice President of this country. (It's only 86 years after we got the vote)
Whether she wins or not, whether you like her or not, isn't Palin's running, an example that we can hold up to our daughters and granddaughters to say, see that glass ceiling is finally once again starting to crack. You really can be what you want to be.
I don't know about you, but I for one am sick, sick, sick, of the sexism.
If you aren't old enough to remember what it was like before the liberation of women in the 60's and the 70's, or if you didn't experience it because you are a man, you have no right to criticize Palin on these topics.
If the family fell apart when women went to work maybe it is because the men didn't step up to the plate.
Another thought why is it that it is still okay to put the responsibility for having, supporting & raising that baby only on the girl's shoulders? It takes two to make this situation happen. The boy gave up his right to choose or not choose parenthood when he left his Trojans at home. And honestly they might actually be in love. It does happen. My mother was 18 when she got married and then pregnant with me. My parents were married for 41years when my dad died.
Argue your politics, have fun, but quit setting women back 40 years.
The allure of Father Knows Best was only cool on TV.