What's Next
A few days ago the Supreme Court ruled in a 5 to 4 decision same sex marriage is legal. Great, it's about time. Take a minute to rejoice, bask in glow of success. OK, minutes up. No time to slack now. There are many other inequalities to fight against. Here are just a just a few in the order I thought of them.
First, law enforcement targeting black people. Not only are black people arrested more often, but they are also treated more aggressively.
Second, religious teaching in public schools. Creationism has replaced science in many public schools. This has been the case for years (if not decades) in mainly southern states.
Third, Fox news. I don't think I even need to go into this. However, Fox news has been known for years for spouting skewed statistics, hatred for large portions of the country, and on many occasions down right lies.
Fourth, abortion accessibility. Since abortion has been deemed legal since the 70's many laws have been put forth to restrict access to abortions. We need to stop these nitwits from passing these laws and repeal the ones already in place.
Fifth, sex education. It has been proven time and time again abstinence only sex education leads to more teen pregnancies, spread of STI's, and torment of teenagers that choose to have sex. We need real sex education all across the nation.
Sixth, access to contraceptives. There should be no age restrictions on products that prevent STI's and/or pregnancy. A teens should not be forced to have their parents consent to buy these products. This makes sense for the simple reason, if they are going to have sex without their parents knowledge then they should at least be able to do it safely.
Seventh, the sex offender registry. While I agree with the basic idea there has been way too many cases where a teenager streaking or someone urinating in public gets you on this list. There have also been cases where a teenager sent nude pictures of themselves to someone they are in a relationship with. Gets caught, then goes to prison, and put in the sex offender list. There have also been cases where an eighteen or nineteen year old dates a sixteen or seventeen year old and has the same thing happen. Can we at least get some common sense with this list? Otherwise, it really become pointless.
That is just a few of the things I can think of off the top of my head. Let's get out there and try to fix these issues now. We have won a battle, but the war is not over yet.
First, law enforcement targeting black people. Not only are black people arrested more often, but they are also treated more aggressively.
Second, religious teaching in public schools. Creationism has replaced science in many public schools. This has been the case for years (if not decades) in mainly southern states.
Third, Fox news. I don't think I even need to go into this. However, Fox news has been known for years for spouting skewed statistics, hatred for large portions of the country, and on many occasions down right lies.
Fourth, abortion accessibility. Since abortion has been deemed legal since the 70's many laws have been put forth to restrict access to abortions. We need to stop these nitwits from passing these laws and repeal the ones already in place.
Fifth, sex education. It has been proven time and time again abstinence only sex education leads to more teen pregnancies, spread of STI's, and torment of teenagers that choose to have sex. We need real sex education all across the nation.
Sixth, access to contraceptives. There should be no age restrictions on products that prevent STI's and/or pregnancy. A teens should not be forced to have their parents consent to buy these products. This makes sense for the simple reason, if they are going to have sex without their parents knowledge then they should at least be able to do it safely.
Seventh, the sex offender registry. While I agree with the basic idea there has been way too many cases where a teenager streaking or someone urinating in public gets you on this list. There have also been cases where a teenager sent nude pictures of themselves to someone they are in a relationship with. Gets caught, then goes to prison, and put in the sex offender list. There have also been cases where an eighteen or nineteen year old dates a sixteen or seventeen year old and has the same thing happen. Can we at least get some common sense with this list? Otherwise, it really become pointless.
That is just a few of the things I can think of off the top of my head. Let's get out there and try to fix these issues now. We have won a battle, but the war is not over yet.
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