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Related: About this forum"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:
More at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/15376/sexism-at-texas-boys-state .
Cross-posted in the Texas Group.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)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)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
(47,117 posts)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?
Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)I do so hope someone tells them.
StevieM
(10,550 posts)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.