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

[TexasTowelie]

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.

[bluestateguy]

1. Some reporter should take names and file them away

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]

2. I also think Boys State and Girls State should be integrated

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.

[SoapBox]

3. +1

[IronLionZion]

4. Teenage mothers didn't become pregnant on their own

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]

5. Their parents would be so proud.

I do so hope someone tells them.

[StevieM]

6. Those teenage mothers did what conservatives say they want. They didn't have an abortion.

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.