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| Unwed Mom Boom Threatens Sanctity of Gay Marriage |
| 2009-05-17 |
| (2009-05-14) — The boom in childbirth by unwed mothers has some American homosexuals concerned about the sanctity of their newly-minted marriages, according to a spokesman for the Defense of Gay Marriage Association (DOGMA). Some 40 percent of all children are now born to unwed mothers, according to National Center for Health Statistics. Among minority groups, the news is even more stunning. Black single Moms give birth at twice the White rate, and Hispanic solo mothers bear babies at triple the rate. “All of this is bad news for the institution of traditional gay marriage,” said the unnamed source at DOGMA. “It’s hard not to see this as another example of homophobia. Gays finally start getting the right to marry, and what happens? We see straights abandoning the practice. Heterosexual bigots are looking at marriage and apparently saying, ‘That’s so gay!’” The advocacy group claims that no society has survived the collapse of the institution of marriage, and it backs a Constitutional amendment forcing cohabiting couples to wed. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #19 I'm surprised no one else mentioned a bizarre little belief that I've heard quite a few times. "Yeah, we're having a kid, but we're not getting married....we're not ready for that kind of commitment..." I don't know how many stupid pills instead of birth control pills you gotta take to believe that BS, but there's a lot of girls and guys takin' 'em..... |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-05-17 23:13 |
| #18 I'm surprised no one else mentioned a bizarre little belief that I've heard quite a few times. "Yeah, we're having a kid, but we're not getting married....we're not ready for that kind of commitment..." I don't know how many stupid pills instead of birth control pills you gotta take to believe that BS, but there's a lot of girls and guys takin' 'em..... |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-05-17 23:12 |
| #17 A lot of these single parent kids become our military early 17 year old enlistees Hmmm, kids looking for a little order and structure in their lives they are not getting from Single Mom? or end up in prison and then end up in the military on prison release programs. Kids *needing* a little order and structure in their lives they are not getting from Single Mom? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-05-17 19:32 |
| #16 No sarcasm intended. I was enlisted. Two of my neighbors whom I spoke with daily went from a jail-cell into the Army in a matter of weeks. I would not joke about something as serious as that. And they were admirable for their efforts and great success at being rehabilitated. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-05-17 18:54 |
| #15 or end up in prison and then end up in the military on prison release programs. Got stats on that GT? or did you forget the /sarc line? Number of waivers is small to overall numbers and generally on things that have been criminalized in the last decade or so [like DWI]. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-05-17 18:44 |
| #14 'DOGMA' LOL! Gotta love Scott Ott. |
| Posted by: Zorba 2009-05-17 18:12 |
| #13 I say spay and neuter, snip snip, we are America, land of the free to breed, but that can be remedied! Under Obama's health care ambitions, I wouldn't be suprised if it did. A lot of these single parent kids become our military early 17 year old enlistees, or end up in prison and then end up in the military on prison release programs. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-05-17 17:22 |
| #12 Whahahhaaha Frank. Euuuuwnuch...#&#&#! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-05-17 17:09 |
| #11 you can still work to pay for your out-of-wedlock-and-unsupported offspring if you're a eunuch....just saying |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-05-17 17:05 |
| #10 BRAVO, Abu Uluque |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-05-17 17:02 |
| #9 Take away the welfare and garnish the wages of the deadbeat dads. Nobody wants to remove the support system for the single moms and their babies but, let's face, if we don't we're just encouraging more of the same. They know they can get away with it so they do. My liberal brother in law is astounded by my attitude on this subject. He says, "You mean you wouldn't let those girls get an abortion but you would let their babies starve?" Yeah. Call it tough love. Call it I don't want the blood on my hands but I don't want to pay for it either. And, yes, it is a threat to our society. It costs the taxpayers a helluva lot of money and it is not healthy for the kids which is not healthy for society. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2009-05-17 15:10 |
| #8 If my memory serves me correctly, history only provides the details of one "immaculate conception." Mandetory DNA testing at birth and strict financial accountability of the father/impregnator/worthless kak voël might help a damn site more that anything else. Just my umble opinion as a father, offspring care and feeder, college fund provider, taxpayer, etc. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-05-17 13:42 |
| #7 Black single Moms give birth at twice the White rate, and Hispanic solo mothers bear babies at triple the rate. That's a Scrappleface stat. The real stats: 40% Total 17% Asian 28% White 51% Latino 65% Indian 72% Black |
| Posted by: ed 2009-05-17 13:34 |
| #6 No revelations here. If society confronted single moms more often about their dubious assumption that everyone thinks its cute when they become single moms, maybe it would inspire women stop thinking its glamourous or a last ditch way to be a mom if a dad doesn't materialize. Octomom being an obvious one to start with. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-05-17 13:20 |
| #5 Black single Moms give birth at twice the White rate, and Hispanic solo mothers bear babies at triple the rate. Is this some sort of sudden realization? This has been the case for a long time now. |
| Posted by: Clem Elmuter8826 2009-05-17 12:44 |
| #4 Yes, Barbara, self- centered wouldn't even begin to cover all the things wrong with it. Spot on. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-05-17 11:59 |
| #3 "all of these difficulties don't occur in a vacuum, but instead occur Fixed that for ya', GT. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-05-17 11:54 |
| #2 The unwed mom boom also raises another unfortunate by-product: child abuse. What movies that glamorize the single mom lifestyle leave out is that the child's mental health is what suffers, oftentimes well into adulthood. A study conducted in New Zealand showed an exponential increase of many disorders among offspring from single parent homes. Single parenthood increases stress, financial difficulties, time management issues and all of these difficulties don't occur in a vacuum, but instead occur in the absence of a meaningful support system. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-05-17 11:25 |
| #1 Well I assumed either The Onion or Scrappleface |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2009-05-17 10:12 |