Why Are STDs Running Rampant In The Deep South?

[Potoooooooo]

http://www.queerty.com/why-are-stds-running-rampant-in-the-deep-south-20150213


if you’re planning on traveling to New Orleans for Mardi Gras this month, be smart about it.

According to recently released figures from the Centers for Disease Control, Louisiana has the second highest rate of STDs in the nation, with fifty percent of new infections occurring between the ages of 15-24.

In fact, the South is leading the nation in new cases sexually transmitted diseases, according to the report, which is based on 2013 numbers. Eight of the 11 states with the highest rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were located in the Southeast. (The CDC didn’t include new stats for HIV/AIDS.) Researchers believe bans on comprehensive sex education plus lack of funding for STD testing are fueling the southern dominance of new infections.



In 2013, there were 1,401,906 reported cases of chlamydia. Alaska, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Alabama lead the nation with the most new infections.

There were also 333,004 reported cases of gonorrhea, with Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina leading the charge.

And there were 17,375 reported cases of syphilis, with Louisiana, Maryland, Georgia, Illinois, and Florida reporting the most new cases.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

It isn't because of a lack of proper sex ed. Let's just all agree to that upfront.

 

[Togo]

To be safe, we should rule out socialised medicine too...

 

[AthenaAwakened]

Condoms are sinful. If you use them that means you plan to sin. No good christian plans to sins, therefore no good christian uses condoms.

Now if sex just happens, it is somehow easier for God to forgive you, or at least for you to rationalize your behavior.

At least that what I got from growing up in the South.

 

[Bronzeage]

Condoms are sinful. If you use them that means you plan to sin. No good christian plans to sins, therefore no good christian uses condoms.

Now if sex just happens, it is somehow easier for God to forgive you, or at least for you to rationalize your behavior.

At least that what I got from growing up in the South.

You are pretty much on the mark, except it's worse than that.

Abstinence education depends upon extracting promises from young people to not have sex until after a socially sanctioned marriage. This leads to two obvious immature exceptions to this solemn oath.

The first is to convince oneself that this particular love is as strong and binding as any marriage vow, and therefore, out happy young couple are already married in the eyes of God, if not anyone else. Pre-marital sex is seen as the true act of commitment, since once having sex, no one else on the planet will ever have them.

The second is more common and this is the overwhelming passion exception. This is a really nasty little piece of mental gymnastics. One goes within the reach of temptation and is overcome by passion. No one saw it coming and it just couldn't be stopped. The real problem with this one is it precludes any preparation or precaution. One can't claim to be caught off guard by something one expected to encounter. The overwhelming passion plea means no birthcontrol of any kind can be contemplated.

Of course, teens are getting pregnant, not STD's, for the most part, but it sets a pattern for life.

Most STD's are transmitted by adults, to another adult. There doesn't seem to be much explanation for that, except maybe a simple denial of reality.

We're not even going to go into the downlow thing. That's way more complicated than either of the two adolescent rationalizations.

 

[Rhea]

Condoms are sinful. If you use them that means you plan to sin. No good christian plans to sins, therefore no good christian uses condoms.

Now if sex just happens, it is somehow easier for God to forgive you, or at least for you to rationalize your behavior.

At least that what I got from growing up in the South.

It's just a shame that when God forgives you, he doesn't cure the chlamydia while he's at it. Asshole.

 

[laughing dog]

I thought it was because germs grow better in warm weather.