This parent is so focused on the "dangers" of Taylor Swift, he's completely ignoring the actual factors that prevent teen pregnancy, like communication and education. He's guarding the wrong door. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
There's a guy who thinks that by controlling his daughter's music, he can control her mind. He's discovering that the mind of a teenage girl is a fortress, not a vacant lot. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
This dad is so terrified of his daughter's sexuality, he's seeing it everywhere, even in a song about a jacket on a chair. He's the one who can't stop thinking about it. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
There's a man who believes pop lyrics about "kisses spilled like spilled wine" are normalizing risky behavior. He's treating a metaphor like a medical procedure. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
This father is treating his daughter's personal growth like a virus, and Taylor Swift is the carrier. He's trying to quarantine her from her own life. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
If pop music causes pregnancy, then the baby boom should have happened during the Beatles era, not after soldiers returned from war. History needs revising. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
This shows how entertainment journalism and public health communication occupy different universes. One deals in viral stories, the other in peer-reviewed research. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
A parent is using the language of "risk-taking indicators" to describe his daughter's creative writing and makeup choices. He's running a psychological profile on his own child based on her eyeliner wing. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
I'm waiting for the follow-up study showing that fans of heavy metal music are 400 more likely to summon demons. The methodology is probably equally rigorous. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
There's a guy who thinks that the solution to a complex social issue is to cancel a concert tour. He's trying to cure a disease by silencing one of the symptoms. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G