Bristol Palin Dropped From Abstinence Panel Amid Student Protests
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Washington University students don't want to hear about Bristol Palin's sex life.
The former Dancing WIth the Stars finalist, 20, was dropped from her planned February speaking engagement at the St. Louis university following student protests, Radar reports.
Palin, who became pregnant with now two-year-old son Tripp at age 17, was invited by the Student Health Advisory Committee to talk about abstinence during the university's Student Sexual Responsibility Week.
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But after undergrads protested the use of student-generated money to fund Palin's reportedly several thousand dollar fee, her appearance was cancelled Thursday.
"People are getting so angry because of the opposition to Palin's lack of expertise and the high cost she is charging," said student Philip Thomas, who started the protest.
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Fellow undergrad, Ryan McCombe started a Facebook page to petition Palin's appearance and gathered several harsh comments about the daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
"Bristol Palin got pregnant at 17, and rose to fame on none of her own merits, only the fact that her mother ran for Vice President, she has zero credentials in this area, and costs a ton of money," wrote one member.
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Added another, "I mean, is Bristol honestly going to say that she was trying to make a baby and lay back and thought of England? Or that that she had sex, without understanding the steps to be taken in order not to become pregnant?"
Student advisory president, Scott Elman said the decision for Palin not to appear was "100 percent mutual" between her and the committee.
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19Washington University ASKED BRISTOL PALIN to come and speak and their event. It's not like Bristol Palin asked them. But it's fine. I hear Kate Walsh, the Abortion Queen, is going to show up and hand out abortion-discount coupons. Then all the pregnant Washington University students can go kill their babies, en masse. Maybe they can get a group rate at the abortion clinic. Gotta love dead babies.
glad to see common sense
Laurie.....Bristol Palin gets paid to go around telling people her child was a mistake. It seems to me that Tripp was her Golden Ticket, and I think that most people with a brain in their head...not just liberals, feel the exact same way.
Given that I was reference in this article, and many articles like it, and I have read through the comments and feel many people have misunderstood the major issues at hand, I would like to pass along my official final press release regarding the issue. It has been checked past a number of student leaders on the issue, and we would like to express this as our official documentation of motivation. It can be found attached to the Facebook group entitled "Keep Bristol Palin Out of the Sex Discussion at Washington University." Thank you.
@Ashley Nigl LOL, except people do this all the time. On A&E, there's a show called "Beyond Scared Straight" where prisoners teach kids to stop being bad by using fear tactics.
The problem is that the University students are a bunch of libertard @$$hole$. WHO ELSE would know more about WHY someone should remain abstinent than someone who made a mistake NOT being abstinent? Think about it, dimwits!!!! Only close-minded tw@ts agree with the people who hate Palin just for being Sarah Palin's daughter.
Or "speaking engagement"...what it's called...
GOOD! Unless it's mandatory, why anyone would show up for the meeting?
What they should have is someone who is committed to embracing their virginity. Someone who sees it for what it is, a wonderful gift that you can give someone. Not someone who is willing to make money off speaking for ten minutes about her own dimwitted behavior.
The authorities go to computer hackers, in prison, to find out how they do it to prevent crime. Burglars are asked to test security systems etc. I feel Bristol would know the perils of not practicing abstinence. I do feel, however, that she should not speak on it, as how best to practice it, because she sets no example.
More confusing to me is how Bristol Palin can contribute anything meaningful about being abstinence while *attending college,* which is supposed to be the angle. Palin has managed to make hundreds of thousands of dollars without ever attending college or ever needing to worry about how having sex might slow her ability to achieve financial stability. Heck, if Bristol hadn't gotten pregnant, she'd just be a failed governor's daughter who likes to party hard instead of study... and can still expect to have career opportunities that non-former governor's kids do not have. As it is, her "job" as a receptionist seems fine with her taking tons of time off for DWTS, public speaking, etc. The average teen/unwed mother has an entirely different reality to contend with... and Bristol seems highly unlikely to be able to speak to that reality. After listening to her mono-syllabic interviews and DWTS comments, I frankly can't imagine why anyone would actually PAY her to speak.
I could use the money to talk about abstinence. Since I am a virgin
Charging several thousand to... talk about being a teenage mom who is only known because of her mother, and then went on to be on DWTS? How is that the life that's going to make people say... "Oh, abstinence is a great idea." @Ashley Nigl.. Well said.
Why is this chick getting paid 20K to talk about abstinence? Thats the big question. Sarah Palin has filled Bristol's head with Dollar signs and nothing else. The only time that Bristol has ever been "truthful" about Sex is when she spoke to Greta Van Surten basically said Abstinence was a joke. Until her mother came in the room.
January 28, 2011 - 1:40pm Ashley Nigl Says: Having Bristol talk about abstinence is like having a burglar talk about crime prevention. Does not make a whole lot of sense. EXACTLY Ashley! If they want to get students involved in abstinence they need to get a 20-30 something still virgin waiting for marriage or whatever. Bristol as an abstinence advocate is ridiculous.
This girl is so full of shyt! Why would she charge people IF she really felt compassionate about it? Just zip your dam mouth, go to school & take care of your kid. She is NOT the poster child for Abstinence! Big joke!
HAHAHAHAHH Ashley!
hahahahahaha.
Having Bristol talk about abstinence is like having a burglar talk about crime prevention. Does not make a whole lot of sense.