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This is almost always a sign that what you're reading is bullshit
http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1074861,00.html
http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1074861,00.html
Just the way we started paragraphs in major national magazines in 2005 no big deal
*Kim Kardashian voice*: Tragic
aaaaaand there it is
These articles invariably include a paragraph chirpily noting that their entire premise is wrong. If rock music causes teen pregnancies, why are so few teens in Europe pregnant? Oh well, bye!
First two-thirds of article: [Mercilessly reinforces puritanical sex norms]
Final third: Where do kids get these puritanical sex norms?!
![First two-thirds of article: [Mercilessly reinforces puritanical sex norms]Final third: Where do kids get these puritanical sex norms?!](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es1KRF2UYAMA468.jpg "First two-thirds of article: [Mercilessly reinforces puritanical sex norms]Final third: Where do kids get these puritanical sex norms?!")
Final third: Where do kids get these puritanical sex norms?!
OK phew we're done with the digression into the actual causes of teen pregnancy and we're back to moral-panic stuff. Lake Michigan!
Ah yes, America's famously generous welfare programs, truly the encouragement teens need for starting families. Hey, what was the teen pregnancy rate in Sweden again?
