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Endorsed <strong>for</strong> parents and teens by Planned Parenthood <strong>Waco</strong>*<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong>.<strong>org</strong>: A <strong>Sex</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Children</strong><br />
Planned Parenthood of Columbia-Willamette (WA) is one of 89<br />
affiliates of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and a<br />
sister affiliate of Planned Parenthood <strong>Waco</strong>.<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong> is endorsed by the Planned Parenthood<br />
<strong>Waco</strong> website as a resource <strong>for</strong> parents and teens attending their<br />
summer sex education conference called Nobody’s Fool<br />
(www.plannedparenthood.<strong>org</strong>/ppwaco/images/Central-Texas-<br />
Health-Centers/NF_Online_Resources.pdf).<br />
John Pisciotta, Director of <strong>Pro</strong>-<strong>Life</strong> <strong>Waco</strong><br />
Planned Parenthood affiliates (franchisees) are well known as the<br />
leader in the U.S. abortion industry. A complementary mission of<br />
Planned Parenthood is promotion of promiscuity to children. I<br />
became aware of this fact through <strong>Pro</strong>-<strong>Life</strong> <strong>Waco</strong> challenges to a<br />
<strong>Waco</strong> Planned Parenthood youth conference called Nobody’s<br />
Fool. While my initial concern was our local Planned Parenthood<br />
affiliate, I soon learned about the common ground with Planned<br />
Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and International<br />
Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). I have tried to shine the<br />
light on print publications such as the book It's Perfectly Normal<br />
(endorsed by PPFA and distributed by <strong>Waco</strong> Planned Parenthood)<br />
and Healthy, Happy and HOT (published by IPPF). I've also<br />
pointed to websites such as TeenWire.com (PPFA) and<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong>.<strong>org</strong> from the affiliate in Columbia-<br />
Willamette, Washington. My initiatives to shine the light on<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong> have not been particularly successful. One<br />
reason is the content is so vile that most decent people simply do<br />
not want to expose themselves to viewing and listening to the<br />
content. I hope that more will be willing to read the transcripts.<br />
We must face the sordid reality of Planned Parenthood if we are<br />
going to mobilize to defend children who are in the crosshairs of<br />
this <strong>org</strong>anization. Reading these transcripts will not be enjoyable.<br />
I assure you that creating this document was not enjoyable.<br />
Amy<br />
Scott<br />
Melissa<br />
Terence<br />
*Planned Parenthood <strong>Waco</strong> also recommends:<br />
www.goaskalice.columbia.edu<br />
www.itsyoursexlife.com<br />
www.advocates<strong>for</strong>youth.<strong>org</strong><br />
www.mysistahs.<strong>org</strong><br />
www.sexetc.<strong>org</strong><br />
www.positive.<strong>org</strong><br />
www.scarleteen.com<br />
Tara<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong> is the degrading creation of a<br />
local Planned Parenthood affiliate in the state of<br />
Washington. The website attempts to be light-hearted and<br />
is visually attractive. The main theme is that sexually active<br />
(promiscuous) teens should have themselves checked<br />
frequently <strong>for</strong> sexually transmitted infections. The provider<br />
of these SDI check-ups would be a local Planned<br />
Parenthood affiliate. The revenue-seeking slant of this<br />
website can hardly be missed.<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong> is a series of vignettes<br />
involving an adult and several teen actors. I give the<br />
characters names in the transcripts. The adult is Mr.<br />
<strong>Sex</strong>pert. Slovenly dressed and poorly groomed, Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
intrudes on the lives of the teens to give advice to help<br />
them continue their “anything goes” sexuality. The teen<br />
girls are Amy, Melissa, and Tara. There are two boys—<br />
Terence who is black and Scott who is white. Race is<br />
significant since one vignette features Terence per<strong>for</strong>ming<br />
oral sex on Scott.<br />
The portrayal of sexual content is not highly graphic.<br />
We do see a girl and boy making out and drawings of how<br />
to use a condom. Otherwise, “the action” has just occurred<br />
or is off-screen. Nevertheless, Planned Parenthood’s<br />
advocacy of unfettered sex comes through clearly with<br />
affirmations of vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and<br />
masturbation <strong>for</strong> fun loving teens.<br />
The transcripts below are slightly edited to avoid<br />
unnecessary banter.<br />
Vignette #1: Find the STI<br />
Amy<br />
Melissa<br />
Amy<br />
Melissa<br />
Tara<br />
Melissa<br />
Tara<br />
Terence<br />
Tara<br />
Terence<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Amy<br />
Hey, can I ask you a question?<br />
Yeah, yeah, what’s up?<br />
(Amy pulls her pants down to reveal<br />
her genital area.)<br />
Do you see anything down here?<br />
Oh, um, I don’t see anything. Hey, hey, come<br />
here and check this out.<br />
What’s going on?<br />
Do you see anything down there?<br />
Um, I don’t think so<br />
Hey, what’s up y’all?<br />
Do you see anything down there?<br />
Uh, uh, man it’s kind of hard to tell.<br />
Guys, what’s going on over here? Wait a<br />
second. I think I know what’s going on.<br />
Look you can’t always tell if you have a<br />
sexually transmitted infection. In fact, a lot<br />
of times there aren’t even any symptoms.<br />
What are you going to do? Right? You’re<br />
going to get a little test-eroony. Okay,<br />
you’re going to get a test.<br />
Who are you?
Vignette #2: Horse Penis Virus<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Amy<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Terence<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Melissa<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Melissa<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Melissa<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Okay, pop quiz. Guys, who can tell me what<br />
HPV stands <strong>for</strong>?<br />
Harry palm virus.<br />
Wrong.<br />
Horse penis virus?<br />
No, no, guys. A horse is a majestic creature.<br />
You.<br />
Horse penis virus.<br />
Wrong, look guys I’ll tell you what HPV stands<br />
<strong>for</strong>. (stuttering) Human Papilloma Virus.<br />
And you know what? You have it.<br />
Excuse me?<br />
Okay, well maybe you don’t have it. But close<br />
to half of all women do and a lot of them<br />
don’t even know they have it. You know<br />
down the road, it can cause cervical cancer.<br />
That’s the bad news.<br />
Whoa, whoa, you never told us the good news.<br />
Oh, there’s a vaccine, you should totally get it.<br />
The HPV vaccine is most effective <strong>for</strong> women<br />
who are not yet sexually active. But it can<br />
be beneficial <strong>for</strong> women who are already<br />
sexually active. Regardless, certain types of<br />
HPV can cause cancer. Contact your health<br />
provider to learn more or to get the vaccine.<br />
Vignette #3: Bring your sister<br />
Melissa<br />
Terence<br />
Melissa<br />
Terence<br />
Melissa<br />
Terence<br />
Melissa<br />
Terence<br />
Melissa<br />
Terence<br />
Melissa<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Telephone ringing<br />
Hello?<br />
Hey, do you know what I’m thinking now.<br />
I think I know what you are thinking.<br />
Alright, well, why don’t you come on over?<br />
Okay, hey do you mind if I bring my sister.<br />
Yeah, yeah. You can bring your sister. That<br />
would be awesome.<br />
Great. What time?<br />
You can come right now if you want. Come<br />
right now.<br />
Okay, we’ll just go ahead right over. Oh, I<br />
totally f<strong>org</strong>ot. My grandparents are in town<br />
so I’d kind of have to bring them. It’s okay,<br />
they’re totally into this kind of thing.<br />
Ah, what are you talking about?<br />
Wait, what were you talking about?<br />
Guys, guys. Look, communication is the<br />
foundation of a good relationship. Don’t be<br />
afraid to tell your partner what you are thinking.<br />
Make sure he understands:<br />
what you want,<br />
what you don’t want,<br />
when you want it,<br />
when you don’t want it,<br />
where you want it,<br />
where you don’t want it,<br />
who you want it with,<br />
who you don’t want it with,<br />
why you want it,<br />
why you don’t want it,<br />
how you want it.<br />
Terence stand up after per<strong>for</strong>ming oral sex on Scott.<br />
Vignette #4: I didn’t spew<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Scott<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Terence<br />
Scott<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert interrupts as Terence is<br />
per<strong>for</strong>ming oral sex on Scott.<br />
Whoa, guy, where’s the prophylactic?<br />
What do you mean?<br />
Look oral sex is still sex. Okay? If it’s<br />
unprotected, you gotta reject it.<br />
(Terence stands up and now appears<br />
in the video. He wipes his mouth with<br />
his hand.)<br />
What, what?<br />
I didn’t even spew.<br />
Guys, it doesn’t matter. If you are having<br />
sex or you’re getting some blow J’s or<br />
whatever, you need to use a condom.<br />
Because you could catch a sexually<br />
transmitted infection--even if you don’t<br />
spew.<br />
Vignette #5: Hot & Heavy<br />
Mr.<br />
<strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Amy and Scott making out. Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
uses a marking pen and an easel to<br />
demonstrate how to use of a condom.<br />
Guys, guys, it looks like it’s getting a little hot<br />
and heavy in here. Now, be<strong>for</strong>e we take this<br />
to the next step, I want to be sure you know<br />
how to use a condom--rubber, a raincoat, a<br />
boner bucket, party hat, squirt skirt, love<br />
sock.<br />
I know what you are thinking. Everybody<br />
knows how to use a condom, right?<br />
Wrong. What you want to do is roll the<br />
condom over the erect penis, squeezing the<br />
tip so there’s no air trapped inside. If you<br />
find that you can’t roll it down, go ahead<br />
and toss that condom. We don’t take<br />
chances with anything that is contaminated.<br />
Okay?<br />
Once you get it rolled all the way down, we are<br />
ready to take care of business.<br />
Now, immediately after ejaculation, hold the<br />
base of the condom as the penis is removed.<br />
Toss the condom. Wipe the wiener down<br />
with a hanky and your ready to go.<br />
Pretty easy isn’t it?
Vignette #6: Let me do me<br />
Melissa<br />
Amy<br />
Tara<br />
Amy<br />
Melissa<br />
Amy<br />
Tara<br />
Amy<br />
Melisa<br />
Amy<br />
Melisa<br />
Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Hey guy. You want to come to a party?<br />
I kinda have plans.<br />
You have a date?<br />
Kind of.<br />
Who’s the lucky one?<br />
Well, me actually. I just thought I’d stay in<br />
tonight and maybe do a little strummin’ the<br />
banjo.<br />
Oh uh…<br />
What? I like me. I like spending time with me.<br />
And you know what? Tonight, I think I’m<br />
going to go all the way with me.<br />
Unbelievable.<br />
Plus, it’s not like I can get me pregnant or give<br />
me diseases or something.<br />
That’s a good point.<br />
Guys, guys. Look, abstinence can be a beautiful<br />
thing. Alright? It’s kind of like being a<br />
virgin all over again. You know it’s not easy.<br />
So, you should give your friend here a little<br />
bit of support. How about a hug? Go, on.<br />
Girls laugh and hug each other.<br />
Vignette #7: Threesome<br />
Mr.<br />
<strong>Sex</strong>pert<br />
Melissa and Scott are in bed chatting<br />
after having intercourse.<br />
Guy, Guys. What is going in here? Wait a<br />
second. You two are making some intercourse.<br />
Haven’t you. Okay, you are probably<br />
wondering what happens next. I think we know<br />
the answer. You get tested. If you’re a woman,<br />
you should get tested once a year. If you’re a<br />
guy, be<strong>for</strong>e you start a new relationship.<br />
Vignette #8: Take care<br />
This is “slide show” which includes colorful<br />
animated visual patterns, background music and the<br />
following message in text:<br />
We were born to be in love with our bodies.<br />
Ask any three-year-old.<br />
But somewhere down the road to growing up, we put<br />
our reproductive selves in the dark.<br />
Rather than worry about what went wrong, we should<br />
remember it is never too late to know ourselves.<br />
After all, we are ultimately in charge of our bodies.<br />
It may be the most important responsibility we have.<br />
Starting today, let's make a pact: to make our bodies<br />
our best friend.<br />
So that when we make decisions, we are empowered<br />
and aware.<br />
And let's promise to pass that power on my asking<br />
everyone to join us.<br />
And, take care down there!<br />
Vignette #9: “Down there” song<br />
This degrading tune featuring slang names<br />
<strong>for</strong> male and female genitals.<br />
Beaver<br />
Bunny<br />
Front-butt<br />
Bushy catcher’s mitt<br />
Easy bakin’ oven<br />
Hot pocket<br />
Hoo-ha<br />
Na-na<br />
Furry pink canoe<br />
Pick a name down there and I’ll sing with you.<br />
He-ham<br />
Lovelog<br />
Ankle spanker<br />
Dong<br />
Twinkie<br />
Trumpet<br />
Gherin<br />
Captain Winky<br />
Shlong<br />
Hum-diddler<br />
Finger-fiddler<br />
Whamalama-do<br />
Pick a name down there and I’ll sing with you.<br />
Sergeant Stiffy<br />
Super Soaker<br />
Panty hamster<br />
Peach<br />
Tinkle flower<br />
Donut holder<br />
Chubby<br />
Backyard treat<br />
Harry Manilow<br />
Sloppy slappilow<br />
Bing-a-dang-a-doo-ding<br />
Pick a name down there and I’ll sing with you.<br />
Guys, guys whatever you call it,<br />
you gotta know how to take care of it.<br />
So check out takecaredownthere.<strong>org</strong>.<br />
Well go on…
Planned Parenthood’s<br />
“<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong>” in Perspective<br />
The pathetic transcripts of <strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong><br />
speak clearly <strong>for</strong> themselves. I comment on just a few<br />
passages.<br />
In vignette #2, Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert reacts to a joking<br />
reference to a horse by countering “A horse is a<br />
majestic animal.” Taken as a whole, the transcripts<br />
offer more dignity to horses than to young boys and<br />
girls. There is nothing majestic in the promiscuitypromoting<br />
advice of <strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong>.<br />
Planned Parenthood claims that their<br />
comprehensive sex education promotes abstinence.<br />
The Planned Parenthood version of sex education is<br />
often called “Abstinence Plus.” We can see in<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong> that Planned Parenthood is all<br />
about “the Plus.” In vignette #6, abstinence is called a<br />
“beautiful thing” in the context of uninhibited<br />
masturbation. Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert goes on to state that<br />
masturbation can make a girl feel “like a virgin again.”<br />
True abstinence or chastity gets zero affirmation in<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong>.<br />
Much has been written about the racist history and<br />
character of Planned Parenthood. (The documentary<br />
Maafa 21 from <strong>Life</strong> Dynamics gives a powerful<br />
account of how diminishing of the black population has<br />
been pursued first through sterilization, and later<br />
through contraception and abortion). The portrayal in<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong> of a black teen per<strong>for</strong>ming oral<br />
sex on a white boy fits well within the racist character<br />
of Planned Parenthood.<br />
The slide show of vignette #8 captures the<br />
Planned Parenthood vision of youth sexual expression<br />
in a nutshell. The goal of children in making decisions<br />
is to be “empowered and aware.” <strong>Sex</strong> is about having<br />
knowledge and personal power. Morality and virtue is<br />
off the radar screen.<br />
Vignette #5 makes a statement about avoiding<br />
risk. If a condom does not roll down appropriately, just<br />
toss it out, “We don’t take chances with anything that is<br />
contaminated.” In the whole of <strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong>,<br />
risk avoidance never leads to any hesitation about<br />
sexual encounters. The website never questions whether<br />
engaging in particular acts—with multiple partners who<br />
also have multiple partners—are worth the risk. For<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong>, the green light <strong>for</strong> sexual<br />
engagement is always on, provided there is risk<br />
reduction. However, even with condom use and STI<br />
testing, significant risk remains. A young boy or girl<br />
may well be damaged severely with an STI or HIV. The<br />
revenue position of Planned Parenthood, however, is<br />
always enhanced by promotion of promiscuity.<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong> reiterates the “get tested”<br />
message <strong>for</strong> sexually-active youngsters. However,<br />
nothing is said about what will happen if an STI is<br />
contracted. Two issues arise with a positive STI<br />
diagnosis: treatments and sexual conduct. What<br />
treatments will be provided and what are the effects of<br />
various treatments? Dealing with this topic would have<br />
conflicted with the “sex is so much fun” message of<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong>. Another concern <strong>for</strong> a child<br />
with an STI is what alterations would be called <strong>for</strong> in<br />
sexual conduct. Regarding this question, a clear<br />
position has been presented by International Planned<br />
Parenthood Federation in their January 2010<br />
publication, Healthy, Happy and HOT. IPPF gives the<br />
shocking counsel to HIV-positive youngsters that they<br />
need not limit their sexual behavior and that the HIVinfected<br />
person has no obligation to reveal this fact to<br />
sex partners. In the words of IPPF, “Some countries<br />
have laws which say people living with HIV must tell<br />
their sexual partner(s) about their status be<strong>for</strong>e having<br />
sex.... These laws violate the rights of people living<br />
with HIV…..There are many reasons that people do not<br />
share their HIV status.”<br />
Reading the scripts or seeing the vignettes of<br />
<strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong> is a shocking, demeaning and<br />
also necessary. Concern <strong>for</strong> our children and<br />
grandchildren requires that we fight back. To win the<br />
battle we must have thorough understanding of our<br />
adversaries. We must see through this corrupting<br />
content to the underlying strategies of Planned<br />
Parenthood. <strong>TakeCareDownThere</strong> reveals the<br />
following strategies <strong>for</strong> influencing children:<br />
• Present sex in a frivolous, flippant manner.<br />
• Diminish any sense of modesty in young girls as well<br />
as boys.<br />
• “You can be the lucky one.” Try to convince each<br />
youngster that he or she can dodge the unwelcome<br />
impacts of a promiscuous life-style by partaking<br />
in Planned Parenthood advice and services.<br />
• Tell teens (and preteens) that sex is all about being<br />
healthy, happy, and in control. Ignore virtue and<br />
morality.<br />
• If Planned Parenthood does get into morality,<br />
aggressive moral relativism and personal<br />
autonomy is affirmed. What is right or wrong is<br />
strictly a matter of personal choice. There are no<br />
universal, binding principles of right and wrong.<br />
• Give children more to think about and act upon.<br />
Lead them on by presenting new options and<br />
further steps to take in their demeaning sexual<br />
journeys.<br />
• Give the impression that “everybody’s doing it.”<br />
• <strong>Pro</strong>mote Planned Parenthood as THE trusted source<br />
on sex!! When Mr. <strong>Sex</strong>pert is not around, teens<br />
can always get advice and “services” without their<br />
parents’ knowledge but paid with their parents’<br />
taxes.<br />
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