How Come ? Don't Use Birth Control

spiritgod87 wrote: »

It would be nice if they created a male birth control pill. Every ? would cop em

Birth rates would decrease significantly while STDs would increase.

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Are you white? Cuz if you say yes cud give a ? . I just steady LOL and naw ? I was born and raised in Texas

Maximus Rex wrote: »

Stopitfive wrote: »

Provide proof that blacks use birth control less than any other race... Or kys

"More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock."
Don Lemon on Saturday, July 27th, 2013 in a commentary on CNN

CNN's Don Lemon says more than 72 percent of African-American births are out of wedlock
True

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/jul/29/don-lemon/cnns-don-lemon-says-more-72-percent-african-americ/

CNN anchor Don Lemon offered a commentary on race that went viral. We fact-checked a claim he made about out-of-wedlock births among African-Americans.

In the middle of a national conversation about race following the George Zimmerman acquittal, CNN anchor Don Lemon gave an on-air commentary that went viral on social media. The focus of the commentary was a five-point list of recommendations. "Black people," Lemon said, "if you really want to fix the problem, here's just five things that you should think about doing."

The No. 1 item on that list -- "and probably the most important," he said -- had to do with out-of-wedlock births.

"Just because you can have a baby, it doesn't mean you should," Lemon said. "Especially without planning for one or getting married first. More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock. That means absent fathers. And the studies show that lack of a male role model is an express train right to prison and the cycle continues."

Lemon’s commentary inspired a firestorm of criticism on social media -- the website Mediaite published a sampling -- and bloggers took aim at his conclusions.

"If Lemon really wanted to help the black community, he could start by adopting a deeper understanding of the history, sociology and psychology of his own people," wrote Washington Post blogger Rahiel Tesfamariam. "Offering made-for-TV analysis about deeply complex social issues in the manner in which he did is irresponsible and lacks intellectual rigor."

We can’t check Lemon’s opinions, but we did want to take a look at the one verifiable fact he offered. Is it correct that "more than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock"?

We turned to data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which publishes a report every year that includes a wealth of data about births in America. The most recent report, published in August 2012, is based on data from 2010.

The report broke down statistics by ethnic groups. Here’s a summary


Racial or ethnic group

Children in single-parent families

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

17 percent

Non-Hispanic whites

25 percent

Hispanics

42 percent

American Indian and Native Alaskans

53 percent

Non-Hispanic blacks

67 percent

So Lemon is correct that "more than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock." To make sure we weren’t missing something, we asked two population experts -- Tom W. Smith, a senior fellow at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, and Douglas Massey, professor at Princeton University's Office of Population Research -- and they agreed that the statistic is the best available.

Lemon did overreach somewhat when he went on to say that the 72 percent "out of wedlock" figure "means absent fathers." The 72 percent figure refers to children who are born to women who are not married; it would, however, include unmarried couples in which the father is present.

That said, the rate of African-American children living in single-parent homes is almost as high as the rate for non-marital births.

The chart below summarizes 2011 Census Bureau data compiled by Kids Count, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The group defined "children in single-parent families" as kids under 18 who live with their own single parent; it includes children living with a parent and a cohabiting adult, but it does not include children living with married step-parents.


Racial or ethnic group

Children in single-parent families

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

17 percent

Non-Hispanic whites

25 percent

Hispanics

42 percent

American Indian and Native Alaskans

53 percent

Non-Hispanic blacks

67 percent

We should note that this data doesn’t suggest that 67 percent of African-American children have no contact with their father (or a father figure), but rather that their father does not live in the same household with them.

Our ruling

Lemon said that "more than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock." Federal data confirms that 73 percent of African-American births in 2010 were out of wedlock. Estimates for the percentage of African-American children growing up in single-parent households are slightly lower, at 67 percent. Finally, black children counted in these statistics may have contact outside the household with their biological father. But Lemon's statistic was accurate, and we rate his statement True.

And you fool ass ? , tell me out of all of the chicks you know had babies within the confines of wedlock or their birth control failed.

why those stats are misleading

Iunity of yesteryear was not.

I think its very important to get past the jeremiads and understand why the numbers look the way they do. And given that this is an old beef of mine, I figured I'd go through the numbers again, fool around with some spreadsheets and try to get in touch with my inner Derek Thompson.

One obvious reason that you have a higher percentage of children born out of wedlock in the black community is that the number of unmarried women (mothers or not) has grown a lot, while number of married women has grown only a little. You can see that in the chart above, which I culled from these census numbers. The numbers are by the thousand. Rates.jpg

But while the number of unmarried black women has substantially grown, the actual birthrate (measured by births per 1000) for black women is it the lowest point that its ever documented.*

Birthrate for Black and White Unmarried Women.jpg.jpg
So while a larger number of black women are choosing not to marry, many of those women are also choosing not to bring kids into the world. But there is something else.

Birthrate for Married Women By Race.jpg

As you can see the drop in the birthrate for unmarried black women is mirrored by an even steeper drop among married black women. Indeed, whereas at one point married black women were having more kids than married white women, they are now having less.

I point this out to show that the idea that the idea that, somehow, the black community has fallen into a morass of cultural pathology is convenient nostalgia. There is nothing "immoral" or "pathological" about deciding not to marry. In the glorious black past, women who made that decision were more--not less--likely to become mothers. People who are truly concerned about the percentage of out of wedlock births would do well to hector married black women for moral duty to churn out babies in the manner of their glorious foremothers. But no one would do that. Because it would be absurd.

Theories of cultural decline are irrelevant. Policy not so much. Given the contact rates between the justice system and young black men, and given how that contact affects your employment prospects, the decision by many black women to not marry, and to have less children, strikes me as logical. If we want to change marriage rates, we need to change our policies. Nostalgia is magic. Policy is the hero.

*I had to call the CDC to get the numbers for married and unmarried. If anyone wants the data, ask in comments and I will get it to you.

By the way Im from Fort Worth

LoL

You're welcome.

what I wanna know is why muphuckas always talking about going in raw like aids and herpes don't exist. every time I go in Ill pix ? always wanna smash that raw. how about getting tested first. ? will smash a porn star raw. ? !

I blame a lack of sex education, twisted thinking, and other enablers.

I also think that the act of having kids has been devalued. It's no longer about starting a family in our society. It's a free check, a ball and chain, emotional crutch, fixable mistake, and popularity contest. A lot of people just don't recognize the consequences and responsibilities that conceiving a child will bring. Especially, with the young people of today and their ignorance. With the older crowd, it's usually emotional misjudgement or stupidity.

kai_valya wrote: »

men can't use birth control, only prophylactics. there is no birth control, which is hormone therapy to control ovulation, there's no hormonal birth control for men

i dont know what your talking about kai. I started using male birth control in February and its been working since. Just to prove it to you, lets have sex wit out a rubber....for your information this is only for experimental purposes.....its not like, you know, im just tryin to make up a reason to ? you.

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I strap up