Teens account for 40 percent of Mississippi's sexually transmitted disease cases

Teenagers make up almost 40 percent of those diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases in Mississippi.

[Shari]

Why is this such a big surprise? Teenagers are having sex like crazy today.

[Incognito guy]

Indeed. I think they are stating that the teens are NOT using condoms..

[david04]

Well if you cannot even spell it then how are you going to use it....

[IncestBetweenAdu ltsOnly]

This is because Mississippi is all eaten up with body horror and sex shame.

The inhabitants of that region are obsessed with hiding sex from the younger generation under the misguided notion that it will keep them from doing it. It's just straight up neurotic nonsense.

The kids have sex anyway, but because they don't know what the risks are or how to have sex safely, they end up getting infected.