Tennessee Bans Hugging and Other Gateways of Sexual Activity

It's interesting that the bill effectively bans teachers and other outside parties from promoting "gateway sexual activity". It does not ban parents from doing so. So under this bill it is only OK for a parent to encourage such activity. However that parent would become an outside party to another family should they encourage their offspring to engage in such activity with a child from outside their immediate family.

So in effect this bill says it's only OK to promote gateway sexual activity between siblings.

But then it is Tennessee.

I am so amused and/or shocked by this that I just can't come up with anything to say about it.

Good idea, let's get down to it without all that fuss.

Hugging is also a friendly expression that doesn't lead to any sexual behavior. So with the ban of hugging, then comes kissing, then comes and affection whatsoever, then comes a burnt out population, therefore ending population, turning humans into zombies. nuf said.

When you quit teaching kids how to not get pregnant, do they really think that will help the situation any? It is not hugging that leads to sex, it is teenage hormones that are all out of kilter that leads to sex. I am all for teaching abstinence, but while they are at it shouldn't they be teaching common-sense too?

@MyNameIsTim the comparison with islamic states is interesting, since they have one thing in common with the US. They were founded by and a largely run by religious fundamentalists.

Great Scot!!! I got really ripped off here. All those girls I hugged in my life and I never got down to business with them (I actually did in some cases but dont tell my wife). Really... if hugging is preliminaries, I am a sex machine. Only in america (Note that, interestingly, some muslim countries do ban public contact between male and females, could there be a progression towards a more muslim friendly america?)

If you can't hug and can't have sex, what are you supposed to do all day when your in bed with your sister?

Abstinece works, just ask the Palins.

Which leads to Porkin'!

Spoonin' leads to Forkin'.

Banning hugging is sure to stop all of that unwanted teen activity because, as we all know, teens consistently respond so wonderfully to being told NOT to do something! Good luck Tennessee!

Or just ban sex in general. Simple as that.

Hope they enjoy that spike in Teen Pregnancy when this blows up in their face.

Prohibition. Yep, that'll work.

and especially in tennessee

Only in America.