“Have you ever heard the case … of a young boy sticking his finger in his ear, getting ear wax and inserting it into a girl to test her for chlamydia?”
―Nevada Assembly Speaker-Designate Ira Hansen (R-Sparks)
This one is going to take some explanation.
Actually, in truth, it is pretty much inexplicable.
Hansen has consistently voted against legislation that would have modernized the state’s sex education curriculum. But in one odd exchange with a 19-year-old mother who had become pregnant as a 15-year-old, Hansen challenged her on her understanding of sex as a sixth grader and asked her to verify a rumor brought up by a prior witness.
Here are excerpts from the exchange:
Assemblyman Hansen: “You said that when you would talk with your parents about sex, they would tell you that they would beat up if you ‘did it.’ Did you know what ‘did it’ was at that time?”
Teenage mom: “No, not exactly.”
Assemblyman Hansen: “You had no clue about what sex was in sixth grade? When your parents asked you not to do it, did you ask what ‘did it’ was?”
Teenage mom: “I knew what they were talking about, but I did not know what to expect.”
Assemblyman Hansen: “Have you ever heard the case … of a young boy sticking his finger in his ear, getting ear wax and inserting it into a girl to test her for chlamydia?”
Teenage mom: “No, I have not.”
At that point the committee chairwoman interrupted the exchange.
(Damon)
So this is how it goes in Nevada. It’s what the people vote for. But, yeah. You’re welcome to try to figure out that one on your own.
Earwax?
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