Carol Platt Liebeu
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Intercourse in middle-school classrooms, oral sex on the school bus, random hookups and weekend orgies- forget a sexual revolution this is a cultural nightmare!

PRUDE: How the Sex-Obsessed Culture Damages Girls (and America Too!) [Center Street; November 2007,] by political analyst, attorney and media commentator Carol Liebau, is a direct and honest book about the sexual pressures and expectations of America’s young girls. Liebau minces no words as she tallies the physical, emotional and spiritual costs of a sexual revolution that lost track of hard-won common sense.

Liebau contends that American girls face a sexual minefield planted, in part, by a generation of women whose brand of radical feminism has resulted in a seismic shift in our culture.

“In a culture that celebrates Paris Hilton, thong underwear and songs like ‘My Humps’ (wherein the female singer extols the sexual magnetism of her breasts and buttocks) – there’s scant recognition or respect for female modesty or achievement that isn’t coupled with sexiness,” laments Carol Liebau in PRUDE.

In a land of kindergarteners who want to be just like the troubled Britney Spears or Paris Hilton, is it any wonder that attitudes toward sex have become more blasé? PRUDE’s use of shocking, and unfortunately very real, instances of sexual misconduct in America’s middle schools and high schools will cause any parent to double think how their children are coping with sexual pressures when at school or social events.

Peer pressure is nothing new but the stakes have risen as newer and younger generations of girls navigate the perilous world of sexual experimentation. Not surprisingly most girls site peer pressure or desire to be popular as the reason for their first sexual experience. However, and probably more shocking, many young girls, some as young as 12, have come to see sex in general as nothing more than a form of recreation. Foolishly, some girls engage in casual sexual activity as a means of initiating a relationship—with limited success and often disappointment.

Today, as almost every girl knows, the term “prude” is often used to judge someone as sexually conservative and boring. Like the concept of chastity itself, it seems that a term that used to denote honor and virtue has almost become a badge of shame. It’s time we confront our girls and boys and take real-world steps to empower them without shaming them.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Carol Platt Liebau is a political analyst and commentator based near Los Angeles, California. Carol has served as a policy advisor and counsel for Tom Campbell's U.S. Senate campaign in 2000. She has also enjoyed having the opportunity to travel widely throughout California to present speeches, including keynote addresses for the Golden State Republican Women Leaders' Forum; the California Federation of Republican Women's biennial conference; the San Diego County Federation of Republican Women's 76th Annual Convention; and the San Bernardino County Federation of Republican Women's Conference in 2003.