{"id":4668,"date":"2010-07-21T07:18:52","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T07:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/07\/pregnant-a-teenager-you-can-look-so-cool.html"},"modified":"2010-07-21T07:18:52","modified_gmt":"2010-07-21T07:18:52","slug":"pregnant-a-teenager-you-can-look-so-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/07\/pregnant-a-teenager-you-can-look-so-cool.html","title":{"rendered":"Pregnant? A teenager? You can look SO cool!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nHot on the heels of the Bristol Palin story<\/a> comes this item about a store that caters to teens — and is now evidently seeking to exploit an untapped market: teens who are pregnant.<\/p>\n

Rod Dreher<\/a> touched on it yesterday. Here’s more, from Salon:<\/a> <\/p>\n

\nDespite all of that success, Forever 21 is still looking to appeal to even more girls. Having already reached out to plus-sized customers with the launch of its Faith 21 line last year, the chain has unveiled a new effort aimed at the temporarily plus-sized, i.e., expectant mothers. Given that the store as a whole targets tweens and teens, dedicating a portion of the store to maternity clothes is understandably causing a stir. On top of that, there is the fact that the maternity line is premiering in five states, three of which carry the highest teen pregnancy rates in the country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s more at the Salon link. <\/p>\n

I’m curious what you think about this. I can understand the arguments that were made over the Bristol Palin story — “At least she’s not getting an abortion!” — but does this go too far? Is our culture — consciously or not — making something that should be unacceptable (teen pregnancy) acceptable, or even attractive?      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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