In a word: Sex (Coffee Party Planned Parenthood video)

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Coffee Party USA on YouTube: "I Have Sex" - students speak out against ideological attack on Planned Parenthood

A message from students at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. They write:

In order to "balance the budget" the House of Representatives recently announced the intention to strip all federal funding to Planned Parenthood. This is unacceptable. It's time to face reality: many young people have sex, and need to know how to stay safe and healthy. Even those who have chosen to wait still need to know how to be safe and healthy when begin their sexual activity. This extreme ideological measure threatens our youth's ability to choose their own future.

In many parts of America, Planned Parenthood is the only place young people can go to learn about safe sex, access contraceptives, or have a simple question about "down there" answered.

With all the rhetoric centering on "government waste," Congress's refusal to close multi-billion dollar corporate tax loopholes and instead eliminate essential, multi-million dollar sexual health programs is beyond hypocritical.

We are starting a student movement to make sure elected leaders know: Americans have sex, and we stand with Planned Parenthood.

This video was posted two days ago, and it is already the second most watched video on Coffee Party USA's YouTube channel next to Annabel Park's "Coffee Party: How We Began" which was posted 13 months ago. 80,000 people watched it during the first 24 hours it was up. During its first day, the video was ranked:

#70 - Most Discussed (Today) - News & Politics
#155 - Most Viewed (Today) - News & Politics - Australia
#3 - Top Favorited (Today) - News & Politics
#2 - Top Rated (Today) - News & Politics
#32 - Top Rated (This Week) - News & Politics
As I type this post, nearly 92,000 people have viewed this video. I'm sure that it will surpass the "Coffee Party: How we began" video, which has only 2000 more views, within hours. Originally crossposted to neonvincent on Dreamwidth. Comment here or there, whichever you prefer. http://neonvincent.dreamwidth.org/4644.html