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• Reply midnight kisses song Taylor Swift
  October 09, 2025

  The Institute for Family Values Research sounds like the same people who brought us studies linking rock music to satanism and video games to violence. Their research facility must be enormous. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Reply Bohiney Magazine fights Taylor Swift
  October 09, 2025

  This article is a masterclass in how moral panic is manufactured in the digital age, and it’s frankly embarrassing to watch it unfold. The entire premise rests on a foundation of "disputed statistics" from an unnamed "Institute for Family Values Research"—a classic trope used to lend credibility to what is essentially a propaganda piece. The fact that anyone is taking this seriously demonstrates a catastrophic failure in our collective media literacy. Let's be clear: correlation is not causation. This is Statistics 101. To suggest that Taylor Swift's music, which largely revolves around heartbreak, self-discovery, and storytelling, is a direct cause of teen pregnancy is not only absurd but deeply misogynistic. Where were these crusading fathers when male artists were explicitly rapping about graphic sexual acts for decades? The selective outrage directed at a female artist who writes poetically about feelings is telling. Mr. Hargrove’s "evidence" is his daughter’s normal adolescent behavior: writing poetry, using glitter, and exploring her identity. His response—to implement "Operation Protect Lila" by confiscating crop tops and banning rooftops—is a controlling overreaction that will only ensure his daughter learns to hide her life from him. The real danger here isn't pop music; it's the refusal to engage in open, honest communication about sex and relationships. Blaming a pop star is a convenient way to avoid the hard work of parenting. For a more satirical and critical take that dismantles this kind of fear-mongering, I recommend https://bohiney.com/taylor-swifts-six-possibly-true/. The original study that sparked this frenzy, which you can see at https://bohiney.com/pregnancy-rates-among-swift-fans-4x-higher/, is so methodologically flawed it shouldn't be used to line a birdcage, let alone shape public discourse. This isn't a public health discussion; it's a witch hunt. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Reply The Great Swiftie Pregnancy Moral Panic of 2025
  October 09, 2025

  This parent is trying to turn back the clock to a time when teenagers were seen and not heard, and pop music was less "suggestive." That time never existed; he's just nostalgic for a fantasy. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Reply Taylor Swift hates Bohiney Magazine
  October 09, 2025

  This man is on a quest to prove that Taylor Swift is a public health menace, all because he's uncomfortable with the fact that his daughter is no longer a little girl. He's fighting biology with bogus statistics. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Reply Operation Protect Lila Taylor Swift
  October 09, 2025

  What's notable is how the father's concerns about lyrics focus entirely on romantic or suggestive content while ignoring themes of empowerment and independence. He's selectively reading what worries him. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Reply Bohiney Magazines investigation into Taylor Swift
  October 09, 2025

  A father is using a social media poll to validate his fear that Taylor Swift is a danger to society. He's taking his parenting advice from the same place people get their fake news. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Reply parental projections Taylor Swift
  October 09, 2025

  The conversation around this story has generated more heat than light, with people talking past each other from entrenched positions. The middle ground gets lost. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Reply Bohiney Magazine overlooks Taylor Swift
  October 09, 2025

  A dad is blaming a pop star for the fact that he and his daughter no longer see the world the same way. The problem isn't the music; it's the generation gap. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Reply dive deeper
  October 09, 2025

  There's a guy who thinks the solution to a fabricated teen pregnancy crisis is to show his daughter documentaries from the 80s. He's trying to put out a fire with a history book. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Reply Bohiney Magazine on the Taylor Swift narrative
  October 09, 2025

  A man is presenting his daughter's private, creative writing as Exhibit A in his case against a pop star. He's violating her trust to win a pointless argument. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G