Out of the Mouths of Babes

When I told Edd I wanted to write a blog about the comments teen pop star Justin Bieber made about abortion in his recent Rolling Stone interview, he was sure I was angry with little Justin. Here’s want the Bieb had to say, according to MSNBC:

“I really don’t believe in abortion,” Bieber says. “It’s like killing a baby?” How about in cases of rape? “Um. Well, I think that’s really sad, but everything happens for a reason. I guess I haven’t been in that position, so I wouldn’t be able to judge that.”

Despite saying something as trite as “everything happens for a reason” in response to a question about rape, I’m not angry at Bieber at all. Why? Because he’s 16! And this is exactly why it is completely ridiculous for a reporter to ask him about such issues. Yes, I know that pregnant teen girls and their partners are faced with making decisions about abortion, but to ask a 16-year-old boy that is, to quote Jezebel’s Anna North, “primarily known for his brush cut and pop stylings” simply makes no sense. How is this relevant to his music career and why exactly is he qualified to speak on reproductive rights? Because millions of teenage girls want to have his baby? I don’t think so.