I'm not surprised that this is happening. There are ups and downs to all technologies, but I think that sexting is just a side effect. Sexting is a new trend that is emerging in our culture where people send via text message and e-mail naked pictures of themselves.
A recent poll done by MTV found that a quarter of our youth have been involved with texting in one way or another. This story from The Associated Press has been circulated all over the internet. But what is the big deal? Is it the actual naked texts or the fact that we live in a society that views nudity as shameful? From the AP story, I believe it has a lot to do with how society views young people expressing sexuality.
It's not just teens that are doing it, you know. AARP also says that senior citizens are getting their groove on through text.
For teenagers, the results can be deadly--literally. As the story shows, some teens have commited suicided over leaked pictures of themselves. And there are of course issues on the legality of sexting. We are still not sure if having minors texting naked pictures of themselves qualifies as child pornography. Personally, I believe a teen leaking a naked picture of a schoolmate doesn't do it with the same mentality as an adult who does it to get off of or profit from it.
But what is wrong with sexting, exactly? Is it that they are not aware of what they are doing? Because if that is the case, there is a lot of 65 year-old in that AARP story that have not gotten wiser with age. Is it that the pictures are getting into the wrong hands? Or is it that they are doing it in the first place?
What do you think? Would you ever send a naked picture of yourself?
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