tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907166559813984325.post8809629596014586928..comments2009-04-07T18:49:03.416-07:00Comments on sossablogspot: Sexting: Teens and the Public Spheresossahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16316868964603106066noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907166559813984325.post-53885473028255449852009-03-23T11:28:00.000-07:002009-03-23T11:28:00.000-07:00I've definitely heard about this too! I think it's...I've definitely heard about this too! I think it's something terrifying in the sense that a lot of the participators are young girls- getting younger every day because honestly who doesn't have a cell phone nowadays? I'd say that young girls are being pressured by boys to participate in these exchanges. It used to be just the interet, with dirty chat room talks, but now girls are actually sending photos through phones. And we all know the extent of what cell phones are capable of these days. I truly don't think that these girls give much thought to what they are sending, because doing it on a phone isn't like doing it on a computer- you just don't have the same filter because it feels like a completely different sphere of media. Girls need to recognize that images can spread fare and wide through cell phones as easily as through the internet.<BR/>Scary!Jasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879267418824496701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907166559813984325.post-282859071586584172009-03-21T09:34:00.000-07:002009-03-21T09:34:00.000-07:00Yesterday morning when I was browsing through my T...Yesterday morning when I was browsing through my T.V channels, I cam across this exact same issue being discussed on the Tyra Banks show. Don't worry- you are not a hermit- I had not heard of the issue either- or realize how common it was until I heard it on the show. <BR/>The youth generation that is below us, is growing up way to fast. Not only in their sexual behaviour, but in their technological use as well. In regards to your question, I do not think that kids have enough discretion to censor themselves. Kids, I think, feel its more "innocent" if they send naked photos of themselves rather than commit the physical act of sex. As much as the issue is disturbing, I do not think there is an effective way for high authorties to intervene if they tried. On the Tyra show, the girls who were sexting were 13-15 years old and their mothers were aware of the issue and didnt seem to do anything about the issue.<BR/>If these kids own parents are not overly mortified or concerned about the messages being sent through text- than who'se to say an outside authority will care either?citizenirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16311036147506488435noreply@blogger.com