Passing a flirtatious note to get someone’s attention is so yesterday. These days, young people use technology instead.
About a third of young adults 20-26 and 20% of teens say they’ve sent or posted naked or semi-naked photos or videos of themselves, mostly to be “fun or flirtatious,” a survey finds.
A third of teen boys and 40% of young men say they’ve seen nude or semi-nude images sent to someone else; about a quarter of teen girls and young adult women have. And 39% of teens and 59% of those ages 20-26 say they’ve sent suggestive text messages.
Thihs gives the old name, “pop tart” a new definition. Welcome to the new generation about which we have heard so much positive news. But I say that “yesterday’s madness this day’s madness did prepare.”
Think about introducing this generation to the word “sin.” What could one say that would mean anything at all to them? The only sin is not doing what you feel like. And, like it or not, pax PBS, this is yet ANOTHER debt we owe the Baby Boomers. Ungenerous of me, but I hope there is a place in hell for those who have helped create all the damage they have done to the integrity and identity of America. Larry
It’s not only kids playing around. Sex Offenders have also been taking pictures of potential victims and sharing them with one another. I work with these folks and am aware that these folks are often networked. Pedophiles particularly work together, but I’ve heard of rapists sharing cell phone pictures. Currently, they are finding a lot of contraband cell phones in the Texas prison system – including one or two on death row. I’m sure it’s true in other states as well.
This is not to promote panic, but an encouragement to be aware. If a stranger is taking a picture of a woman or a child, it’s worth taking note.