Teen “Sexting” is illegal BUT we promote it on the radio
| October 19, 2009 | Posted by Angela under Random |
Sexting has become more and more common among our youth. They think that sending a nude or semi nude photo of themselves to one person will stay with that one person and don’t realize the risk of it being sent out to others. The first time I realized the seriousness of sexting was when I saw a case being featured on the Today Show. An 18 year old girl sent a nude photo of herself to her boyfriend. Once they broke up, that photo was sent out to everyone at her school. She was humiliated and bullied for a year before she ended up committing suicide. Our legal system is really trying to crack down on this. If you are a minor (18 years or younger), creating, transmitting, and even possessing a nude, seminude, or sexually explicit image of yourself can be considered child pornography. It can be prosecuted as a state or federal felony and can even lead to having to register as a sex offender. While I do agree there should be legal consequences, I’m unsure if it should be filed as child pornography. Our youth does need to understand that sexting is unacceptable behavior and there are laws in place to protect them. In spite of all our work trying to stop sexting, we allow a song like “LOL, Smiley Face” on the radio for our youth to listen to. Here’s a snapshot of the lyrics (click here for all the lyrics):
I Love Fisher Price
See now my shorty text me, send your boy a smiley face.
Gucci-Mane X-Rated, we could make a sex tape
Pics on my iPhone, Gucci on her iPod
When she turn around, *** make you say, oh God
Am I the only one that seems something wrong with this?
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