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Apparently teens taking risqué photos of themselves is turning into a full-on epidemic. Researchers from Teenage Research Unlimited have finally put some hard numbers to the anecdotes about teens getting themselves in trouble with revealing photos.
According to the study, commissioned by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and CosmoGirl.com, 22-percent of teenage girls and 18-percent of boys have taken nude or semi-nude photos of themselves and sent them to someone or posted them online. And a third of young adults (20-26 years old) have done the same.
Young adults and teens view sending these photos and suggestive text messages as simple digital flirting. 39-percent of teens and 59-precent of those young adults say they've sent naughty texts a means of flirting.
Often, however, these photos do not stay private. The statistics clearly indicate that such revealing photos are often shared, usually after a break up. Over a third of teenage boys and 40-percent of young men have reported receiving or seeing such private photos.
Even though 73-percent of those surveyed understood that sending revealing photos could have serious negative consequences, it seems like many are choosing to ignore the danger and share them anyway. [From: USA Today]
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Subscribe to commentsrollinDec 10th 2008 8:46PM
These young twits (a genderless term that applies to one who acts the part) are supposed to be so computer savvy........
Don't they realize this stuff will come back to haunt them at college and/or job application time? We've already seen news spots at how sophisticated colleges and employers are at doing computer searches of aspiring students/employees, and this trend will only grow as individuals pursue degenerative behavior, and technology facilitates such searching.
Kids are kinda sick anyway, they ought to keep their genitals to themselves.
PaulaDec 11th 2008 9:11AM
No, they seem to think the WWW is all their own private playground. But I agree, I thought they were supposed to be the computer savvy ones. Oh well. That'll rule out a job in politics in their future, that's for sure! ;-)
EYESDec 11th 2008 9:23AM
Oppinions and genitals are quite similar, dontcha think!
marehdDec 11th 2008 8:01PM
I agree, but add this caveat:'Monkey see, monkey do.' Adults are powerful role models, and these days way too many share explicit details about their genital activities so overtly-teens pick up on that.We seem to be a genital-oriented society!
AnneDec 11th 2008 11:20AM
They should also realize, as should anyone receiving these pictures, that these are pictures of UNDERAGE teenagers and there could be criminal ramifications for forwarding and posting these pictures online.
remartantiquesDec 11th 2008 7:58PM
Yes, we all have both, and yes, the problem originates with the parents. It's the grownup in American media, hollywood, education, and industry that has sex as a such a selling tool or such an obsession. I wonder that women put up with it, some even revel in it, and I'm almost ashamed to be a man since we seem to require it. So it becomes a question of how much, and today in America too much is never enough. I understand we seem prudish to Europeans, but if so, so be it.......I think man began wearing clothes for more than just protection from the elements.
nikkiDec 11th 2008 6:17AM
hey.. the disney stars are doing it and get away with everything... i of course would NEVER take nude pictures because i have self respect. i know computers and anyone who is anyone can take your pictures and post them on the internet for EVERYONE to see. don't want you pics getting out, don't friggen post them! end of story. this is coming from a teenager who hasn't and will never post pictures like that. :)
BillDec 11th 2008 8:59AM
Nikki, never say never like you did, it may come back to bite ya. It doesn't sound convincing, even to you.
not nikkiDec 11th 2008 11:34AM
it's cause your fat nikki thats why no one wants to see you nude
bethDec 11th 2008 2:28PM
good for you! In this case, self respect means being able to look yourself in the mirror and say, I am a beautiful, smart individual with a brain that rejects the notion that my body is the only thing of value to anyone else. The problem with girls this day and age is they belive their only value is a mans sexual release. The problem with young men these days is they expect to recieve said favors without working for them. To get respect from others, you have to give it to yourself first.
BrianDec 12th 2008 2:44PM
Self respect? What do they say is the number one thing that can save a marriage? More sex or making it interesting. Obviously, the fact that you're 30+ or do not like how you look has masked the fact that we all did stupid things when we were young. I am 25, I've sent pictures recently to my girlfriend and she has sent them to me. It is playful flirting and we have great conversations. How do I lose self respect in one or two photos over 3 years of a relationship? The self respect is lost in those that post them to spite their ex's. I deleted my pictures of her when we started having problems to avoid being on of those people. Self respect is not used properly by your thoughts.
nikkiDec 12th 2008 4:44PM
Brian - Excuse me, I am seventeen years old so if I don't want to post pictures of myself with nothing on, it's perfectly fine. I don't date boys who are only in the relationship for sex because I promised myself, as do other teenagers, by wearing a purity ring and also with the thought in their head, I will stay a virgin until after marriage. If you want to take pics, I don't care, it's your body. Every person has a different definition for self respect.
madeleineDec 13th 2008 1:20PM
nikki, i like you a lot. you can stand up for yourself and you seem like you could easily be a strong independent woman. i admire your self respect, and i feel i have much of that as well. i am a 15 year old girl and i would never be in a relationship where sex is asked or demanded of me. i have a purity ring also. i would never NEVER (oooops, i said never, sorry bill, but i meant it) post or even take pictures of myself nude or partially nude. thats not right. and "not nikki" you dont know how fat or skinny nikki is. plus, im basically average sized and i dont want anyone to see my boobs or butt or vagina or anything. thats messed up. that kinda stuff is for prostitutes, sluts, and sex-addicts. sorry, but im none of the above.
nikkiDec 13th 2008 4:29PM
thank you madeleine! finally there is someone out there that agrees with me and respects their own body! and what you said is correct. i see myself as average sized also but i don't flaunt it because there are sex addicts, sluts, etc. who do it. i am proud to say, i am not one of those people. thank you. :)
Dan DailyDec 11th 2008 6:32AM
I don't think it's anything more then young folks today are losing their parent generated hang ups about the human body and being naked in general. After all, Mom and Dad have made fortunes selling them bikinis that cover less and less up and cost more and more money. Being naked to them is just a natural progression. Good for them, it's unhealthy to deny that which we actually are.
And to all you religious people who have been brain washed in the country:
Thomas 37: The disciples asked Jesus, "When will you appear to us, and when will we see you?" Jesus responded, "When you become like little children and disrobe without being ashamed, and you take your clothes and put them under your feet and trample them, you shall see the Kingdom of God, and you will not be afraid."
JohnnyDec 11th 2008 6:44AM
What book of the Bible did that come out of???????????? I have never seen the book of :Thomas in 37 years of following Yeshua. Oh I get it, it is one of those "Unauthorized" gospels. You know, the ones that contradict the entire morality of God. Oh Danny boy, God clothed man because of sin and man still sins. Keep your clothes on kids and don't listen to this wolf.
DaBearDec 11th 2008 6:46AM
I don't know what Bible PERversion you use, but WAAAAY back in Genesis (The first book in any Bible I've opened...) Adam and Eve covered themselves, because they were NAKED... God himself made clothing for them. Most intelligent scholars of the Bible would employ the law of first mention, and reject the "book" of Thomas as false.
CherokeeDec 11th 2008 8:35AM
First the libs re-write history to suit their agenda. Now they're re-writing the Bible. Is anyone really THAT surprised ?
maxlxiiDec 11th 2008 9:18AM
Just a point of clearification. The book of Thomas is a nostic writing and not included in the bible. Maybe this is one of the reasons.
Bill DDec 11th 2008 9:41AM
That is not in my Bible.KJV.