The article, "Why Kids Sext," by Hana Rosin published in The Atlantic sets out to discuss, what teens think about sexting, how adults should deal with it and the legal actions and consequences facing it.
The article talks about a sexting scandal, which took place in Virginia where hundred pictures of naked girls from Louisa County high school were posted on Instagram. Therefore, the police investigated on how these girls ended up on social networking site. An interesting piece from the article not only talks about the individuals who are sexting but also talks about the local deputy sheriff major McDonald Lowe, who himself conducted interviews with the students at school. He described the reactions of senior girls during the course of interview …show more content…
“It was more of a baseball-card, showing-off kind of thing.” Rosin mentions a graduate student who described it as ‘“like when they were little boys, playing with Pokémon cards”’ (Olivia qtd. in Rosin 76).
According to Rosin, parents should consider them lucky because sexting does not create sexual dynamics it reveals sexual dynamics. Elizabeth Englander, a psychology professor at Bridgewater State University, finds a vast category of women, mostly called ‘Pressured sexters’ who share nude pictures out of insecurity, vulnerability and peer pressure. Sending texts to those they do not know well is not a kind of trust relationship they form with them. There is a risk involved that the picture can get out but usually it does not happen. The teens consider it as flirting or being sexually active rather than a crime.
The writer notes that it is technically harmless but also states that there are legal and future ramifications of the leaked photos. The consequences are alarming because we as a culture are completely confused between whether it is normal or child
The article talks about a sexting scandal, which took place in Virginia where hundred pictures of naked girls from Louisa County high school were posted on Instagram. Therefore, the police investigated on how these girls ended up on social networking site. An interesting piece from the article not only talks about the individuals who are sexting but also talks about the local deputy sheriff major McDonald Lowe, who himself conducted interviews with the students at school. He described the reactions of senior girls during the course of interview …show more content…
“It was more of a baseball-card, showing-off kind of thing.” Rosin mentions a graduate student who described it as ‘“like when they were little boys, playing with Pokémon cards”’ (Olivia qtd. in Rosin 76).
According to Rosin, parents should consider them lucky because sexting does not create sexual dynamics it reveals sexual dynamics. Elizabeth Englander, a psychology professor at Bridgewater State University, finds a vast category of women, mostly called ‘Pressured sexters’ who share nude pictures out of insecurity, vulnerability and peer pressure. Sending texts to those they do not know well is not a kind of trust relationship they form with them. There is a risk involved that the picture can get out but usually it does not happen. The teens consider it as flirting or being sexually active rather than a crime.
The writer notes that it is technically harmless but also states that there are legal and future ramifications of the leaked photos. The consequences are alarming because we as a culture are completely confused between whether it is normal or child