Sexting

Sexting
Journal #11

During a brilliant class discussion, done by Mr. Sirianni of course, the article that discussed sexting came up. So what is sexting? Sexting is the practice of teens taking naked photos of themselves and sending them to friends by using their cellular phones. So why is it bad? It is usually done by underage people, which creates a problem, and increases the amount of sexual desire between people.

Sexting creates real problems when, lets say for example, a girl sends her boyfriend a picture of herself, and something happens between them, and he ends up sending everyone this picture. This creates a snowball effect, where the girl becomes embarrassed, her parents become embarrassed, and sometimes it may never go away. Teenagers should not be using their phones for ‘sexting’ as it can get them into serious trouble, and possible even charges or arrests may occur.

However, the boundary of sexting can be carried a little too far. You can get in trouble for wearing bathing suits, which is apparently just as bad as bras and other necessities. Sometimes, sexting should be up to the people that do it. They know the risks that their photos can be leaked anytime and anywhere, so it’s all personal choice. Although the easiest way would be to just cut down on the amount of sexting that is occurring.

Personally, I don’t see the reason why sexting occurs. If someone is going to be satisfied by looking at a 1-inch screen than they have problems themselves. Then perhaps they need to go out and see the real stuff for once in their lives. Sexting should be banned, and anyone caught doing it should get a fine or penalty for doing such things. It only leads to more problems and complications as unwanted things may appear in certain places, such as pictures on peoples’ phones you would never want to have pictures of yourself on. The only solution is to stop sexting.