Journal #17 – How big of a problem is sexting?
Today the information superhighway is vastly changing. The
internet is revolutionizing the way we communicate with each other, and teens are
some of the first to experiment with modern technology. The phenomenon of
sexting is one of the more recent teenage conspiracies that have the media and
active parental bloggers raging through the internet. Unfortunately, it really
isn’t a phenomenon at all. It’s simply the result of a combination of having
not enough education, unchecked hormones, technology and respect for own self
and I think sexting is a big problem.
The outcomes of sexting can be severe, running from
humiliation to imprisonment or more awful. Express photographs or recordings
sent from individual to individual can cause humiliation for the first sender.
Numerous adolescents don't understand that once they hit "send,"
control of whom else sees that compromising photo is presently totally up to
the beneficiary. You may think you know your companion, sweetheart, or
girlfriend/boyfriend, yet we would not be able to believe or trust them until
the end of time. The real problem: like many teenagers, they did not understand
the long-term consequences of their actions.
Sexting may seem like harmless fun, but teens should think
twice before hitting the “send” button. There is no turning back once a message
is sent. When a photo becomes viral online, it is virtually impossible to
remove the damage and recall all the copies. We, the youth, must keep in our
mind that,” we must think, before we click.”
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