Sexting

I recently stumbled upon a pretty interesting (one might say disturbing) article in http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/12/10/teens_sexting/index.html which says that a handful of young American teenagers is becoming enamored with the idea of snapping nude and semi-nude photos of themselves and texting them to their boyfriends, classmates and friends. It is amazing to me how technology in general has shaped the consciousness of even the most private areas of our lives. The internet, in particular, has re-shaped the definition of what it means to "sexually experiment." I am, however, alarmed at the idea that young girls ( and also young boys) thinks that sending pornographic pictures on the internet thinks the whole thing is completely harmless fun. The sheer possibility that our high school sisters will post pornographic videos on the internet gives me nausea. Seriously, these high school kids better stop posing and posting.