Sexting: Memories that last forever

By Camille Lyon Posted March 3, 2010

As teens get their hands on the hottest new technologies out there, they are also embracing new things to do with them. Now it seems as if every teenager has a smartphone capable of taking videos and pictures. Many may not know it is illegal, but sexting is not okay to do. Sexting is sending naked pictures via text. Sexting can also be classified as sending suggestive text messages.

Many go through a sexting phase where it may seem like a cool thing to do, but if it is sent around, it will be considered trafficking child pornography. Most boys who receive these texts will most likely send them around for others to see, and that puts every receiver of the text at risk. Some teens caught sexting can be placed on the sex offender list.

Celebrities have also been caught sexting. Vanessa Hudgens was caught sexting, and she quickly apologized as the pictures hit the internet.

Cosmogirl.com surveyed nearly 1300 teens, and 1 in 5 teens have said that they have sexted even though they are aware of it being a crime. Sexting maybe something great now, but later on, you may regret it. Something you thought to be private will most likely become public. There is a thin line where flirty may become sexting. MTV has launched a campaign called “A Thin Line” to educate teens and parents about oversharing through the media. So far, “A Thin Line” has produced a documentary where they have exposed some cases of teen sexting and the consequences associated with it.

Sexting may seem like the hot new thing to do now, but later on in life, it may be regrettable. The idea is temporary, but the picture will last forever.

Leave a Reply