by Chris Bodenner
Tracy Clark-Flory has been following the "sexting" meme, most recently posting stats showing how prevalent the practice is among teens: 20% have sent/posted nude photos of themselves, while 39% have texted sexy messages. But she isn’t getting worked up about the widespread use:
As someone who came of age during the Internet boom … these findings are utterly predictable. For young adults, technology can offer a means of intimacy or performance, or both. … Of course, when teens start sharing pornographic photos of themselves, some legitimate dangers are introduced…. [But] the majority of teens are "sexting" their boyfriend or girlfriend — not (at least intentionally) their entire school. This seems less an issue of young people being made into amateur porn stars by our sexed-up culture, than it is that virtually every aspect of their lives has gone digital.
