No Sextin’ For Me

When I was in college I remember being on Black Planet or testing out my internet chat skills on AOL in Black Voices chat rooms.  Occasionally, I would chat with a guy who was reaaaaal extra online and got the bright idea to send me pictures of his “Magic Stick” or half nekkid body pictures.  I don’t know what female was all turned out by these photos but someone was liking these stick shots because they became more frequent.  Some men were so bold as to ask me to picture swap.  So you send me unsolicited photos of your stick and ball and you want me to take bukkid nekkid shots to trade with you on the net…..you must be on that goood ooooweee homey because that wasn’t happenin!!

I have no idea why people feel the need to send bukkid nekkid photos through the net.  Don’t you know that whatever you put out on the Internet is for eva eva.  You never know who is going to get that stuff and someone is gonna bring a copy of it up when you try to do something important in life.  I knew that even as a teenager, so I don’t get all this harmless talk these teens and young folks are hollering about. 

A recent survey showed that the notion that “sexting” is just “young people fooling around or experimenting” is false, as the statistics for this behavior rise even higher for young adults in their 20s. 

33% of young adults surveyed (both men and women ages 20-26) say they have sent or posted images of themselves.  Based upon this message one of yall just sent a sext a little while ago……dirty dirty

The survey also reported that sending sexually explicit messages is even more prevalent:  49% of all those surveyed indicated that they have sent these types of messages and more than 56% have received them.  When asked why they do it, the answers ranged from “it’s fun,” “it’s flirting,” “it’s a present for my boyfriend” to “it might help me to hook up with someone I like” or “it’s just a joke.”  Although nearly 75% of those surveyed indicated that they believed that sending this type of material can have serious consequences, 25% percent suggested this behavior was “no big deal.”

 How many young adults are sending or posting sexually suggestive messages?

1. 59% of all young adults, 56% of young adult women,  62% of young adult men and 64% of young adults say they have received such messages.
2. 83% of young adult women and 75% of young adultmen who have sent sexually suggestive content say they have sent/posted such material to a boyfriend/girlfriend.
3. 72% of young adult women and 70% of young adult men say they did so to be “fun or flirtatious.
4. 59% of young adult women sent/posted sexually suggestive content as a “sexy present” for their boyfriend.

Does sending sexually suggestive text and images affect what happens in real life?

• 28% of young adults say they are personally more forward and aggressive using sexually suggestive words and images than they are in real life
• 40% of young adults say exchanging sexually suggestive content makes dating or hooking up with others more likely
• 24% of young adults believe those exchanging sexually suggestive content are “expected” to date or hook up.

How many young adults are sending or posting nude or seminude images of themselves?

• 83% of young adult women and 75% of young adult men who have sent sexually suggestive content say they have sent/posted such material to a boyfriend/girlfriend.
• 15% of young adult women and 23% of young adult men who have sent sexually suggestive material say they have done so to someone they only knew online.

Are these messages getting shared ?

• 44% of young adult women and 50% of young adult men say it is common for sexually suggestive textmessages to get shared with people other than the intended recipient.
• 48% of young adult women and 46% of young adult men say it is common for nude or semi-nude photos to get shared with people other than the intended recipient.
• 37% of young adult women and 47% of young adult men have had sexually suggestive text messages or emails—intended for someone else—shared with them.
• 24% of young adult women and 40% of young adult men say they have had nude or semi-nude images—originally meant for someone else—shared with them.

Bottom Line – all these dirty text messages and photos you are taking and sending to you boo are getting shared.  Back away from the webcam, cameraphone, or celly with your dirty fingers up kids…….or end up Kim Kardashian style.

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