“Sexting” is a 21st-century game of spin-the-bottle

Playing doctor or spin-the-bottle is not what it used to be! These days young people are using cellphones to exchange sexually suggestive messages or nude pics of themselves… this has let to a new term called “sexting” (a combo of sex and texting).

The big scare these days is that this may lead to a person being charged with child pornography or even becoming a sex offender because of a sexting incident.

Dr. Peter Cumming, an associate professor at York University, had some wise words to share: “The big bad wolf right now is the Internet and cellphones with cameras. So instead of getting upset about sexting, what I would say to anyone is to take a deep breath, think in context, and use common sense.Technology does change things, and there can be very serious consequences. But that obscures the fact that children and young people are sexual beings who have explored their sexuality in all times, and all cultures and all places.”

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