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Originally Posted by krwlz
And if there is a strong correlation, who's to say that kids more prone to risky behavior early also tend to like the music that uses sexually explicit lyrics...
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Well yeah, that was my point, though I had to ramble on much longer to get it across.
But then the real question is, what makes kids more prone to risky behavior early on? I agree that music is only a complement or catalyst at best... but there is something else going on in the culture to make sex seem okay at 13, 14, if not younger. I think music is only a reflection of what's already there in the culture... if the music doesn't jive with a kid's understanding of the world, they probably won't tune in to the music in the first place.
For me, my "culture" included a fairly strict Thai mother and my commitment to evangelicalism. That's most of what kept me from having sex as a teenager. I am not sure what exactly is in the "culture" of teens (or lacking from, perhaps) to be having sex practically before puberty... I would be interested to hear others' opinions.