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You know, girls sending naked pictures of themselves to their boyfriends really doesn't bother me. They get shared with a bunch of kids at school? Big deal. Maybe they'll learn something. In my adolescence, late 70s-early 80s, kids still fucked around, yes! And maybe there weren't pictures to go along with the stories, but the stories spreading around the school was just as bad FOR IT'S TIME.

Now it is the 21st century and kids are still fucking, but there is technology now that allows them to express their sexual enthusiasm in different ways. I think the outrageous reaction to this phenomenon perfectly encapsulates the obsession/denial relationship America has with sex. It's all great in films and television shows and music videos and beer commercials, but when it comes to real people expressing themselves sexually, it's seen as an unhealthy, negative thing to do that will ruin your life. Especially when we are talking about girls and women. If we want to encourage young women not to let their identity be swallowed up by their budding sexuality, then stop teaching them that it is the most beautiful, valuable and desirable thing they have to offer. Jesus, we're such hypocrites.

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