February 2, 2008
Television Makes Sex Acceptable To Teens
Every year over 15 million Americans are diagnosed with an STD (sexually transmitted disease). The STD problem has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and around the world - and teens top the list.
Ever wonder why? Is it because public school sex education has failed to protect our younger generations and because television makes sex acceptable to teens. The answer is clearly yes.
Popular television programs and even commercials teaches teens that any lifestyle is acceptable as long as it feels good, and or that everyone else is doing it.
What television doesn0t tell teens is how quickly it can go bad for them. The success and appeal of television is based on its promise of instant gratification: You deserve whatever you want0now! Television doesn0t teach teens that you always have to pay the piper; every action has a consequence.
Sady, many teens are left to learn the hard lessons on their own, one consequence at a time. Today’s television networks send the message that premarital sex leads to happiness, fulfillment, and joy. Popular programming portrays premarital sex as an important part of a teen0s preparation for adulthood. And because no one in questions this, it’s accecpted as fact.
Recent research shows that […]
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