'Sexting' on the rise among American teens.Byline: ANI New York, Jan 26 (ANI): Courting lovers by sending flowers is passe pas·sé adj. 1. No longer current or in fashion; out-of-date. 2. Past the prime; faded or aged. [French, past participle of passer, to pass, from Old French; see , for teens nowadays have found a rather 'sexy' way to lure the object of their affection-'sexting'- sending nude photos of oneself to a boyfriend, girlfriend, crush or casual acquaintance from cellular phones with a raunchy text message attached. According to a national study published last month, 20 percent of 13- to 19-year-olds admitted to have messaged explicit images of themselves over the phone and e-mail, On the other hand, 48 percent said that they had received sexually suggestive e-mails or text messages. Over half of the girls "sexted" owing to pressure from boyfriends, revealed the survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. "Trust me, a lot of couples do it. It's just like another form of sex," the New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily.[3] Since 1976, it has been owned by Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and is one of the 10 quoted a 15-year-old high-school sophomore from New Jersey, as saying. The girl confessed to having sent 40 naked pictures of herself to her ex-boyfriend in a failed attempt to win him back. Even social networking websites This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. have not been left untouched by the trend-Facebook and MySpace boast of groups with names like "I've Sent Naked Pictures of Myself Over the Phone," "People Who Take Naked Pictures of Themselves with Their Phones," and "Practicing Safe Sexting." In fact, teens who indulge in sexting are least bothered about maligning their reputations. Recently six Pennsylvania students landed in jail after nude pictures that had circulated around their school were confiscated from a male student's phone. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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