Some academics say ’sexting’ or sending sexual images of themselves is normal for teenagers?
From Australia, the Canberra Times reports on the phenomenon “dubbed sexting”and efforts by some academics to dismiss it as harmless. The article indicates:
The full extent of sexting has not been quantified, but a recent survey by a teenage girls’ magazine Girlfriend found 40 per cent of respondents had been asked to send sexual images of themselves to schoolfriends, boyfriends, girlfriends or potential suitors . . .
The practice has already led to 32 Victorian teenagers being charged with child pornography offences last year.