Sex & Tech: Teen Voices
We invited five teens from our Washington, DC Teen Advisory Group to the National Campaign's headquarters to discuss the results of the Sex and Tech survey and to get their perspective on the issues. The following videos highlight some of their opinions:
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Mayron, 17, shares a "horror story" from her community and gives her perspective on what happened.
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Matt, 17, talks about how some teens use texting as "an opening line" and discusses some of the expectations that come with sending sexual content.
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Mayron, 17, says that sending sexual messages and images is so common that most teens don't even think twice before hitting the "send" button.
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Somalia, 16, says that sharing sexual content over cell phones and the internet can come back to haunt you.
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Benedict, 16, is shocked that most teens don't understand that sexual messages and images will be shared with people for whom they were not originally intended.
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Lorena, 18, says teens don't think about the real consequences of sending sexual content and that -- like sex -- most teens do it in the "heat of the moment."
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Matt, 17, says that his cell phone is his "personal space" and that he doesn't want his parents spying on him without a really good reason.
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Mayron, 17, explains why she thinks it is very common for teens to share private messages with their freinds.
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Lorena, 18, gives advice to parents on how they can approach this topic with their teens.
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Somalia, 16, belives that many teens send sexual messages and images to get noticed or to be flirtacious.
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Mayron, 17, says that some parents might be shocked to learn to teens send sexual content over their cell phone all the time.
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Benedict, 16, says that teens should assume that whatever messages and images they send to their friends will be shared with others.
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Matt, 17, says that sexual content shared over the internet or a cell phone can follow you around forever and even end up "defining who you are."
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