Teens Copy Sex Acts They See Online

[Lee]

GIRLS only just into puberty are copying sexual acts they see in internet pornography, believing they must be normal, child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg said.

Dr Carr-Gregg said large numbers of teenage girls had engaged in behaviour such as group sex or anal sex, which they wouldn't have done without seeing it online.

"Girls have new sexual practices. We've found that when they view that stuff they feel compelled to copy it," he said yesterday.

"It's causing young women to do things they wouldn't have done but because it's online they think it's normal. We are talking about girls who have just come into puberty."

He said a survey on cyber-bullying run via Girlfriend magazine showed that 41 per cent had been asked to post a naked or semi-naked picture of themselves on the internet.

"That's incredibly high, and it's against the law. If you take a picture and send it, you are manufacturing and distributing child pornography.

"Kids don't understand the seriousness of what they are doing, or that whenever they send something to cyberspace, it can't be taken back."

http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...117879189.html

This is interesting, i know a lot of people beleive that when a porn surfer sees something in a movie or online the train of thought is that they will go out and mimic that act in the 'real world'.

It would be interesting to see a real, scientific study about this topic actually.

Regards,

Lee

[susanna]

I tell my boys all the time that girls do not like to do some of the stuff they see online. it has always worried me that this might come true, that girls AND boys would be influenced by what they see online.

The reverse is also true though that people with unique differences in their sexuality have an educational, welcoming place to go to find information and in the very least, a place of belonging. Great example is gays and lesbians. There is no shortage of info and imagery to make it seem quite a "normal" thing to be gay. Think back before the internet and coming into young adulthood and wondering if you would EVER meet even ONE other gay person.

The same is true of all sorts of sex education. You could say that strong young women will learn about dominating guys as much as guys will learn about ass fucking girls or cumming on their faces.

Now the sick stuff thats produced like asphyxiation or sleeping/drunk girl sex or the death or rape stuff. That worries me. Can kids separate from reality? Probably. They see clothed stuff like this on tv all the time. Internet isnt that different other then you can linger alot longer on an image.

It is an interesting topic for sure.

Susanna

[desslock]

Scientific research fishing for conclusions.

One could also take this and assert that showing gay porn to straight teens will "make them" engage in gay sexual behavior; thus homosexuality is a chosen activity and not an immutable trait.

Steve

[jIgG]

one look at myspace and you can see what he's talking about