Sex in the Media and How it Affects Adolescents

I would like to encourage you to visit some of my classmate’s blogs as well. They are extremely informative and are about a wide range of topics. All that I read were good reads, but here is a list of my favorites if you want to dive into some more topics a bit deeper. https://ruslansuleimanovmedia.blogspot.com/2019/05/my-view.html?showComment=1575374040288#c6133032971517412800 This is the blog of a classmate who is looking at how esports are currently viewed in the media. This is not a subject that was covered in the class, but I found it very interesting as he is himself a professional esports player on the international level. He does a really good job discussing some of the current challenges facing esports when it comes to the media. It is a highly informative blog and probably my favorite if I had to choose. https://izabelamatus.home.blog/2019/11/25/example-post/comment-page-1/?unapproved=1&moderation-hash=0d535e7ec7c6e35174fae5266df5ae41#comment-1 This blog i...

After these posts, you might be wondering what my view on the topic of sex in the media is. Well, it is a difficult question, but overall, I think that sex in the media can be a positive thing if done correctly, but it has gone way too far. I consider myself a sex-positive person who believes strongly in freedom of speech and self-expression, but unfortunately, I think the current state of things brings this topic into a negative realm. I know for many people, myself included, the “birds and the bees” conversation was skipped when I was a child. My parents were too uncomfortable with the topic to give it and I am sure hoped that if they raised their children right, the children themselves would understand just to stay away from sex altogether, because they raised “good, well-behaved” children. My mom was extremely religious after all, and while that path was not for me, I think she hoped I would at least take away the abstinence stance from it. While this or tactics of fear may wor...

Another current issue regarding the consequences of sex in the media would be the current effort to restrict abortion rights and access in the United States. This is a debate that affects the ultimate consequences for young people who do not truly understand the ramifications of sex. Teenagers are going to engage in sexual activity no matter what, but without proper education, it is not necessarily safe. In the United States in 2013, 43 out of every 1000 teen girls aged 15-19 became pregnant, while 11 of those had an abortion (Lowen, 2019) . The number of both teen pregnancies and abortions has been steadily declining for decades now, but there still exists a lack of education to counteract what teens and children are seeing in the media. The media is a powerful educational tool and no matter what, everyone is learning something from it, whether consciously or subconsciously. Using it to educate young people on the risks of sexual activity is vital but not yet something that is...