What the experts say - 2

This article debates what the line is between acceptable levels and types of exposure to sex in the media for young people. There are a lot of grey areas in this topic that would not appear in most other topics, such as sports or news, when it comes to media and society. Technically there should be freedom of speech and freedom of press, but the rules of society say that there should be some form of limitations on this when it comes to sexually explicit media. Things like pornography are easy to label, but then where is the line and how does one define something as loosely described as “sexually suggestive”? And is the best way to handle this by shutting it off completely or is it better to expose young people to at least some of this? One of the main issues in dealing with sexually suggestive media is the lack of consequences that it portrays. Rarely are things such as pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases shown as byproducts of casual sex. Sex is usually depicted in a very casual manner, most often between unmarried adults, purely for pleasure, without negative consequences. Would changing that alter the impact oversexualized media has on young people?

Citation

Rich, M. (2005, July). Sex Screen: The Dilemma of Media Exposure and Sexual Behavior. Retrieved

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