Sexting PSA Sends Multiple, Conflicting Messages

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An Australian PSA condoning Sexting shows a girl texting an image of her breasts to a boy in the same class. The boy then forwards that image on to the rest of the classroom including the teacher. And because this is a PSA against the practice of sexting, the poor girl gets multiple looks of disapproval.

But while the PSA preaches self respect and kindness, the actions displayed in the PSA are far from that. While sending a nude image of oneself isn’t the smartest thing to do…especially in high school…anyone with a half a brain can figure out that if that message was texted to you, it was meant only for you. And that forwarding it on is just wrong and mean…yet that’s exactly what this PSA condones.

If you’re going to preach good behavior, you can’t do it using bad behavior as the hook.

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