Ever since man organized himself into civilizations, sex has been a hot topic of public interest, and today cyber sexuality has climaxed to a point where it seems commonplace for the average ‘netizen’ to have sent at least one dirty photo of themselves or someone else. This seems most common among teens and adolescents. According to studies published by internetsafety101.org, over half (56%) of children sexually solicited online were asked to send a picture; 27% of which were sexually-oriented. Guardchild.com in its study about internet trends, reports that 22% of teenage girls say they posted nude or semi-nude photos or videos of themselves online. And bullyingstatistics.org reports that about 1 in 5 teens have posted or sent sexually suggestive or nude pictures of themselves to others. Hell, I’ve sent and received my fair share. But these days, more and more people around the world are seeing the repercussions of having a little too much self in their ‘selfies’.
In St. Kitts recently, the son of a prominent ex-parliamentarian and political commentator shared a fully nude full frontal shot of himself with someone, which somehow went viral. And by full frontal we’re talking about face included. Naturally, the image made its rounds and ignited a wave of ridicule and criticism. And like most scandals, it lived a short and exciting life before dying within a couple weeks.
This isn’t exactly a breaking news story – well, not any more at least. Images like these rise up once every few months, stir the nest a bit and then become flaccid before long. However, while they may have a relatively short trending life expectancy, can the world ever really ‘unsee’ our ‘unseeables’?
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