Post: The Music Made Me Do It?
The Music Made Me Do It?
Here's a hot topic: Teens who listened to lots of super-sex beats were twice as likely to jump into the hook-up pool sooner in life compared those who listened to little or no sexually explicit music, according to a new study by Rand Corp. published in the August issue of Pediatrics.
Didn't our grandparents blame Elvis for inciting teen "hanky panky" too? True for many kids, media and entertainment is like a third parent (or primary caretaker for some). It's influential as this latest report aims to prove. And the potrayal of how sex goes down in any form of media does set up expectations for teens.
But what drives any of us to take the plunge into sexual activity as teens is a bit stronger than what's playing on the car radio while we're getting steamy in the backseat. If only making self-respecting choices about sex (and everything in between) was as simple as changing our favorite soundtrack. Teens are more complex than that--aren't we all?
Before we scour teens' iPods for all the answers about their sexual feelings, beliefs or choices, let's start by offering them The 7 Questions. Their answers will help them make the real sex-respect connection (and it's no doubt a more personal decision than picking songs for their playlists)
There are 2 replies to this post
Date: August 12, 2006
I have to disagree with you on this subject. If music says stuff sex, or suicide, or killing people. I don't think it affects what people do. Myself being 14 listen to that type music. It has sex, suicide, killing ppl and never once does make me dicide I'm gunna have sex, I'm gunna kill myself, or I'm gunna that chick she has the same sweater, or w/e. Music does not make people decide what to do. It's their own choice, not from the music. Now TV and the internet, that can people do stuff. But not music. Sometimes we don't buy music for the words, sometimes we don't know what their saying, because we don;t care orwe can't understand them. We m,ostly buy music for the neat not word's. So yea, I would have to disagree with you.
Date: August 14, 2006
Hey suicidalgurl666: I actually agree with *you*. My post kinda aimed to encourage parents not to read too much into studies like this. I totally agree that how we make choices is a much more personal and deeper process than hearing a song on the radio and jumping in between the sheets, you know? Your post is really thoughtful. I hope people read it. Take care! Courtney
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