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p2p news / p2pnet: Why do some kids watch much more sexually driven content than others?
"We think it is related to puberty," says Jane D. Brown, the lead author of a new study.
And, "Exposure to sexual content not only in movies and TV but also in music and magazines speeds up the sexual activity of white teens, increasing their chances of early intercourse," HealthDay News, quoted in Forbes, has her saying.
"The link between sex-filled media and early intercourse was not as apparent for black teens, who were found to be more influenced by parents and peers, said Brown, and, "The unique part of this study is, we’re finding this effect not only for television but for all four media content - TV, movies, music and magazines," the story has Brown, a professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, saying.
The study was published in Pediatrics magazine and analyzed 170 pop releases from the Big Four Organized Music cartel, including songs by Nelly, Ja Rule, Jay-Z and Destiny’s Child, says the New York Daily News.
"They discovered 40% of the lyrics contained sexual content," says the story.
"The Simpsons" was the most popular TV show among the teens but the shows that included the most sexual content were UPN’s ‘WWE Smackdown,’ and MTV’s ‘Total Request Live’."
Researchers interviewed 1,017 black and white adolescents from middle schools in North Carolina. Each teen was evaluated at age 12 to 14 years, and once again two years later.
The stories don’t say if children with Asian, or other, backgrounds were included and if not, why not?
Meanwhile, "What’s missing in the media are the three C’s," Brown said. "Rarely is there a commitment, contraceptives or consequences."
Expect a "What, us?" puff piece from the RIAA (Recording Indusrtry Association of America), owned by Warner Music, EMI, Sony BMG and Vivendi Universal, saying the labels have always been strongly aware of their responsibilities as the producers of material with obscene and explictly sexual content.
The Big Four have for years knowingly and deliberately peddled music with obscene and/or violent and/or sexually suggestive lyrics to kids.
Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Review of Self-Regulation and Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries, published by the FTC in 2000, said of 55 music recordings, "with explicit content labels the Commission selected for its review," it found tey were all targeted to children under 17".
"As a guy in the record industry and as a parent, I am shocked that these [p2p] services are being used to lure children to stuff that is really ugly," said Sony Sony Music Entertainment’s Andy Lack at the time.
Sony was front and centre as one of the companies selling music with "explicit" lyrics.
There was a follow-up a year later when commissioner Orson Swindle went out of his way to write a separate statement to the FTC’s 5-0 approval of the report to specifically, "emphasize the lack of serious attention given by the music industry and by retailers to the Commission’s recommendations in its two earlier reports," and concluded:
"After over 12 months of scrutiny, reports, and numerous recommendations, the music industry and retailers have chosen to do next to nothing."
A subsequent press release over then RIAA president Hilary Rosen’s name stated:
"The Recording Industry has made tremendous progress in our campaign to inform parents about the Parental Advisory. Surveys show that public education is what parents care most about and we are confident in our success in this area. We are heartened that the Federal Trade Commission’s report did reflect the many steps we have taken and the progress we have made to strengthen our program."
Also See:
HealthDay News - Mass Media May Prompt Kids to Try Sex: Study, April 3, 2006
New York Daily News - Racy music, TV blamed for teen sex, April 4, 2006
knowingly and deliberately - Merchants of Porn, June 22, 2004
April 4th, 2006 at 8:41 pm
They didn’t have much of that sort of thing when I were a lad, consequently I’m 52 and still a virgin!