So, what's the big deal?
Justin Timberlake ripped off part of Janet Jackson's outfit and exposed her bare breast to millions who were watching the Super Bowl. During the halftime show, Janet and Justin seductively danced and sang together until OOPS - Justin tore off her costume and showed us her private part.
Some people think it was a terrible thing to do, especially since children and teenagers were watching the game. Parents were angry at the head of CBS network for letting it happen. What do you think?
What they did doesn't seem so bad when you think about the sexy talk and action that happens all day and night on TV. Sure, there aren't many bare nipples on your TV screen, but turn on a soap opera when you get home from school, and there's a good chance that you will see two people passionately kissing, or even in bed together. Surf to MTV and you'll probably see a beautiful, sexy woman dancing in her underwear.
According to an article by City Journal, between 8 pm and 9 pm is the "family hour" on television. Shows are supposed to be "appropriate" for kids to watch with their parents. During that hour, you and your parents can tune in to Friends - a show about six sexy singles looking for love, or Survivor -- a reality show featuring people in bathing suits talking trash about each other.
Does TV make kids want to have sex? Well, maybe. A study was released in the November issue of Pediatrics. It involved 2,003 12- to 17-year-old girls and boys nationwide questioned by telephone about their TV viewing habits in 2001. "Teens were re-interviewed twice, the last time in 2004, and asked about pregnancy. Among girls, 58 became pregnant during the follow-up, and among boys, 33 said they had gotten a girl pregnant.Participants were asked how often they watched any of more than 20 TV shows popular among teens at the time or which were found to have lots of sexual content... Pregnancies were twice as common among those who said they watched such shows regularly, compared with teens who said they hardly ever saw them. There were more pregnancies among the oldest teens interviewed, but the rate of pregnancy remained consistent across all age groups among those who watched the racy programs."
The most frustrating thing about sex in the media is that it usually doesn't have any real consequences. Actors finish their work and then they go home. They don't get pregnant. They don't get sexually transmitted infections (STIs). They don't really get their hearts broken. Tv is making young girls think it is ok to dress like the 25-year-old sexy actresses they see. Media shows images that make people believe its reality, whether it is what to look like or what to do.
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