Time magazine examining the myth about female teenagers using alcohol as an excuse to go wild, odd, since male teenagers have done this for decades… Anyway, read on:
The arrival of Spring Break season causes such pursed lips among social commentators that it’s a wonder they can get the words out. While college-age women “will be tempted to lay caution and responsibility aside,” warned an expert, “I challenge them to enjoy a delightful, ‘fun in the sun’ break from school.” Many women appear to be gleefully accepting that challenge, according to an American Medical Association study now making the rounds among anxious parents checking in on the Katie-and-Matt time slot. Of the female spring breakers surveyed, 30% said that sun and alcohol were an “essential part of life,” 74% said that spring break meant increased sexual activity, 40% said that they passed out, and 13% reported having sex with more than one partner. Experts attributed this unruly behavior to its celebration in the Girls Gone Wild video series and, less overtly, in similarly lascivious TV shows like MTV’s Spring Break and The O.C. Bacchanalian b-roll from these shows spooled out a tape loop of teen debauchery as morning-show guests fretted over its impact. I didn’t know whether to wring my hands or cover my eyes.
The Concerned Women for America, a family-values group, took it upon themselves to warn the women who fall into Jell-O-shot-induced exhibitionism and public sexuality that they’ll regret it later. And it’s true: cellphone cameras and sites like drunkuniversity.com (exactly what it sounds like) mean that candid sex tapes aren’t just for celebrities any more. The new scarlet letter is a URL.
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