[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People have been using media to talk\Nabout sex for a long time. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Love letters, phone sex, racy polaroids. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's even a story of a girl who eloped\Nwith a man that she met over the telegraph Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in 1886. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today we have sexting,\Nand I am a sexting expert. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not an expect sexter. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though, I do know what this means,\NI think you do too. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been studying sexting since \Nthe media attention to it began in 2008. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wrote a book on the moral\Npanic about sexting. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here's what I found: Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most people are worrying\Nabout the wrong thing. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're trying to just prevent\Nsexting from happening entirely. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But let me ask you this: Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As long as it's completely consensual,\Nwhat's the problem with sexting? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People are into all sorts of things\Nthat you may not be into, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like blue cheese or cilantro. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sexting is certainly risky,\Nlike anything that's fun, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as long as you're not sending an image\Nto someone who doesn't want to receive it, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no harm. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I do think is a serious problem is\Nwhen people share private images of others Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without their permission. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And instead of worrying about sexting,\Nwhat I think we need to do Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is think a lot more about digital privacy. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The key is consent. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now most people are thinking Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about sexting without really thinking\Nabout consent at all. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you know we currently\Ncriminalize teen sexting? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be a crime because it counts\Nas child pornography, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if there's an image of someone under 18\Nand it doesn't even matter Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they took that image of themselves\Nand shared it willingly. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we end up with this\Nbizarre legal situation Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where two 17-year-olds\Ncan legally have sex in most U.S. states Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they can't photograph it. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some states have also tried passing\Nsexting misdemeanor laws Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but these laws repeat the same problem Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they still make\Nconsensual sexting illegal. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't make sense Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to try to ban all sexting\Nto try to address privacy violations. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is kind of like saying, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's solve the problem of date rape\Nby just making dating completely illegal. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most teens don't get arrested for sexting,\Nbut can you guess who does? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's often teens who are disliked\Nby their partner's parent.