[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 about 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 with a man that she met over the telegraph in 1886. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today we have sexting Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I am a sexting expert. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not an expert sexter-- Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though, I do know what this means Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think you do too! Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been studying sexting since the 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 panic 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 about the wrong thing. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're trying to just prevent sexting 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 is completely consensual, what'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 that 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,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sexting is certainly risky, like 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 any image to 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 when people share private images of others without their permission, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and instead of worrying about sexting, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I think we need to do 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 people are thinking about sexting without really thinking about consent at all. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you know that we currently criminalize teen sexting? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be a crime because it counts as child pornography Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if there's an image of someone under eighteen, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it doesn't even matter if they took that image of themselves Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and shared it willingly. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we end up with this bizarre legal situation Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where two 17-year-olds can 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 sexting 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 consensual sexting illegal. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't make sense to try to ban all sexting to 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, "let's solve the problem of date rape by 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, but 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 by their partners parents, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this can be because of class bias, racism, or homophobia. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most prosecutors are, of course, smart enough not to use child pornography charges against teenagers, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but some do. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to researchers at the University of New Hampshire, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seven percent of all child pornography possession arrests are teen sexting consensually with other teens. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Child pornography is a serious crime Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's just not the same thing as teen sexting. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Parents and educators are also responding to sexting Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without really thinking too much about consent. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their message to teens is often just don't do it, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I totally get it. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are serious legal risks and of course that potential for privacy violations. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when you were a teen, I'm sure you did exactly as you were told, right? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're probably thinking, "My kid would never sext," Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's true; your little angel may not be sexting Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because only 33 percent of 16 and 17-year-olds are sexting. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, sorry, by the time they're older Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the odds are that they will be sexting. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every study I've seen puts the rate above 50 percent for 18 to 24-year-olds. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And most of the time, nothing goes wrong. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People asking me all the time things like, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"isn't sexting just so dangerous, though? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like you wouldn't leave your wallet on a park bench and just exp