Sex in the television

Sex in the television
SEX!! A three-lettered word that catches our children’s eye everyday. When televisions turn on society becomes bombarded with sexual images. Children and teenagers make up the majority of television watchers. Sexual images and content on TV causes a rise in teens and children having sex. When they see sex on TV it influences them to think it is the right thing to do. They see celebrities on TV and want to be like them. They send a message that says sex can be ok, so they go out and do it. These examples on television show why American teens start to have sex earlier and earlier.
When Americans watch primetime TV they should expect the likelihood of seeing sexual images or content in a show or commercial. The Kaiser Family Foundation recently did a study on “sexual content” on primetime TV shows. The shows portraying sexual content rose from 56% three years ago to 68% in the 1999-2000 television season. This study also showed that sitcoms ha...