She's a 'slut'. Boy's a 'hero'. What should we do?
If social media sites target teenagers to join in the first place, why should they not be held accountable when they are used as vehicles for malice, asks Charlotte Lytton.
Why did photos of a teenage girl performing oral sex on a boy in a field become the second worldwide trending topic on Twitter on Monday? And why were there endless jokes, insults and disapprobation slung her way, and not at the boy concerned?
The incident happened during an Eminem concert at Slane Castle in Ireland. And immediately the girl was branded a slut online with hashtags: 'slanegirl' and 'slaneslut' fast becoming trends.
When it comes to online safety, social media is repeatedly and unrepentantly failing teenagers. ...
A teenage girl giving someone a bl-w job is not shocking – standing by and taking photos before posting them to millions of people is ...
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
If social media sites target teenagers to join in the first place, why should they not be held accountable when they are used as vehicles for malice, asks Charlotte Lytton.
Why did photos of a teenage girl performing oral sex on a boy in a field become the second worldwide trending topic on Twitter on Monday? And why were there endless jokes, insults and disapprobation slung her way, and not at the boy concerned?
The incident happened during an Eminem concert at Slane Castle in Ireland. And immediately the girl was branded a slut online with hashtags: 'slanegirl' and 'slaneslut' fast becoming trends.
When it comes to online safety, social media is repeatedly and unrepentantly failing teenagers. ...
A teenage girl giving someone a bl-w job is not shocking – standing by and taking photos before posting them to millions of people is ...
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
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