Argument On Sexting

Teens and Young Teens Sexting The term “sexting” is a combination of the words sex and texting, and refers to the practice of sending sexually photos electronically. Sexting seem like fun and games in the beginning, but it can take its toll. The act of sexting has many negative consequences that people are yet to realize. Sexting gives teenagers the feeling of acceptances and the chance to be popular by gaining attention. What they fail to realize is the attention they are receiving is negative and it affects their reputation. However, sexting has become a widespread experience that has destroyed lives and has caused emotional distress to many teenagers and young adults today. A 13 year old girl named, Hope, committed suicide. She sent a topless picture to a boy she likes, and then he let one of his friend’s uses his phone and that person located the picture that Hope had sent to him, and the girl sent it around the school. When Hope returned back to school students was calling her “Slut” and “Whore” and that became bullying. Although Hope regrets sexting there is nothing she can do about it now. Every day she attended school it became harder and harder to ignore the bullying. When her family asked her what’s wrong? She remains positive and acted like everything is okay. It was one day when she realizes she was tired of fighting, tired of the name calling. Hope hanged herself in her bedroom and was pronounced died.
Suicide and sexting goes hand in hand because sexting can lead to suicide if you bully the person to their breaking point. Hope wasn’t a bad girl, she just made bad choices. Her death was second in nation connecting to sexting and teen suicide. People commit suicide because they don’t like what they going through, they believe that’s the easy way out. I feel that that’s probably how Hope felt she was tired of being bullied every time she came to school. I am not saying it’s a good