no. what’s shocking is that a greater number of teens are having promiscuous, meaningless hookup sex, outside of the context of a relationship, at earlier ages than in the past. teenagers have always had sex. they have not always been utter sluts, as a large percentage of them appear to be today.
Of course, the “rebellion” is a challenge to do “more” of whatever everyone else is doing.
Whether you are a sports star, pop star, movie star, or “most popular” it is all about being known these days.
And that is also shocking.
This promiscuity at such an early age actually stunts their brain development, not to mention their emotional development.
They become unable to have a truly physically and emotionally intimate relationship in the future.
I once read that Paris Hilton said that all her boyfriends complained that, when they had sex, she “wasn’t there.” She said that was because it was in fact a meaningless act to her; she could talk on the phone while it was occurring and not miss anything.
Even Paris Hilton was smart enough to chalk it up to becoming emotionally numb due to longtime promiscuity. She then said she was going celibate for a year, which she prompted reneged on, just out of habit.
This is what these children are signing up for: eventually a lifetime of relative emotional numbness, where they can never truly connect with another human in an emotionally intimate way.