Since its debut on HBO in the spring of , Girls has polarized viewers. Some consider it to be a refreshing and humorous portrayal of less-than-likable female characters, while others critique the show for its lack of diversity or being celebratory of selfishness and entitlement. While news reports incessantly detail our ever-expanding waistlines, television depictions show us something else. According to media researchers, about 75 percent of women on our flickering screens can be categorized as being of below average weight.
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Sexting in Middle School Leads to More Adolescent Sex, Study Says | Time
Younger students are no different than their older peers when it comes to sexting, a new study reports. More high school students are sending and receiving sexually explicit text messages or photos, and that makes them more likely to engage in other types of sexual activity as well. Now researchers say the same trends are trickling down to younger students in middle school. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics found that a significant number of adolescents between ages 12 and 14 sext, and that these children are more likely to kiss, have oral sex or sexual intercourse than their counterparts who did not send such explicit messages. The study surveyed seventh grade students from five urban public middle schools in Rhode Island.
By Esra Gurkan For Mailonline. You should always make sure you check your photographs before you upload them on to the Internet. There might be something lurking in the background that you hadn't quite noticed beforehand. These incredibly awkward images prove that point and will stop you from ever posing for a picture in front of a mirror again.
Woman's back is deemed offensive. Madness, stop sexualising everything! Hey Tfl - Backs aren't offensive!