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Wed 06 Jun 2009The real life of teens
The media portrays teens as being 'sexting', binge-drinking louts - but it's just a variation on a centuries-old stereotype. Why are we so afraid of young people?
LOCK UP your daughters - and your sons, for that matter. Hot on the heels of terrifying social trends like sexual texting, pre-teen binge-drinking and putting naked photos on the internet, a new strain of debauchery has infected the youth of today.
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