Ayoung40

My group proposes to add to the existing Wikipedia article on sexting. This article currently includes information about the legal history of sexting with special attention paid to child pornography legislation as well as the role of sexting in hindering intimacy in romantic relationships, causing depression, and encouraging sexual behavior in young adults, which is framed as inherently problematic. Much of the information currently available in this article is negative and paints sexting as a social problem, with teens and young adults most at risk of the “dangers” of sexting. In order to contribute to a more balanced, thoughtful view of sexting on Wikipedia, our group will summarize research on how sexting has been portrayed positively or negatively in society, using its role in reinforcing and/or challenging the status quo as a guiding question as we add our findings to the article. By examining how people have responded to the rise of sexting in both American and international cultures and giving attention to the meaning that sexting has in people’s lives, we will attempt to answer the question of whether or not sexting can be considered queer in our contribution. Our addition to the article will challenge readers to conceptualize sexting not only as a social problem and a danger to youth, as it is currently depicted in the article, but as a phenomenon with many possible meanings and roles. Our research will therefore encourage readers to expand their views on sexting rather than limiting them, queering the public knowledge of sexting by making it easier for people to consider the potential for sexting to be both problematic and positive across different contexts.

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Posted automatically via sandbox guided tour. Ayoung40 (talk) 03:05, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

Your group?

What does this mean? We don't allow shared accounts. Dougweller (talk) 09:30, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

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Use your WP:Sandbox

Hello, Ayoung40. As seen here, I reverted you because that huge draft does not belong there. It belongs in your WP:Sandbox. Then you can post a short section at Talk:Sexting about it, like you did before, but with a link to your WP:Sandbox this time. Flyer22 (talk) 06:50, 22 November 2014 (UTC)