This is newsworthy?
Because there are clearly not enough enough things for alarmists to be alarmed about, someone decided to publish a study linking sexually explicit lyrics to early teen sex. The thing is, that's all it does: link them. There's no causation demonstrated. The startling revelation is that teens who report listening to sexually explicit lyrics are more likely to have sex in the next two years than those who don't.
Oh, and the teens surveyed ranged in age from 13 to 17. No, we are not told if the sexually active teens are also the older ones or not. Age aside, its still shaky ground to go pointing the finger at lyrics. What's next? Claims that tattoos cause gang membership?
Can all the people who find sex objectionable for cultural or religious reasons please just be honest about it instead of stirring up outrage over misleading survey data?
Oh, and the teens surveyed ranged in age from 13 to 17. No, we are not told if the sexually active teens are also the older ones or not. Age aside, its still shaky ground to go pointing the finger at lyrics. What's next? Claims that tattoos cause gang membership?
Can all the people who find sex objectionable for cultural or religious reasons please just be honest about it instead of stirring up outrage over misleading survey data?