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is society aware of sex

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Started: 7/30/2008 Category: Society
Updated: 3 weeks ago Status: Voting Period
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heena

Con

sex.................a word of which is unaware 4 todays society...........is this wat is r society known for........................is this.....our way of living without education.....................................
joshuadaniel555

Pro

Well the topic here is a very wide one/but the truth is that our society is very aware of sex/you turn on any telivision in america and you watch things that thirty or forty years ago would be considered borderline ponagraphy/if not considered pornography/women dress in bathing suits at beaches that fifty years ago you would be arrested for or thrown into a mental institution/with things like aids/gay marriage/gay rights/gays in the military/sex and sexual orientation for that matter are not something of secret/as for sexual education in schools/while most public school systems opt for a abstinance only curriculum/the fact is that most of societys youth have access to the information/maybe not always the best/but never the less informative/to say we are unaware is quite simply foolish/each generation fall more and more away from innocence/you look at our public schools and how much younger children are having sex/

here are some statistics from http://www.soundvision.com/Info/teens/stat.asp

STATISTICS ON TEENS

Think teen culture in America is just about hanging out with friends, movies and fun? While they are not representative of every teenager, they do point to what goes on in American teen culture.

Statistics on Teen Sex

-Nationally, more than half of teenagers are virgins until they are at least 17 years of age (Sex and America's Teenagers, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, 1994).

-In the U.S., 7 in 10 women who had sex before age 14, and 6 in 10 of those who had sex before age 15 report having had sex involuntarily. (Facts in Brief: Teen Sex and Pregnancy, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, 1996).

-Nationally, one-quarter of 15 year old females and less than 30% of 15 year old males have had sex, compared with 66% of 18 year old females, and 68% of 18 year old males who have had sexual intercourse. (A Statistical Portrait of Adolescent Sex, Contraception, and Childbearing, National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, Washington, DC, 1998).

Statistics on Teen pregnancy

-Nationally, nearly one million young women under age 20 become pregnant each year. That means close to 2800 teens get pregnant each day.( Facts in Brief: Teen Sex and Pregnancy, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, 1996).

-Approximately 4 in 10 young women in the U.S. become pregnant at least once before turning 20 years old.( Facts in Brief: Teen Sex and Pregnancy, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, 1996).

-Teen childbearing alone costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $7 billion annually for social services and lost tax revenues. (Kids Having Kids: Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teen Pregnancy, Prebecca Maynard (ed.), The Urban Institute, Washington, DC, 1997).

Statistics on Rape in Teen:

-Teens 16 to 19 were three and one-half times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault. (National Crime Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, 1996.)

-According to the Justice Department, one in two rape victims is under age 18; one in six is under age 12. [Child Rape Victims, 1992. U.S. Department of Justice.]

-While 9 out of 10 rape victims are women, men and boys are also victimized by this crime. In 1995, 32,130 males age 12 and older were victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault. [National Crime Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, 1996.]

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Teens

-In the U.S., 1 in 4 sexually active teens become infected with an STD every year.2 Some common STDs are chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital warts (also known as HPV - human papillomavirus), and herpes. (Facts in Brief: Teen Sex and Pregnancy, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, 1996).

This is what toptenreviews.com say about time and porn

Every second - $3,075.64 is being spent on pornography
Every second - 28,258 Internet users are viewing pornography
Every second - 372 Internet users are typing adult search terms into search engines
Every 39 minutes: a new pornographic video is being created in the United States

and revenues...
2006 Worldwide Pornography Revenues

Country Revenue
(Billions) Per Capita Notes
China $27.40 $27.41 1
South Korea $25.73 $526.76
Japan $19.98 $156.75
US $13.33 $44.67
Australia $2.00 $98.70
UK $1.97 $31.84
Italy $1.40 $24.08
Canada $1.00 $30.21
Philippines $1.00 $11.18
Taiwan $1.00 $43.41 1
Germany $.64 $7.77 1
Finland $.60 $114.70 1
Czech Republic $.46 $44.94 1
Russia $.25 $1.76 1
Netherlands $.20 $12.13
Brazil $.10 $53.17 1
Other 212 Unavailable 2
$97.06 Billion

an quote...
"US porn revenue exceeds the combined revenues of ABC, CBS, and NBC"

and statistics for the adults...Adult Internet Pornography Statistics
Men admitting to accessing pornography at work 20%
US adults who regularly visit Internet pornography websites 40 million
Promise Keeper men who viewed pornography in last week 53%
Christians who said pornography is a major problem in the home 47%
Adults admitting to Internet sexual addiction 10%
Breakdown of male/female visitors to pornography sites 72% male - 28% female

and lets not forget about the ladies...

Women and Pornography
Women keeping their cyber activities secret 70%
Women struggling with pornography addiction 17%
Ratio of women to men favoring chat rooms 2X
Percentage of visitors to adult websites who are women 1 in 3 visitors
Women accessing adult websites each month 9.4 million
Women admitting to accessing pornography at work 13%
Women, far more than men, are likely to act out their behaviors in real life, such as having multiple partners, casual sex, or affairs.

you can find all this and much more at this link http://www.internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/internet-pornography-statistics.html

the truth is the porn industry makes billions a year and with that kind of money i doubt societyis in the dark about sex/thank you
Debate Round No. 1
heena

Con

heena forfeited this round.
joshuadaniel555

Pro

well since the round was forfeited i will leave it up to the voters i think i left some good enough information in round 1
Debate Round No. 2
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Posted by SexyLatina 3 weeks ago
SexyLatina
Flawless Victory? Or Epic Failure? YOU DECIDE!
Posted by brian_eggleston 3 weeks ago
brian_eggleston
I've never seen such an overwelmingly obvious debating victory - well done Pro, some really interesting facts in there.

Having said that, I voted Con because she looks really cute.

Sorry about that, Pro.
Posted by Im_always_right 3 weeks ago
Im_always_right
Or I guess the mother thing already explained it...still the water here...scary scary.
Posted by Im_always_right 3 weeks ago
Im_always_right
Water in Idabel Oklahoma is so crappy, you never know what's in it :P No exageration.
Posted by Rezzealaux 3 weeks ago
Rezzealaux
RE: Previous Comment

Oy, so I see.
Posted by Xera 3 weeks ago
Xera
lol, sorry, should have explained the joke.

All this time I thought all these babies were coming from contaminants in the water. Now we can see why I have 5 kids :D
Posted by Rezzealaux 3 weeks ago
Rezzealaux
"All this time I thought it was in the water. Guess that explains everything. :D"

I didn't get that one. What does it mean???
Posted by Xera 3 weeks ago
Xera
side note to Rezzealaux:

All this time I thought it was in the water. Guess that explains everything. :D
Posted by Xera 3 weeks ago
Xera
Wow, that is a whole lot of information there Joshua Daniel.
Posted by Rezzealaux 1 month ago
Rezzealaux
Let's see............ nope, world population's still going up.

I guess CON loses.
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