Fox Deciphers Secret Teen Sexting Code. “Banana” Means “Penis

"Banana," slang for "Penis"? What uncrackable code will the kids think up next?
Via Pukeimmediately: MyFoxAtlanta has published a valuable cheat-sheat for parents wondering what all the acronyms in their child's texts really mean. Is your tween a Fond of Leather ("FOL") Marijuana-smoking ("420") Nude Club-attending ("1174") Penis ("Banana"))? Are you reading your kid's texts right over her shoulder ("POS") as we speak?

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2009/05/21/fox-deciphers-secret-teen-sexting-code-banana-means-penis/

1	8	Oral sex
2	1337	Elite
3	143	I love you
4	182	I hate you
5	459	I love you
6	1174	Nude club
7	420	Marijuana
8	ADR	Address
9	ASL	Age/Sex/Location
10	Banana	Penis
11	CD9 or Code 9	Parents are around
12	DUM	Do You Masturbate?
13	DUSL	Do You Scream Loud?
14	FB	F*** Buddy
15
16	FMLTWIA	F*** Me Like The Whore I Am
17	FOL	Fond of Leather
18	GNOC	Get Naked On Cam
19	GYPO	Get Your Pants Off
20	IAYM	I Am Your Master
21	IF/IB	In the Front or In the Back
22	IIT	Is It Tight?
23	ILF/MD	I Love Female/Male Dominance
24	IMEZRU	I Am Easy, Are You?
25	IWSN	I Want Sex Now
26	J/O	Jerking Off
27	KFY or K4Y	Kiss For You
28	Kitty	Vagina
29	KPC	Keeping Parents Clueless
30	MorF	Male or Female
31	LMIRL	Let's Meet In Real Life
32	MOOS	Member Of The Opposite Sex
33	WYCM	Will You Call Me?
34	MOS	Mom Over Shoulder
35	MPFB	My Personal F*** Buddy
36	NALOPKT	Not A Lot Of People Know That
37	NIFOC	Nude In Front Of The Computer
38	NMU	Not Much, You?
39	P911	Parent Alert
40	PAL	Parents Are Listening
41	PAW	Parents Are Watching
42	PIR	Parent In Room
43	POS	Parent Over Shoulder or Piece Of Sh**
44	PRON	Porn
45	Q2C	Quick To Cum
46	RU/18	Are You Over 18?
47	RUH	Are You Horny?
48	S2R	Send To Receive
49	SorG	Straight or Gay
50	TDTM	Talk Dirty To Me

Teenage sexting laws

Texas attorney general and a state senator have filed legislation aimed at preventing sexting. It typically involves teenagers using cell phones to send sexually explicit messages or images to each other. The new proposed law would make teenage sexting a Class C misdemeanor and teens and parents could be sentenced to a sexting education class. But some are questioning how enforceable that bill would be should it make it into the law books. more...

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Teen sexting: Technological trend leads to tragic consequences

Sexting using cell phones to send explicitly sexual photos  is a growing teenage trend with potentially devastating results. In an effort to get teens to think before they hit that "send" button, the office of Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper has developed an informational program for local schools and parent groups. High school students at the Frankel Jewish Academy in West Bloomfield Township learned in a recent presentation how one split-second click can have lifelong consequences ranging from public humiliation to felony charges and a place on the sex offender registry. more....

 

http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2010/01/27/news/srv0000007438542.txt

Sexting May Place Teens at Legal Risk

One in five teens may be a child pornographer risking life in prison — for the crime of taking and distributing naked pictures of themselves. This statement, though seemingly ridiculous on many levels, is true. The trouble begins with the dicey mix of teenagers’ age-old sexual curiosity, notoriously bad judgment and modern love of electronic sharing — especially of pictures they take with their digital cameras and cellphones. This mix went seriously sour in upstate New York this winter, when a boy misbehaving at a party took an explicit photo of himself with a cellphone and sent it to a girl in his class — high jinks known as “sexting.” She sent it to friends who sent it to friends until it reached 300 children. more...

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/sexting-may-place-teens-at-legal-risk/

Teenage Sexting Statistics

In a recent survey posted by The National Campaign, some alarming statistics about teenage sexting were uncovered. Sexting seems to be the newest craze among teenagers and it is a very dangerous craze. Sexting is when a person takes a flirtatious, nude or semi-nude picture of their self and sends it to others through their cell phone or other means of texting device. more...

Here are Some of the Shocking Sexting Statistics:

The percent of teenagers who have sent or posted nude or semi-nude pictures or video of themselves:

• 20% of teenagers overall
• 22% of teen girls
• 18% of teen boys
• 11% of young teen girls ages 13-16

The percent of teenagers sending or posting sexually suggestive messages:

• 39% of all teenagers
• 37% of teen girls
• 40% of teen boys

http://www.pcsndreams.com/Pages/Sexting_Statistics.html

Teen ‘sexting’: Youthful prank or sex crime?

Tragic consequences

Walters was joined by Internet safety consultant Parry Aftab, who campaigns against the dangers presented to juveniles by modern communications technology. While Walters talked about how inappropriate it is to treat juveniles the same as adult pedophiles, Aftab talked about the very real dangers that sexting can lead to.
Aftab didn’t argue with Walters’ assertion that the law has not caught up with technology. But, she said, “We don’t really have a choice. There’s nothing else out there, and we are relying on prosecutorial discretion, meaning the prosecutors won’t bring these cases. But when kids are out of hand, prosecutors are saying enough is enough.”
Kids may not think there is any harm in sending revealing pictures to boyfriends and girlfriends, but Aftab brought up the case of Jesse Logan, an 18-year-old high school student from Cincinnati who killed herself after her ex-boyfriend sent nude pictures of her to other girls in her school. Jesse’s mother, Cynthia Logan, and Aftab visited TODAY last week to talk about the tragic case. more...

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29613192/ns/today-parenting_and_family/t/teen-sexting-youthful-prank-or-sex-crime/

Video: ‘Sexting’ leads teen to suicide

Police investigate teen sexting case

Boy got angry when girl broke up with him

CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) - Cedar Park Police are investigating a juvenile sexting case involving students at Cedar Park High School. Police said two dating teens sent nude pictures to each other during the course of their relationship. But when they broke up, the boy got upset and sent nude photos of his ex-girlfriend to the entire football team. more...

 

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/police-investigate-teen-sexting-case