Young Mens Forum Issue 1 Volume 1

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YOUNG mFORUM VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2

NEWSLETTER

Watch out! It is a crime!

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uys who take pictures of their penises or take a video of themselves masturbating or recording themselves or others having sex using their cell-phones and sending it around to girls or their friends are committing a crime! Exposing persons under 18-years to sexual material and creating, distributing and possessing sexual images and material of persons under 18-years are criminal offences. Children and young people stumble across one or other form of pornography in their own home or at school through friends, via cell-phones and computers linked to the internet.

Another learner from New Eisleben High School explains that he ‘usually sees pornographic material on his friend’s cell-phone’. Despite what parents and educators might think, it appears that children and young people regularly come across or access material of a sexual nature via cell-phones or computers. Those interviewed for this article all know how to access pornography and stated that many learners at their schools frequently access it or are exposed to it via their friends.

A learner from Elsies River High School says that he has seen pornography many times.

A learner from Proteus High School said he can ‘access pornography everyday in various ways’. Another learner from Cedar High School said that he accessed pornography ‘via the internet and Mxit when some girls send pictures of their private parts’. It also emerged that many guys have porn on their cell-phones and some ‘participate in producing it’ according to a learner from Cathkin High School.

“Guys have porn on their cell-phones’’”!

Most learners interviewed understood pornography to include pictures of naked people, videos showing people engaging in sexual intercourse, images of a sexual nature and other sexual acts. Others identified pornography as involving children or under-aged teenagers.

According to a learner from Cathkin High School, the first time he saw pornography ‘it was on a computer via internet’.

Being motivated and inspired is not easy when the odds are stacked against you. Despite various challenges, there are many guys out there who remain focused and are determined to achieve their goals. They are the cool guys who do not abuse others and commit violence or crime. They are the guys who are determined to achieve something positive in life. The internet presents new challenges and dangers. It makes communication instant and easy; and without knowing you can commit a criminal offence. The 2010 FIFA World Cup is here and bet you are all very excited. We wish Bafana Bafana success and pray they will do well and make South Africa proud!

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I NSIDE THIS C HILD

ISSUE :

ABUSE IMAGES

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Be aware R ATINGS

TO PROTECT

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CHILDR EN

G UYS

ON THE MOVE

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W HAT YOUR MOMMA WON ’ T TELL YOU

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W HAT

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GUYS LOVE ABOUT

THEIR SCHOOLS


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