This is part of an ongoing series on the blog. Make sure to check out Part One and Part Two.
7) The Katy Perry Shot (aka The “I kissed a girl and I like it” shot”)- There is this phenomenon that is ever increasing in popularity amongst younger people. It is the tendency to post a picture of a girl kissing another girl. Spurred on by a society that encourages youth to explore the “bi-curious,” the pattern usually starts out with an “innocent” picture of a girl kissing a girl on the cheek. It then progresses to the make out picture (once again, often paired with a Solo cup in hand), or even the “kiss the cleavage” shot. What’s interesting to note is that you really don’t see guys kissing other guys, because “that’s just gay.” One final note, this is occasionally accompanied with the “Boob Grab Shot.”
The “I’m in a bikini, so I have to pose seductively” Shot- Buying a bathing suit that is skimpy and doesn’t leave much to the imagination? $80. Positioning your body to reveal as much as possible without being totally naked for the camera? $5 to put batteries in the camera. Posting slutty pictures online of your bikini, softcore porn self that will haunt you for the rest of your life? Priceless. There are some things that money can’t buy…like innocence, purity, and respect for yourself. For everything else there’s MySpace.
Check back tomorrow for the final two on the list! You can leave comments below by clicking on “comments.”
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I can only verify that some of this stuff is out there and that I’m thankful the majority of the youth I know don’t put that junk out there…but they sure as heck know when their friends do…
nice series here man–and if there’s SOO much time on their hands to post shady stuff, there’s always feeding the poor, caring for the elderly–Jesus was down with that stuff.