Category Archives: Sexuality

A Click Away on iTunes Top 10

It’s amazing what you can learn about youth culture today from iTunes. That’s what I did for this audience of parents and teenagers. I basically opened up iTunes and gave parents a quick tour of the top songs and music … Continue reading

Posted in Jonathan's Rant, Media, Music, Parenting, Sexuality, Youth Culture | 2 Comments

Do Sexy Super Bowl Ads Sell?

While I was traveling this past weekend, we noticed an interesting article in USA Today about racy Super Bowl ads. The online article features a video interview of Bob Parsons, founder of GoDaddy.com, known for the success of his sexy … Continue reading

Posted in Media, Sexuality, TV | 4 Comments

Sorry Adam, My Wife is Hot

My buddy Adam ranted in his blog today about guys who describe their wives as hot. Adam said it makes him cringe every time he hears it. Well… I cringed when I read Adam’s blog, because I am one of … Continue reading

Posted in Family, Humor, Jonathan's Rant, Personal, Sexuality | 19 Comments

The Increasingly Difficult Task of “Fleeing” Porn

Porn is becoming virtually inevitable. Unfortunately, so are the consequences of porn-consumption. Doug Fields and I collaborated on four posts about porn last week on his blog (here’s his summary post with links to all). I wanted to take the … Continue reading

Posted in Internet, Media, Movies, Sexuality, TV, Youth Culture | 5 Comments

Glee Goes All the Way… Again

This week Doug Fields posted an article of mine on his blog encouraging parents to use the “pause button,” the “fast forward button”… and even the “off button” on their TV remotes as they co-view media with kids. Which button … Continue reading

Posted in Media, Music, Parenting, Sexuality, TV, Youth Culture | 5 Comments

Overreacting or Interacting about Rihanna’s #1 Song

It’s almost like Rihanna is in the mind of today’s teenage girl, looking for love in a hopeless place. Maybe that’s why her song, We Found Love, is still the #1 song across all the charts (#1 on Billboard’s Hot … Continue reading

Posted in Media, Music, Parenting, Sexuality, Youth Culture | 3 Comments

Secure Enough to Not Be Sexy

My girls made me proud Monday night. They were secure enough in themselves to not be sexy. That’s a pretty bold move in a world where sexy is becoming the norm. Halloween is one of those times where the pressure … Continue reading

Posted in Media, Parenting, Sexuality, Youth Culture | 9 Comments

Why Are Teenagers Really Having Less Sex?

Last week I wrote a “Youth Culture Window” article on a subject I would earmark as very important, Are Teenagers Really Having Less Sex? And How to Continue This Trend. The interesting part of this whole study is the fact … Continue reading

Posted in Media, Sexuality, Youth Culture | 4 Comments

What Does the CDC Report Actually Say?

I’m just going to think out loud here a little bit about this Youth Culture Window article I’m working on for next week. The topic? This new Center for Disease Control (CDC) National Survey of Family Growth report that claims… … Continue reading

Posted in Jonathan's Rant, News, Sexuality, Youth Culture | Leave a comment

Dad, Can I Go to the Homecoming Dance?

I have two daughters. And in the last month each of them asked me the same question. “Dad, can I go to the homecoming dance?” To one of them I answered, “Yes,” and to the other one I answered, “No.” … Continue reading

Posted in Jonathan's Rant, Media, Music, Parenting, Sexuality, Youth Culture | 46 Comments