Adolescent Sexuality

An eighth grade girl that I saw a few months ago wore a pink shirt to school with large block lettering: "I'm a virgin -- but this shirt is old."
My first reaction, "Damn! Where the hell are this child's parents? Do they check -- or care -- what she's wearing to school?"
My next thought was that she might as well wear a shirt that says,"I'm a sleazy whore, and I'm proud of it."
The Eagle Pass kids over the past few years have gotten very expressive with their sexuality at school, and, of course, everywhere else. Their behavior at school bothers me the worst, though, because it's a place where they should be seeking the respect of the adults around them. Something like church.
Holding hands, touching suggestively, kissing and necking (previously scorned as Public Displays of Affection) seem commonplace in the hallways today. Lesbian relationships are discussed and practiced openly as girls kiss girls in just about any location they please in front of anyone. A small number of boys brazenly reveal femininity with no qualms concerning how homosexuality is received by others.
I saw another shirt at a junior high school this year that made a veiled but easily recognized reference to receiving oral sex. Again, I wondered where the hell the parents were.
Following these sightings, I started wondering just how far coul such messages eventually get if left unchecked. I made a list of possible bad T-shirts for kids. We seriously might be seeing these on young children some day:

1. For a 15-year-old unmarried girl in El Dorado, TX -- "Old Maid"
2. Top 10 reasons beer is better than a juicebox
3. I'm with Stupid (Arrow pointing to parent) -- maybe true, but really ignorant if your child is with you
4. Television is Life
5. Are you my Daddy?
6. Say no to hugs
7. My parents went to San Quentin and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt
8. Will work to feed my mom's habit