New paper(not v political, more psy oriented). Myself, S. Seymour Smith, R. Kitson-Boyce+M.Marriott used Critical Discursive Psychology+we interviewed 30 UK teachers. Our study unpacks how they construct sexting, consent, and gender from a feminist perspective
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/casp.70002
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/casp.70002
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Consent as an oxymoron due to non-consensual dissemination.
Consent as illegal, framing sexting as inherently criminal under UK law.
Coercion as power imbalance, highlighting peer pressure dynamics.
The discursive terrain is denying girls agency to express sexuality outside male gaze.
Despite questions, teachers defaulted to binary constructions of gender w limited discursive affordances re inclusivity in sexting education.
Coercion and pressure are real issues, but must be addressed without victim-blaming girls.
Our findings suggest a need for emancipatory discourses in sex education. We need tools to engage w gender, power+societal pressures