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The Takeaway

A Teenage Girl's Perspective on the Culture of Online Slut-Shaming

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Temitayo Fagbenle is sixteen-years-old, and like a lot of teenagers, she sees a lot of images online that fall squarely under the definition of sexual cyberbullying; or in layman’s terms: slut shaming. They're photos of girls in various states of undress, often taken by their own boyfriends, and then posted on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere.

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The Brian Lehrer Show

Radio Rookies: Sexual Cyberbullying

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Temitayo Fagbenle, Radio Rookie, talks about her piece on what she calls "slut shaming" -- how teens use the Internet to bully each other and share sexually explicit material.

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The Brian Lehrer Show

It's Personal

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino comments on the controversy surrounding the Journal-News' decision to publish a map of gun permit holders in Rockland and Westchester Counties. Plus: Michael Hirsh of National Journal discusses Chuck Hagel's nomination for Defense Secretary; Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer on 2013's global political risks; and a Radio Rookie explains the phenomenon of sexual cyberbullying.

Radio Rookies

Sexual Cyberbullying: The Modern Day Letter A

Friday, December 28, 2012

These days, many teenagers live half their lives on social media sites, and they're writing the rules as they go. One online trend 16-year-old Radio Rookie Temitayo Fagbenle finds disturbing is something she calls "slut-shaming," or using photos and videos to turn a girl's private life inside out.

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WNYC News Blog

Lawmakers Want Cyberbullying To Be a Misdemeanor

Monday, September 26, 2011

State Senator Jeff Klein of the Bronx has introduced a bill that would make cyberbullying a misdemeanor in New York — a move that follows a series of widely publicized cyberbullying incidents, including the suicide of a 14-year-old Buffalo teen last week who was bullied online with gay slurs. 

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