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05-26-2018, 09:13 AM
Blaming dating apps for the rise of STDs is just the latest form of sex panic
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"Are dating apps to blame for the rise in STDs?"
It's a line that seems tailor-made for morning news shows, designed to be read in that formal, faux-inquisitive tone newscasters use before cutting to commercial break.
It's true that STD rates have risen (https://www.cdc.gov/std/stats16/foreword.htm) in the U.S. over the last 10 years, with an especially steep rise in the last four years (https://www.cdc.gov/std/stats16/tables/1.htm). Alongside straight coverage of this rise, reports drawing the line between STDs and dating apps have also proliferated on local news (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmyp15YYEqs), digital outlets (https://www.metro.us/mind-and-body/stds-rise-online-dating), and cable networks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlTKqlTPckw) around the country.*
And like all sound bites, the way these pieces are framed doesn't reflect the whole story —*they just capitalize on the easiest part of it. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/25/dating-apps-stds-sex-panic/)
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"Are dating apps to blame for the rise in STDs?"
It's a line that seems tailor-made for morning news shows, designed to be read in that formal, faux-inquisitive tone newscasters use before cutting to commercial break.
It's true that STD rates have risen (https://www.cdc.gov/std/stats16/foreword.htm) in the U.S. over the last 10 years, with an especially steep rise in the last four years (https://www.cdc.gov/std/stats16/tables/1.htm). Alongside straight coverage of this rise, reports drawing the line between STDs and dating apps have also proliferated on local news (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmyp15YYEqs), digital outlets (https://www.metro.us/mind-and-body/stds-rise-online-dating), and cable networks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlTKqlTPckw) around the country.*
And like all sound bites, the way these pieces are framed doesn't reflect the whole story —*they just capitalize on the easiest part of it. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/25/dating-apps-stds-sex-panic/)
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