The Internet has become many of people’s scapegoat. The Internet is where we go with all of our unanswered questions. Sometimes, these unanswered questions are uncomfortable to ask someone in person. Most kids usually find out about how they’re supposed to dress, gender, sexuality, etc., through the Internet. The Internet, specifically social media, has trained us into believing that we should all be involved in these uber romantic relationships, going on these extravagant dates, etc.
When I was in eighth grade, we were put into sexual education at the end of the school year; and, again, my sophomore year of high school. However, I feel as if I would have learned more about sexual education by looking it up on the Internet rather than learning about it in a classroom.
I will be one to admit that I used to be so curious about my body and sex.
Books and/or movies such as Fifty Shades of Grey, demonstrates this completely unnatural relationship. Relationships like what Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey have is not common in the real world and day-to-day life. Books and movies, including Fifty Shades of Grey, would have not been as popular in the era before the Internet.
In the beginning of my curiousness about sexuality and my body, it seemed natural to Google anything and everything that I was confused/had questions about. The Internet shows many unrealistic sexual experiences. Nowadays, I like to figure out what I like through my own personal experiences and relationships with other people.
The Internet has changed the way I view a lot of things in this world, but it’s natural for people to look up what they’re curious about. In my opinion, our popular culture would not be where it is, today, without the Internet.
Literature & the Internet 