TORONTO - Ucwaningo olwenziwe ezinkulungwaneni zabafundi abasebasha baseCanada ezweni lonke luthole “iphethini” ephathelene nabafana abasebancane abafuna izithombe zocansi njalo, ngokusho kwenhlangano engenzi nzuzo iMediaSmarts, kanti ama-akhawunti "okuthumela imiyalezo ngocansi" nawo abeyinsakavukela.
Isambatho se-digital-literacy e-Ottawa, esasungulwa njengesisombululo se-CRTC kuma-1990s, sasebenza nezikole nabazali esifundazweni ngasinye nasensimini ukuqhuba ucwaningo olubanzi nabafundi be-5,436 kumabanga 4 ngokusebenzisa i-11 mayelana nokuphila kwabo ku-intanethi. Imibuzo mayelana nobulili yayinganiselwe kubafundi asebekhulile emabangeni ayisikhombisa nge-11.
Amaphesenti angu-40 abavumile ukuthi bafuna i-porn inthanethi, nalabo ababesho ngokujwayelekile ukuthi bawufuna njalo, kusho uMatewu Johnson, umqondisi wemfundo ye-MediaSmarts.
UJohnson uthi, "Kukhona isibalo esibalulekile sabafundi, kanti abafana ikakhulukazi, abaziphatha ngokuvamile," kusho uJohnson, echaza ukuthi owesithathu kwabafana abavuma ukubuka izithombe zobulili ezingcolile bathi benza njalo nsuku zonke, omunye wesithathu bathi benze kanjalo okungenani kanye ngesonto, futhi cishe eyodwa kwabahlanu bathi bekungenani kanye ngenyanga.
Uthi iphethini eliphathelene nokubona abafana abafuna izithombe zobulili ezingcolile benza kanjalo ngamanani aphakeme kakhulu.
"Basathuthukisa ubulili babo, bahlakulela imibono yabo yalokho okwejwayelekile ngokobulili, bahlakulela ulwazi lwezocansi futhi bahlakulela umqondo wokuthi yini efanelekile ebuhlotsheni. Ukusobala okukhulu kwezithombe zobulili ezingcolile kungabangela inkinga kuzo zonke lezi zindawo. "
Cishe eyodwa ku-10 yabafana bebanga lesishiyagalombili - abavame phakathi kweminyaka yobudala ye-11 ne-13 - babike ukuthi babheka i-porn inthanethi, kuyilapho cishe okukodwa kwabayisishiyagalombili be-graders, cishe ingxenye yesi-graders yesishiyagalolunye, futhi eduze kwezingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu abashayeli abayishumi nabalishumi nanye bathi okufanayo.
Amaphesenti angu-7 kuphela amantombazane ahlongozwe athi afune izithombe zobulili ezingcolile kuyi-intanethi.
UJohnson uthi kungenzeka ukuthi abanye abafundi bangaba namahloni kakhulu ukuphendula imibuzo ngokuyiqiniso, kodwa unokholo ezinombolweni.
"Kungenzeka ukuthi lolu hlelo luqhutshelwa ku-intanethi eklasini ukuze abafundi bazizwe bengenandaba nokuziqhenya kwabo," kusho yena.
"(Ukunemba) kuhlale kuyinkinga ngemininingwane yokuhlola kodwa kuyiqiniso ngezindlela eziningi zanoma yiluphi uhlobo lwemininingwane yocwaningo, ngoba sinomkhuba ongokwemvelo wokufinyelela umbuzo wokuhlola ngokucophelela noma ngokungazi kahle ngombono wempendulo oyifunayo."
Mayelana nokuthunyelwa kwemiyalezo ye-imeyli - echazwe ocwaningweni njengokuthunyelwa noma ukwamukelwa kwezithombe ze-sexy, ezingenasici noma ezingenasici - abacwaningi banciphisa imibuzo kubantwana ababenomakhalekhukhwini wabo noma ukufinyelela okuvamile komunye.
Cishe eyodwa kwabayishumi kulabo bafundi bathi bathumele i-sext yabo ngokwabo, kanti cishe eyodwa kweyodwa kuthiwa bathole i-sext. Abafana babenokuphindwa kabili ukuthunyelwa nge-sext kunamantombazane.
Izinombolo zaziphakeme phakathi kwabafundi beBakala 11 endala ekutadisheni, cishe cishe kwabayisishiyagalolunye bethi babethumele i-sext futhi eyodwa kwabayisithathu bathi bathunyelwe eyodwa.
Ukuthi izinombolo azihambisani neziphakamiso zobulili zazivame ukuthunyelwa kubantu abangaphezu kweyedwa noma ezithunyelwa kwabanye ngemuva kweqiniso, kusho uJohnson.
Kubo bonke abaphenduli bezinhlolovo abathi bathumele i-sext, mayelana ne-25 ngamaphesenti abo bathi bazi ukuthi isigijimi sabo sidluliselwa kwabanye.
"Kubalulekile ukubheka labo bafundi abadlulisela ubulili ngoba yilapho iningi lemiphumela emibi lwenzeka khona, lapho lidlulela ngaphesheya komamukeli wokuqala," kusho uJohnson.
"Kudingeka sikwazi ukugxila ekubhekaneni nalokho okungaba yisimiso sokuhlanganyela ubulili phakathi kweqembu labafana futhi sibasize ngempela ukuba basondele kulo mbuzo ngesimo sengqondo sokuziphatha nokuzwelana."
Ngisho noma lezi zithombe zithinta, uJohnson uthi ukuxhashazwa okungalandela ukuhanjiswa kwezesondo kungaba nzima kakhulu.
"Ucwaningo olwenziwe kwenye indawo lubonisa ukuthi uma kunemiphumela emibi ekuthumelelweni kwezithuthuthu ezivela ngaphandle kungenxa yokuthi ukuvunywa kwezenhlalakahle noma zokuziphatha kungenxa yokuthi siyazi ukuthi isithombe akudingeki ukuthi sihlanganise ubunqunu bokuthola lokho uhlobo lokungahloniphi umphakathi, "kusho uJohnson.
"Ngisho nalapho isihloko sigqoke ngokugcwele, uma kubonakala sengathi sithandana ngokweqile, futhi lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi emantombazaneni, kunesimo esithile sokuziphatha okuvela kubangane babo."
Uma kukhona izindaba ezinhle ezinombolweni zokuthumelelana nge-SMS, kungukuthi "kuyinto engavamile kakhulu" phakathi kwabafundi abancane, kusho uJohnson.
Ngamaphesenti amabili kuphela abafundi beBanga le-7 kanye namaphesenti amane ezingane zeBanga 8 bathi bathumele i-sext. Mayelana ne-11 ngamaphesenti angu-7 kanye nabakwa-17 abangamaphesenti ayisishiyagalolunye bathi babethole imiyalezo evela kumdali wayo.
"Ngicabanga ukuthi (lezo zinombolo) kuyothuswa kwabanye abantu ngoba lapho nginikeza izinto zethu ezikoleni ngikhulume kubothisha nabaqondisi ababekhathazekile ngempela ngaleyo ndlela," kusho uJohnson.
"Ngakho-ke ngicabanga ukuthi kuyinto eqinisekisayo ukuthi njengokuziphatha, akuqali ukuvame ngempela ukuqala esikoleni esiphakeme."
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