Dawson+P's+OpEd+Article

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PDA By Dawson Payne I am a teenager boiling over with hormones, but you know what? I am not an animal. When it comes to sexual displays of intimacy I can control it, unlike some people (as displayed above).

I came to school to learn and be with my friends, not watch two random people awkwardly straddle and kiss each other while right next to their fellow classmates. Behind all of the giggles and pointing I get this vague tinge of shame. That by some means these uncivilized lovers may be the cause of the commonly accepted presumption that teenagers are just a bunch of old kids subjugated by our own hormones.

Movie theaters, sidewalks, school quad during breaks, these are not places for couples to display their affection for each other. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating a 5 foot distance from your significant other, but just instead of making out or touching pelvises or awkward stuff like that, just hold hands or be flirty. Just save that stuff for another the appropriate time and place. I’m not saying to stop it, just save it for later and save me the trouble of trying not to make fun of you and look away.