What is sexting?
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Sexting is when someone sends or receives a sexually explicit text, image or video. This includes sending ‘nude pics’, ‘rude pics’ or ‘nude selfies’. Pressuring someone into sending a nude pic can happen in any relationship and to anyone, whatever their age, gender or sexual preference.
It’s easy to think that everybody is sending these nude selfies – they’re not! Putting pressure on someone to send a nude pic, or sharing someone’s picture without their permission, even if it’s a friend and they say it’s just banter, is wrong and even illegal.
Signs you’re being pressured to sext
How are people pressured into sending pics?
- Made to feel like everyone is doing it
- Called names like ‘frigid’ to bully them into sending one
- Emotional pressure so they feel guilty if they don’t want to. This can include being told things like ‘if you loved me you would’ or ‘I sent you one so you owe me’
- Threatened with consequences if they don’t. For example, threatening to ‘out’ someone as gay or bi-...
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