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Rejecting the Media�s Gender Stories
By Christina Corea, 18, Staff Writer

�I don�t know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy
�Cause you�re the only one within my heart �
That�s the way our life should be �
I was born to make you happy.�
 

When I hear the ever popular, singer-turned-actress Britney Spears sing these lyrics, I�m reminded why I stopped listening to pop music.

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  I�m a 13-year-old girl. I think about sex a lot, and I feel kinda horny all the time. I thought only boys felt like this. Am I oversexed or something? What should I do?

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  A lot of kids around my age (13-19) are very curious about sex. I have had sex before. I have informed my parents, and they know that I am sexually active.   
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