Sofia said she wasn’t sure whether the girls who provided nude photos of themselves to boys were thinking about the effect that could have on boys’ attitudes toward women. “I think it’s more of a societal question.” “You need to treat women and girls with the respect they deserve, and that’s not what’s happening,” she said. Ultimately, Sofia said teenagers need to change the way they feel about the “objectification of girls.” More than anything, I just hope that this issue sparks a conversation among adults and students and they really talk about this because it’s not just happening here it’s happening all over.” “From your article, I understand that Moraga police got it shut down. I pointed out that she already has done something to change that. And if I can do anything to help that, I’d like to.” “And it highlights a bigger problem in society - that girls are being treated like objects - and that’s not fair at all. “It’s just not fair and not OK,” she said. This realization unleashed a strong reaction in Sofia. But everyone was talking about it, and it was (true).” “When I first heard about it, I thought it couldn’t be true. “I didn’t like the idea of it,” she said. Sofia, on the other hand, wanted to address it head-on. “Everyone just kind of talked about it, but no one really addressed it as an issue.” “It was pretty common knowledge around school,” she said. Sofia Ruiz, the 15-year-old sophomore who in January wrote an explosive opinion piece in The Mirador about boys uploading photos to the site, explained to me Friday why she wrote the story, called “Lamorinda Nudes Dropbox Must Come Down.” Follow her at /tunedtotheresa or /TheresaHarringtonBANG.Ī Miramonte High student journalist’s tenacity recently led police to shut down a Dropbox website full of photos of nude and scantily clad Lamorinda girls and young women. Read more and post comments at /onassignment. This is an excerpt of On Assignment, education writer Theresa Harrington’s blog on Contra Costa County schools.
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