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Those colorful plastic bracelets popularized by
Madonna and Avril Lavigne have taken on a
risqué new twist. The bangles convey a
not-so-secret sexual code depending on their color,
indicating different levels of intimacy starting
from hugs. In a game some kids call Snap, they yank
the rubbery bracelets from the wrists of fellow
students to indicate which kind of sex they would
like to have. Grabbing a red bracelet is asking for
a lap dance, for example, and a blue one can mean
oral sex. The code has even spread
internationally.
In the U.S. the items are frequently referred to
as "jelly bracelets"; overseas, they're "shag
bracelets" - term familiar to anyone who has
seen an Austin Powers movie.
While most kids seem to take the code as merely
an inside joke, some schools like Fort McCoy in
Marion County, Florida, have banned the bracelets.
"It's a hot-button topic here," says school-board
member Sue Mosley, who has heard complaints from
parents at middle schools. Some kids defend the
bracelets as just kitschy accessories. "I've been
wearing my bracelet since eighth grade," says
15-year-old Roby Behrens of Los Angeles. "It's a
fashion thing. You don't need them to have sex, but
people do use them to kiss or get to third
base."
Source:
Jeffrey
Ressner, Time, 10/27/03
Related Topics: Teen
Sexuality
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