a startling statistic

i went to a seminar this past week about the effects of technology on youth today. it was very enlightening and i learned quite a bit of new information, but one thing has really stood out in my mind. apparently, a few years ago a study was done on the effects of the tv show, friends...which, is one of ryan and i's favorite shows! it is so funny! anyway, apparently, the results showed that adolescents (of any age) who watched friends were 50% more likely to engage in sexual intercourse within the year of their watching. that is a ton of kids! the sad thing is that there are shows much worse than friends on today that kids are watching (i.e. desperate housewives, grey's anatomy, etc) and i imagine that if they did the study again, the statistics would be even higher. in fact, kids between the ages of 9 and 11 were asked to name their favorite (and most frequently watched) tv shows and do you know what they said? the disney channel, nickolodean, desperate housewives, the office, and grey's anatomy. what are such things teaching kids about what life should be like? what are such things teaching us?!