"It's like literally playing russian roulette with your life."

Very true. I've often thought of it this way.

"As for VH1 and their 'special' they can't be subjective about it because their argument for loose behavior won't hold up against the many, many, many, reasons to abstain. 'Just do it or you won't be cool?'"

These were my thoughts exactly. Granted, they make a few good points (such as talking to your kids about sex rather than completely ignoring the subject). But overall they pretty much scoffed at those who had made the decision to wait until marriage. They pointed out various celebrities who were virgins, how they eventually lost their virginity, but didn't really touch on the fact that many of these celebrities are living rather unhappy lives. The attitude of this special was "these people who decide to stay virgins are going to lose" and that's what got my hackles up.

I don't care what people say, the media does have influence. I mean, it's the media, it's what we see everyday when we watch TV. How can it not have some kind of influence?