Silly Bandz and Teen Sex: Fact or Urban Myth?

Colored wrist bands and bracelets were originally sold to raise funds for charitable causes. For example, yellow is for Livestrong, pink for breast cancer research, and black for POW/MIA (prisoners of war and military personnel missing in action). But then rumors circulated that teens are wearing colored wristbands and bracelets to represent specific sexual acts that they're willing to perform. Reportedly, other kids snap the wrist bands with the intention of receiving that particular sex act.

According to on-line sources, the following sex acts are represented through colored wristband and bracelets:

Hugging and Kissing: A yellow wristband indicates that the wearer is willing to hug. Orange shows a willingness to kiss a member of the opposite sex, while purple indicates the wearer will kiss members of either sex.

Intimate Teasing: Glittery purple shows a willingness to French (open-mouth, soul, or tongue) kiss. Pink denotes that the wearer will give a hickey. Red indicates that the wearer will give a lap dance.

Flashing and Touching: White or glittery pink means that the wearer is willing to flash (expose) a body part. Glittery clear indicates the willingness to be touched in a sexual nature.

Oral Sex: Blue indicates oral sex performed on a male, green indicates oral sex performed on a female. Glittery green indicates simultaneous oral sex, also known as "69."

Vaginal Intercourse and Anal Sex: Black indicates vaginal intercourse, specifically the missionary position. Glittery blue represents anal sex. A clear wrist band is a signal that "anything goes".

As the mother of a teenager, I was glad this came to my attention. My fifteen year-old likes colored wristbands and bracelets, and has now joined the Silly Bandz craze. When I asked him how much of the colored wristband/teen sex connection is true, he said that he had never heard of such a thing. He's been wearing wristbands for several years now, and he says the colors have more to do with coordinating with your clothes than anything else.

I pressed a little more, asking him if anyone at school thinks the colored wristbands and bracelets represent sex acts. (Because you know different cliques are into different things.) He said he didn't know of anyone, and rolled his eyes because he's so bored with my repetitiveness. (I'm used to that, though.)

"So what about the Silly Bandz? Do they have meaning?"

"No, Mom. They're just cool and funny. Like Emma gave me a dress and a shoe, so I gave her two dinosaurs. And you liked the penguin, remember? There just like joke things."

"Uh, OK." In the back of my mind I couldn't help but thinking that the penguin was red. No one snapped it.

Sources:
http://www.teenhelp.com/teen-sexuality/jelly-bracelets.html
http://www.cheap-custom-silicone-bracelet.com/Wristband-color-meanings.htm
http://www.amyth.com/Odd/Sex-Bracelets.html