ABSTRACT
The dominant discourse on teenage sexting prioritises the figure of the youth-at-risk to construct boundaries around who can and cannot engage in the practice. This chapter draws on literature on sexual citizenship and the cultural studies of law to examine how popular television dramas consolidate ideas about who is most deserving of sexual citizenship, stratified by gender and race. Focusing on storylines from 2009 to 2014, the chapter conveys the porous relationship between the law and popular culture, with dramas drawing on real events and incorporating shifting ideas about sexual citizenship, youth, responsibility, and sexting practices.
