To have a broad view about the thinking, morals and
lifestyle of a group of young people in Vietnam, VietNamNet reviews “trends” and
scandals caused by youngsters who were born in the 1990s (9x) in 2010.

Taking sexy pictures to post on blogs

This trend appeared in recent years but it was strictly
condemned by the online community and the public after an 8^th grader
in the northern coastal city of Hai Phong posted sexy pictures of herself on her
blog. In these pictures, she wore an unbuttoned school uniform.

After this scandal, the trend “developed”. When “showing
off breasts” was outdated, teen girls tried to attract public attention by
taking nude pictures in groups. There are many photos of 4-5 schoolgirls who
showed off their nude bodies in sexy poses.

Teen couples also uploaded their own pictures to their
blogs, in which they were nude and in suggestive poses. Being protested, they
deleted the pictures but they were already copied and posted on many other
websites. Notably, these couples were very young and their bodies aren’t fully
developed.

This trend seems to be still favored by part of modern
youth.

In late July, the online community was stirred up by a
1.49 minute clip in which a young man, wearing a mask carried a pink cuddly toy
on his head. Immediately, a young girl approached, kneeled down and prostrated
continuously. Other young people appeared around the girl and also kneeled down
to prostrated the toy.

These youngsters explained that they “taped” a group named
“Improve Everywhere” in the US, which improvises harmless but funny jokes in
public. However, this clip was protested on the Internet as a bad joke.

Not long after that scandal, hundreds of teens wore red
T-shirts, carried banners and big portraits of Korean actors to join a parade to
send the best wishes to their Korean idols.

This odd parade was strongly protested by the public.

Another trend is “selecting boyfriend/girlfriend for one
night”. The “trend” is initiated by a 9x girl who posted an advertisement online
seeking a boyfriend for her birthday night. According to the advertisement, the
“winner” must be handsome, stylish, rich and must have a SH motorbike (luxurious
motorbike).

The advertisement was criticized strongly but it has been
quickly used by other teens. Before holidays, online advertisements to seek
boyfriend/girlfriend for one night were posted on many websites.

Shooting shocking and strange clips to post on teen blogs
to attract visitors is also a trend. Among the most shocking clips is the clip
in which a 9x girl spoke obscene words for up to nine minutes.

Another shocking clip is the one named “How to seduce a
boy” in which a girl called herself “Kem” introduces how to have sexy pictures.

After that, a series of clips produced by teens shocked
viewers, including “9x girls dance sexily”, “high-school couples make love on
the roof”, etc.

Teens also posted clips that they furtively shot others in
sensitive circumstances. Two clips that filmed a group of girls beating another
girl caused public turmoil. Police investigated these clips and solved the
cases.

Cao Thuy Thom