March Madness. The vasectomies are scheduled, BABY (with love, to Dickie V), and Cinderella stories await. As a school social worker, it’s when I hear hundreds of teens cheer in unison after every point, foul, or substitution as they watch on the cafeteria’s big screen.

It’s also the first year my 9-year-old son filled out a bracket, and my husband finally had someone in our family to share the excitement with. However, this past Saturday morning, while looking at ESPN.com to get the game scores, was an image presenting barely-covered and enhanced breasts between articles. Blonde and tan, with a wanting facial expression, are other non-surprising descriptors.

Whether you consider this porn or not, it was no accident that it was placed as clickbait on one of the most viewed websites in America in March, predominantly by boys and men, intended to take them down the porn path. One click by a young person, and the algorithms adjust to feed them similar and more sensationalized content.

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