PDA--Obnette Woodward

Have you ever walked down the street and heard, “Wow Mom! Look at those people acting really nasty, what are they doing?” Or walked around school and thought, “Wow, I really wish I didn’t have to see this.” Public displays of affection, PDA, “get a room” behavior includes holding hands, hugging, and kissing in public, specifically at Merit Academy.
Most people, both those who are single and those in relationships, tend to have strong negative feelings towards PDS. Senior Spencer munson said,“PDA is disgusting and if you like PDA then you probably also like Hugh Jackman.” Haeleigh Royall, another senior, confirmed, “I hate it. It’s gross. If it’s a hug, that’s okay, but I see tongues…” When freshman Kayli Chambers said, “I don’t like coming to school and having the first thing I see be someone making out,” Mr. Tobias Emory responded, “Oh, I do. Wait. No. False. It’s gross.”
Though couples seem to think that PDA is romantic, it tends to come off as something different. Your fellow students may walk past signs of PDA and act as if they aren’t bothered, but on the inside a lot of people are gagging at the sight of it. Major, over the top PDA just makes the couple look incredibly immature or. Why do they feel the need to make everyone else see things like that? Sophomore Kat Hays said of overly done PDA, “I think it’s a waste of time and should be kept behind doors. Nobody wants to see people doing that.” It makes it seem like they are just trying to show off their love to everyone else rather than just express it to one another. In other words: keep it PG-rated, people. I am sure you don’t want your mother to see her kid eating someone else’s face off. You also don’t want to attract unwanted attention from your classmates. As senior Madison Reece said, “Sometimes I want to throw rocks at them.”
A lot of teens these days think that just because they think they love each other they have to be making out or all over each other. However, freshman Braxton Nelson countered, “Umm I think they should tone it down. They can kiss and hug, but if they’re slammed up against the wall and all that, nah…”