A True Idol

Sex sells. No generation has seemed to prove that more than my own (I'm ashamed to say). But American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is taking a stand against the old adage with her new song "I Do Not Hook Up".

The tune, which can be heard via Youtube here, is a refreshing change of pace among the sea of overly sensual songs like "Birthday Sex", "Waking Up in Vegas" and "If You Seek Amy" (Google that last one if you can't spell out the "pun"). Clarkson's song, off her fourth album, has even climbed the iTunes Top-100 chart to number 15 and is up to number 16 on the U.S. Billboard Pop 100 list.

Clarkson has received quite a bit of praise for the song as well. The LA Times wrote that the track "should be heard by every teen girl contemplating chucking her purity ring."

I seriously doubt the song will perform a miracle and that all the over-sexed prosti-tots running around high schools today will suddenly trade their micro-mini skirts, plunging necklines and streetwalker ways in for pants, turtlenecks and reform school overnight, but with any luck, Clarkson's song will be a positive influence on at least a few. Here's to hoping the catchy tune makes it to number one on the charts and that Kelly continues to be a real idol.