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Current Events » Youths Say No To Sex in TV and movies, Yes to Friendships, study says
Ivynn
10/25/2023
11:44 AM
#1
https://deadline.com/2023/10/ucla-study-teens-sex-romance-tv-movies-1235579579/

That's strange. I know the youth today love things to be "wholesome" but I didn't think they would straight up not want sex or romance.

I understand being annoyed with shoving romance into everything, but it's still part of the human experience. Shouldn't get rid of it entirely.

Why are younger zoomers and Gen Alpha becoming so puritanical? Bah, excuse me while I go yell at a cloud. >_>
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Jagr_68
10/25/2023
11:44 AM
#2
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C_Pain
10/25/2023
11:45 AM
#3
Literally only 50%!
How quaint.
NoxObscuras
10/25/2023
11:51 AM
#4
As a millennial, I'm the opposite. It used to drive me nuts as a kid where a lot of kids shows hinted at characters liking each other, but then nothing actually happened. So when shows like Kim Possible actually made the ship happen, it was like "Finally!"
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Ivynn
10/25/2023
11:56 AM
#5
NoxObscuras posted...
As a millennial, I'm the opposite. It used to drive me nuts as a kid where a lot of kids shows hinted at characters liking each other, but then nothing actually happened. So when shows like Kim Possible actually made the ship happen, it was like "Finally!"

Haha, that's why I don't care about so-called romance in shonen anime, because it never goes beyond hinting they might like each other.

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10/25/2023
09:02 AM
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Ivynn
10/25/2023
02:55 PM
#8
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NeonTentacles
10/25/2023
02:58 PM
#9
These kids are stupid. I wanted to see titties back when I was like 5
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Xenogears15
10/25/2023
03:01 PM
#10
The newer generation's obsession with puritanism is fucking insane to me.
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BeautifulBlaze
10/25/2023
03:01 PM
#11
New Puritanism sucks.
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refmon
10/25/2023
03:04 PM
#12
BeautifulBlaze posted...
New Puritanism sucks.

Is this an actual thing catching on with the youths?
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wackyteen
10/25/2023
03:04 PM
#13
If I want to watch people fucking, I'll watch porn.

Otherwise I don't care to know that they're fucking. You can be in a relationship and not fuck.

Idk I don't need my movies or TV shows to be (needlessly) titillating.
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creativerealms
10/25/2023
03:05 PM
#14
Not really about being puritanical. Its more about how hopeless and bleak the world is. Something simple wholesome friendships is all the more valuable these days.
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Garabandal
10/25/2023
03:06 PM
#15
wackyteen posted...
If I want to watch people fucking, I'll watch porn.

Otherwise I don't care to know that they're fucking. You can be in a relationship and not fuck.

Idk I don't need my movies or TV shows to be (needlessly) titillating.
They're also anti-romance. Not just sex
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creativerealms
10/25/2023
03:07 PM
#16
Garabandal posted...
They're also anti-romance. Not just sex
It's more about simplicity then anything else. I can see a charm to it. Especially with how the outside world is.

Its an understandable phase.
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Garabandal
10/25/2023
03:10 PM
#17
Also the way people weaponize ace people to push puritanical bullshit is rage inducing
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IceCreamOnStero
10/25/2023
03:10 PM
#18
Seeing people be friends is cute, meanwhile I don't really care about any romantic relationship that isn't my own, let alone of fictional characters
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Cuticrusader09
10/25/2023
03:11 PM
#19
Xenogears15 posted...
The newer generation's obsession with puritanism is fucking insane to me.

I view it more as asexual. My own kid doesnt like romance in media. We definitely arent a religious household, technically Catholic but we never go to mass. Dont hide the fact that her father and I lived together before marriage and she can put 2 and 2 together.

Part of the problem is that boys are so immature/trash nowadays. Dont know if online learning during COVID made that worse.
TomClark
10/25/2023
03:11 PM
#20
What a bunch of nerds

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cuttin_in_farm
10/25/2023
03:13 PM
#21
I think the perfect example of this is Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.

They were perfect as platonic friends. It was unique and a great dynamic when you add in Joker.

In my opinion, its way less interesting with them being a couple.

Also, man/woman platonic friendships dont happen frequently enough.
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
10/25/2023
03:15 PM
#22
Could be a reason for this that they are not saying but it might be a valid one.
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Garabandal
10/25/2023
03:23 PM
#23
I also don't think it's a coincidence that these attitudes are becoming prevalent during a time period where queer people are being erased from public life
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rexcrk
10/25/2023
03:26 PM
#24
Eh. Some people just arent that into it.
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creativerealms
10/25/2023
03:27 PM
#25
Garabandal posted...
I also don't think it's a coincidence that these attitudes are becoming prevalent during a time period where queer people are being erased from public life
Maybe but it can easily be a way to preserve them in media. After all if there is less push for romance in general why be against queer people existing.
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Garabandal
10/25/2023
03:28 PM
#26
creativerealms posted...
Maybe but it can easily be a way to preserve them in media. After all if there is less push for romance in general why be against queer people existing.
Because it stifles and sanitizes queer expression. We're going back to 1950s shit
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creativerealms
10/25/2023
03:30 PM
#27
rexcrk posted...
Eh. Some people just arent that into it.
Maybe me and my fellow asexuals are taking over. Let me check if removing sex and romance is part of the EroAce world domination plan.

I kid. Of course we wouldn't do that. Sex and romance is a needed distraction that helps us in our world domination plans. We want more in media not less.
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creativerealms
10/25/2023
03:32 PM
#28
Garabandal posted...
Because it stifles and sanitizes queer expression. We're going back to 1950s shit
Only this is sanitizing everything for the sake of simplicity. This is a very different thing. This isn't being forced on anyone. Its just a phase based on the current state of the world. There is no sinister master plan.

Except for the one by me and my fellow asexuals of course and that includes more sex and romance in media.
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Axiom
10/25/2023
03:32 PM
#29
I wouldn't really care if it was in or not. Porn exists. Sometimes I'm actually fast forwarding through sex scenes cause I just don't care
majin_nemesis
10/25/2023
03:33 PM
#30
it's brain washing by right wing groups and left wing groups that think anything that shows skin is sexualization and sexism
OwlRammer
10/25/2023
03:35 PM
#31
if they are saying no to that then why do they are ship cartoon and anime characters all the time? zoomers just got EXPOSED!
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Southernfatman
10/25/2023
03:38 PM
#32
I'm a millennial and I kind of agree. 9 out of 10 sex scenes in movies are just gratuitous. If I want to be titillated, I can watch porn. Lots of movies and shows force romances when they aren't needed as well.
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Seto-Kaiba
10/25/2023
03:43 PM
#33
Who needs romance when you can have card games?
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MuscleRobo
10/25/2023
03:46 PM
#34
I just don't understand how this generation is the most sexually obsessed but also the most sexually neurotic by far.
creativerealms
10/25/2023
05:03 PM
#35
MuscleRobo posted...
I just don't understand how this generation is the most sexually obsessed but also the most sexually neurotic by far.
They want something different in their media then they have in real life.
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IceCreamOnStero
10/25/2023
05:04 PM
#36
creativerealms posted...
They want something different in their media then they have in real life.
Doesn't everyone?
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EmbraceOfDeath
10/25/2023
05:41 PM
#37
Sex scenes are boring and a waste of time. Romance in media often comes down to one of a few cliche scenarios, so it can definitely be very uninteresting too.
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ImagineUsngAlts
10/25/2023
05:43 PM
#38
Plot twist, this is because they don't want canon romances so it makes it more fun and a free for all to ship characters.
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Punished_Blinx
10/25/2023
05:45 PM
#40
The recent Teens & Screens report conducted by The Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA found that 47.5% of teens and young adults ages 13-24 think that sex and romance are too prominent in TV shows and movies, and 51.5% want to see more content focused on friendships and platonic relationships, with 39% saying they particularly want to see more aromantic and/or asexual characters (ace/aro) on screen. A near majority of those surveyed felt that romance in media is overused (44.3%).

Why are you old farts complaining?
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xlr_big-coop
10/25/2023
06:05 PM
#41
Jagr_68 posted...
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Anony1125
10/25/2023
06:19 PM
#43
Cuticrusader09 posted...
Part of the problem is that boys are so immature/trash nowadays. Dont know if online learning during COVID made that worse.
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UnfairRepresent
10/25/2023
06:26 PM
#44
Depends on the show or movie but forced romance or forced sex scenes really do feel out of place.

I think they were more popular before the internet porn age where seeing people fuck in a TV show was risque

But now you can watch TV shows about people slowly being tortured to death on the front page of Netflix and suddenly 2 people fucking just seems quant.

I mean why did Life of Pi need a romance story?
Why did Twin Peaks need a raunchy sex scene?
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kirbymuncher
10/25/2023
06:36 PM
#45
I feel like attributing this to puritanism is really missing the point.

We're living in a world that is growing increasing online, enabling online friends and relationships at the cost of offline ones. The recent covid lockdowns have certainly not helped this feeling of isolation. People are waiting until later in their lives to start being concerned about long-term romantic relationships, marriage, etc.

So you've got these people who are not worrying so much about a partner but really just want to have some buddies they can chill and goof off and etc etc with. And then you go over to media and if a bunch of it is romance stories and no one really has any true friends , only workplace relationships and romantic relationships, of course this audience is going to be disappointed
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The_Korey
10/25/2023
07:00 PM
#46
Hetero kouples mean we missed out on a potential girl boss role model who don't need no man.
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creativerealms
10/25/2023
07:02 PM
#47
The_Korey posted...
Hetero kouples mean we missed out on a potential girl boss role model who don't need no man.
Even in 2023 the girl boss only exists to find the man (or girl) of her dreams.
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VeesMcGees
10/25/2023
07:45 PM
#48
If gen z and alpha want less sex and romance in media, I wonder if its partly a result of the media catered to millennials and gen x. Was our media tiring to them?
That and a general distrust in others in real life would might make media escapism prefer platonic relationships. Like, while friendships existed in media, their power wasnt always explored through the the true and highs and lows and only practicality of the situation. As society and life becomes more unstable, friendships become more valuable and may have longer term importance to the individual than a romantic or sexual relationship.

Like Reservation Dogs was interesting because the teens were never running through relationships like Gossip Girl. The audience isnt even given a long-detailed description of the one characters romantic past that affects them in the present day. The one lead character to end up in a relationship has that occur slowly in the background, and its not even a pin t of focus between him and his friends but instead their adult families. The adults on the show however were all horny on main.
DystopiaMan
10/25/2023
08:24 PM
#49
Southernfatman posted...
I'm a millennial and I kind of agree. 9 out of 10 sex scenes in movies are just gratuitous. If I want to be titillated, I can watch porn. Lots of movies and shows force romances when they aren't needed as well.

Well my question is, are they against to say characters kiss fully clothed in bed, then next shot is in the morning with them under covers? That makes the same point.
The trashy sex scenes say Netflix has I can agree with, like we get it.
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PiOverlord
10/25/2023
08:28 PM
#50
I love romance, so I'd be disappointed tbh. As a kid, I loved the teasing tbh that shows would do.
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