Shailene Woodley Drags ‘Secret Life of the American Teenager’s Anti-Sex Message

[hewontgo]

"There were belief systems that were pushed that were different than my own. Yet legally I was stuck there." Shailene Woodley is speaking out against the pro-abstinence messaging of THE SECRET LIFE OF AN AMERICAN TEENAGER: https://t.co/R00mzVUg8V pic.twitter.com/6KIT3553Nt
- Decider (@decider) April 22, 2020
Shailene Woodley got her big break in ABC

Comments

[firetears_x]

If they were supposed to be promoting abstinence then that message flew completely over my head. Didn't they receive a lot of backlash for their obsession with teen sex? Even the "abstinent" characters still had oral sex.

The only pro-abstinence indication on the show was that sex was a bad omen. But I think that was just an ABC Family thing.

[rainbows_are_ok]

Yeah, I wouldn't necessarily say that the show was pro-abstinence. Maybe in the beginning, but eventually everyone was having sex. Even Grace had slept with like 5 people by the time the show ended.

[croutonochrist]

I only know about this show from the ridiculous clips they would show on the Soup. The message is dangerous but also so goddamn hilarious.

[callonme_84]

lmao was just tying to find that on youtube

[croutonochrist]

That show was such a treasure. It's literally the whole ass reason "This is Alexis Neiers calling" took off. It sucks that the celebs/jokes wouldn't be so relevant anymore because I'd love to watch reruns.

[doriiansz]

Abstinence?

[trendsnational]

I remember this show, it was so bad. I remember that Palin girl went on the show too and her acting was incredibly bad, a robot could emote better.

[lloyd_llewellyn]

The show was complete garbage but her reasoning makes no sense. As an actress inhabiting roles that don’t necessarily reflect your worldview goes with the turf. I mean I don’t think Chucky Theron shares opinions of Aileen Wuornos.

[theactualworst]

Lol what? I think portraying a villain or real life serial killer is a little different than finding yourself on a show that is promoting backwards 1950s beliefs.

[lloyd_llewellyn]

Lol finding yourself on a show? As if she just accidentally fell into it. When you sign up for a show that will stretch over multiple seasons, chances are storylines will change and they will not correspond to your beliefs. It’s ABC family show after all.

[numara]

the difference is that this show was directly marketed to impressionable teenagers and shailene herself was a teenager at the time. there's inherent value in her denouncing propaganda that might otherwise convince young people to make ill-informed sexual decisions.