Gen Z Teens Want Less Sex on Screen, According to New UCLA Study

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Young people aged 10-24 are looking for less sex scenes in television and in movies, according to a new UCLA study.

51.5% of adolescents would like to see more content depicting friendships and platonic relationships. https://t.co/uapupvxP9X
- Variety (@Variety) October 25, 2023

sourcefrom an UCLA Study of 10-24 year olds (13-24 for the questions

Comments

[ripqueequeg]

I want BETTER sex/romance

[gillenvillain]

Right? I don't want GOT levels of gratuitous sex/nudity for the male gaze. If it's integral to the plot and moves the story, if not, then there's no need for it.

and more LGBTQA relationships.

[stf_ugh]

Mte. No need to get rid of it completely but make stuff that’s just not the same old boring shit we’ve been seeing for years. (Obviously the gross dumb shit on The Idol etc is in a different category all together - that’s not needed)

[notoriousreign]

No see, EXACTLY.

[fernandocolunga]

Same! I totally relate to this my youthful besties just is young cuties agreeing 🥰🥰🥰

But for real I agree - that’s why I don’t want Sydney & Carmy to end up together in the Bear. I preferred him in season one when he definitely didn’t fuck and the way their relationship is something I haven’t seen on TV before and I’d hate for them to resort to such an overused trope. However I do want Marcus x hot chef Luca to hook up.

[beaucadeau]

However I do want Marcus x hot chef Luca to hook up.

priorities!!!

[anagramofbrat]

I'm torn on Sydney and Carmen honestly. I agree with you on their relationship being a unique one for TV and that it works as a platonic team rather than a romance, but at the same time Black female leads are so rarely treated as worthy romantic partners for the male lead of the show (race notwithstanding) that I also would not be mad if it went in that direction, so long as the story still serves Syd's "I admire you as a chef but I am also not here for your bullshit" vibe.

(also would not be mad about Marcus/Luca)

[bellwetherr]

this is where i'm at tbh and frankly, i find it suspect that everyone wants a ~platonic syd/carmy considering exactly this

[picturemegone]

the most authentic media among the 10-24-year-olds group: MrBeast

[xdecadentx]

My nibling are obsessed with him, I do not get it.

[bananasnrum]

I was in target yesterday and I hear this kid whining to his mom because she wouldn’t let him get Mr Beast chocolate. He LOST IT.

[umilicious]

I was in full support of the youths before reading that

[ahkna]

Personally I'd like a lot fewer graphic rape scenes

[aleksie]

Yeah, like 0. I can't think of a single one that felt necessary for the movie.

[bellwetherr]

this we don't need a single fucking one

[gillenvillain]

I would prefer no more rape scenes at all.

Darn, then Outlander will have to cancel the rest of its show.

[hisjulliet]

For me sex scenes aren’t the problem, it’s how they’re shot. Nine times out of ten it’ll be shot in a very male gaze-y way because most directors are men (and sexist).

[fauxkaren]

Sex scenes where they're just there to arouse straight men are NOT it, imo.

I'm obvs not against sex scenes but when it's clearly a male director/writer's POV where the woman in the scene feels like she's just there to be sexy for a straight male audience? BOOOOOOO HATE IT.

[moirasrose]

And knowing how many young newer actresses feel pressured to do sex scenes because they really want to break in and fear they might get blacklisted

[onestateofgrace]