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We’re Raising a Generation of Prudes. That’s Not a Bad Thing.
A craving for PG-rated content is not just reasonable but also a healthy adaptation for Gen Z.
A turnoff.
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I can’t say I didn’t smile in the movie No Hard Feelings when Jennifer Lawrence storms the bedrooms at a college house party and, finding only teens sitting around texting, lambasts them all for failing to do some good old-fashioned shagging.
The film satirizes the now-common knowledge that Gen Z has become sexually timid — a stereotype supported by data from institutions including UCLA and the University of Chicago showing that sexual activity has markedly declined among young Americans in recent years.