Should we applaud or worry about gen Z’s desire for an on-screen coitus interruptus? | Barbara Ellen
by Barbara Ellen from on (#6FYQX)
Sex-averse puriteens' are more interested in nomance than happy ever after. Perhaps it's a form of teenage rebellion
A new US study from the University of California surveying 1,000 young people aged from 10 to 24, says that the majority of those aged between 13 and 24 want to see less sex on screen. Gen Z has become weary of shows such as Euphoria and The Idol. They're bored with oversexualised storylines.
According to the study, gen Z is also tired of romance. Relentless love narratives. Friends getting together. The One". Love triangles. Meet-cutes. The endless cheerleading for coupledom as the zenith of on-screen human achievement.
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