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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

At first I was really confused about the headline but after reading the article I can painfully realize that yeah :/ my family was real awkward too about sex scenes and about sex in general.

  • As there was no one that I could really talk to without looking sex-crazed when I was really just asking for help; sex was really awkward with my ex(s) (SOs at the time).

Gonna be real though, it's a mountain of an uphill battle if you're looking to normalize sex and sex talk/help here in North America as the culture here is the duality in:

  • shaming people in talking about it/asking for help and
  • being shocked and appalled that some are new/uninformed about it.
    • For those unaware/uninformed: sex in porn is completely made up and sets up completely unrealistic expectations.

Regardless I think articles like this are still great as it provides stepping stones for breaking this needless stigma.๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

My parents struggled talking about sex, as if they'd been taught to be ashamed of it. But they did their best to be neutral and informational regardless.

Sex scenes were never a major issue. As a young kid I didn't understand, And as I grew into sexuality I understood what I was looking at. In retrospect, this might have been difficult for my patents, but I never noticed.