Lauren Greenfield
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For decades, for generations, teenagers have probably looked at girly magazines or some kind of book from their parents' library or whatever that sexy thing was. But now the kids talked about as early as third grade seeing hardcore pornography and that just being available on computers or on their phones.
For decades, for generations, teenagers have probably looked at girly magazines or some kind of book from their parents' library or whatever that sexy thing was. But now the kids talked about as early as third grade seeing hardcore pornography and that just being available on computers or on their phones.
For decades, for generations, teenagers have probably looked at girly magazines or some kind of book from their parents' library or whatever that sexy thing was. But now the kids talked about as early as third grade seeing hardcore pornography and that just being available on computers or on their phones.
And that was a revelation to me that the new sex education was actually pornography and social media.
And that was a revelation to me that the new sex education was actually pornography and social media.
And that was a revelation to me that the new sex education was actually pornography and social media.
Absolutely. I mean, that was one of the things that really shocked me as a parent, but also just as a human. to see that BDSM was a trend and not just like a trend among some, but something that all of the kids were familiar with. Like that was the thing about our group discussion is you could really tell when something was, in like the minds of the whole group. And like the BDSM thing was one.
Absolutely. I mean, that was one of the things that really shocked me as a parent, but also just as a human. to see that BDSM was a trend and not just like a trend among some, but something that all of the kids were familiar with. Like that was the thing about our group discussion is you could really tell when something was, in like the minds of the whole group. And like the BDSM thing was one.
Absolutely. I mean, that was one of the things that really shocked me as a parent, but also just as a human. to see that BDSM was a trend and not just like a trend among some, but something that all of the kids were familiar with. Like that was the thing about our group discussion is you could really tell when something was, in like the minds of the whole group. And like the BDSM thing was one.
Not that everybody was participating, but everybody knew about this trend and knew that it was a trend and had been exposed to it in some way. And I remember going home and saying to my boys, like, these kids are talking about this. Like, is this just in my group? Is this just in the school? And they were like, no, we know about this. This is what we hear girls like.
Not that everybody was participating, but everybody knew about this trend and knew that it was a trend and had been exposed to it in some way. And I remember going home and saying to my boys, like, these kids are talking about this. Like, is this just in my group? Is this just in the school? And they were like, no, we know about this. This is what we hear girls like.
Not that everybody was participating, but everybody knew about this trend and knew that it was a trend and had been exposed to it in some way. And I remember going home and saying to my boys, like, these kids are talking about this. Like, is this just in my group? Is this just in the school? And they were like, no, we know about this. This is what we hear girls like.
And then I asked the 20 somethings in my office and they were like, yep, That's what's happening. And I think what's really scary in episode four, which is the sex episode, is you start to see a connection between the violence depicted in these sexual scenes in social media and in pornography and real violence among kids.
And then I asked the 20 somethings in my office and they were like, yep, That's what's happening. And I think what's really scary in episode four, which is the sex episode, is you start to see a connection between the violence depicted in these sexual scenes in social media and in pornography and real violence among kids.
And then I asked the 20 somethings in my office and they were like, yep, That's what's happening. And I think what's really scary in episode four, which is the sex episode, is you start to see a connection between the violence depicted in these sexual scenes in social media and in pornography and real violence among kids.
I... I agree with you that it's really unbelievable that adults allow this unregulated world when everywhere else in the world, TV and movies, you know, there's ratings and there's restrictions. And should we or should we have sex ed in school? And meanwhile... we're not in control of it anymore. And nobody is taking care of that.
I... I agree with you that it's really unbelievable that adults allow this unregulated world when everywhere else in the world, TV and movies, you know, there's ratings and there's restrictions. And should we or should we have sex ed in school? And meanwhile... we're not in control of it anymore. And nobody is taking care of that.
I... I agree with you that it's really unbelievable that adults allow this unregulated world when everywhere else in the world, TV and movies, you know, there's ratings and there's restrictions. And should we or should we have sex ed in school? And meanwhile... we're not in control of it anymore. And nobody is taking care of that.
And even they don't want to see what they're seeing, and they can't control what they're seeing.
And even they don't want to see what they're seeing, and they can't control what they're seeing.