On episode 75 Sunny & Lola's reflection on the Surviving R. Kelly docuseries prompts an impromptu conversation about America's long history of sexualizing teens. We're all shocked by the R. Kelly story but remember back in high school when it was "cool" to date a college-aged person? Remember when adults in your life didn't bat an eye at you dating a legal adult when you were underage? We break this complicated situation down by reflecting on our own experiences. Some of what we touched on: hitting puberty early, the over-sexualization of girls of color, how being sexually objectified as a teen shapes one's sexuality, Mary Kay Letourneau, the negative impacts of marrying young, the cultural normalization of teens dating adults, equating sex with love, why people stay in abusive situations & more. ___________________________________ Submit your BDSM & sex advice questions by email to [email protected] To support American Sex podcast, please visit patreon.com/americansex (plus you'll get all episodes early, secret episodes, bonus stories from guests, on-air shout-outs, stuff in the mail & more!) Get friendly with us on Twitter at @AmericanSexPod or visit sunnymegatron.com or americansexpodcast.com Join our mailing list by visiting http://sunnymegatron.com/newsletter or texting MEGATRON to 444999 Sunny & Ken, xo! ____________________________________ Episode 75 Links Dirty Lola Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirtylola/ Dirty Lola Twitter https://twitter.com/dirtylola?lang=en To book Lola for workshops, bachelorette parties or her infamously funny and educational Sex Ed A Go-Go send requests to [email protected] Mary Kay Letourneau 20/20 episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_ek0kBJSho Article about Paul Walker & Jared Fogle https://therooster.com/blog/jared-fogle-and-paul-walker-have-lot-common Facebook post & article about being preyed upon when underage https://www.facebook.com/SunnyMegatron/posts/2173056569406839?__tn__=-R Sunny Megatron Instagram (please help us get to 10k to unlock more business features!) http://instagram.com/sunnymegatron American Sex Podcast new subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/americansexpodcast Episode 75 Sponsor, Affiliate & Giveaway Info Get 10% off American Sex Podcast & Sunny Megatron merch with code SUNNY (t-shirts, mugs, phone cases & more) http://bit.ly/sunnyshirts Sunny & Ken's classes on Kink Academy http://bit.ly/kinkacademyelectric 15% off your order at Lovehoney when you use this link http://bit.ly/lovehoney15 15% off everything at Lelo.com with code SUNNY 10% off everything (with minor restrictions) online from woman-owned, feminist, trans & queer-friendly Early To Bed http://bit.ly/sunnyearlytobed

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