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Philosophy Tube checks the claim that Gen Z dislikes sex scenes

Abigail Thorn traces a sweeping movie debate to a UCLA survey, alongside a new November creator diary.

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Do Gen Z Really Dislike Sex Scenes in Movies?

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0:16Thorn traces articles about Gen Z disliking sex scenes back to UCLA's 2023 Teens & Screens study.
0:36She questions the survey's sex-related sample size and the time respondents spent completing it.
1:25A preference for friendship stories does not establish a dislike of sex scenes, Thorn argues.
2:29She challenges the leap from the survey's findings to an IndieWire headline about Gen Z.
3:22Thorn links the broader narrative to recurring moral panics about youth sexuality and technology.

Wanting more friendships on screen isn't the same as disliking sex scenes. That distinction gives Abigail Thorn her starting point in Philosophy Tube's new essay, "Do Gen Z Really Dislike Sex Scenes in Movies?"

Thorn follows the familiar claim back to UCLA's 2023 Teens & Screens study, then separates what respondents were asked from what subsequent headlines said. She questions the sample behind the sex-related findings and argues that a preference for platonic stories cannot support a verdict on an entire generation's tastes. "But that data just, like, doesn't support that conclusion," she says.

The upload is an extract promoting her longer Nebula essay about intimacy in Love Lies Bleeding. Here, though, the focus is on how an interpretation becomes received wisdom. Viewers pick up that thread: some question the lack of comparison with other age groups, while others discuss how rarely films give deep friendship room without turning it into romance.

It was the more watched of the week's two uploads, reaching roughly 75,000 views in ten hours. "November Creator Diary" offered a separate update, while "I watched every Fast & Furious to learn about women" remained the busiest older upload, approaching 800,000 views.

Across the channel, daily views are nearly twice their usual level, although the subscriber count was unchanged over the week. Among similarly sized education channels, WatchData and The People Profiles had substantially larger viewing weeks. Philosophy Tube's own week belongs to film, with blockbuster feminism followed by a closer look at what audiences actually said they wanted.

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Also, that study didn't survey anyone outside that age group for comparison, right? So for all we know, maybe EVERY age group wants more platonic friendships depicted in movies! We have no idea!
@justintroyka8855See it on YouTube
This is a good clip. We need more people publicly asking "Is that true though?"
@modfoxSee it on YouTube
When I was 12 I hated sex scenes in movies because.... I was 12

My feelings have changed now that I watch substantially fewer movies with my parents.
@LichtonatusSee it on YouTube

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There's a misquoted study? I thought it was just people complaining about Riverdale and its ilk on Twitter.
@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithmSee it on YouTube
ANYTIME an entire generation of people is referred to as a monolith, you can call it myth.
@jeremiasrobinsonSee it on YouTube
a 5 minute video? on my youtube?!
@ManicShotSee it on YouTube
I assumed that younger people didn't want to see sex scenes as often because there's so much media that exphasizes sex and sexualising the cast members, that it comes from a desire for variety.
@n00dl3See it on YouTube