Puriteen

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Puriteen is a portmanteau of "puritan" and "teenager" used to describe a young person, typically a teenager, who is prudish and uncomfortable about sexual content on the internet.[1] Many are anti-porn[2] and anti-kink[1] but are not typically anti-LGBTQ.[3]

Young people are the least sexually active generation in decades.[4][5][6][7] Some argue this is down to greater awareness about consent and trauma as a result of the Me Too movement[3] and increased familiarity with porn leading to increased opposition to it due to increased understanding of it.[8]

Some are critical of the term puriteen, arguing that most teenagers have much more nuanced beliefs on sex, and that only a minority are as prudish as the term puriteen implies.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Dickson, E. J. (2021-06-14). "Are Sex-Negative 'Puriteens' Actually Taking Over the Internet?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  2. ^ Jennings, Rebecca (2021-03-02). "This week in TikTok: The problem with the "Cancel Porn" movement". Vox. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  3. ^ a b "Gen Z Are "Puriteens," But Not For The Reasons You Think". GQ. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  4. ^ "Trends in the Prevalence of Sexual Behaviors and HIV Testing National YRBS: 1991—2015" (PDF). CDC. 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Finer, Lawrence B.; Philbin, Jesse M. (2014). "Trends in Ages at Key Reproductive Transitions in the United States, 1951–2010". Women's Health Issues. 24 (3): e271–e279. doi:10.1016/j.whi.2014.02.002. ISSN 1049-3867. PMC 4011992. PMID 24721149.
  6. ^ "BEYOND BINARY The lives and choices of Generation Z" (PDF). Ipsos MORI. 2018-03-07.
  7. ^ Twenge, Jean M. (2017-08-03). "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  8. ^ Lim, Megan S. C.; Agius, Paul A.; Carrotte, Elise R.; Vella, Alyce M.; Hellard, Margaret E. (August 2017). "Young Australians' use of pornography and associations with sexual risk behaviours". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 41 (4): 438–443. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12678. ISSN 1753-6405. PMID 28664609. S2CID 6392597.


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