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We Need To Stop Portraying High Schoolers Like They’re Sexually Active Adults
It’s not uncommon for TV shows and films about high schoolers to revolve around their sex lives and relationships. The question is: should we really be portraying high schoolers as sexually active?
By Mia C. Gonzalez2 min read
Just a quick scroll through some of the most popular TV shows today makes one thing clear: we love watching shows about high schoolers. We’re all too familiar with the dramas of being a teen, when we feel everything so deeply, think a small embarrassment is the end of the world, and have so much of our lives up in the air. The interesting combination of being so close to finally being an adult, yet still having so much kid in us, is one that our nostalgic hearts can’t get enough of.