{"id":34733,"date":"2022-07-15T20:08:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T20:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guarantee.pl\/?p=34733"},"modified":"2022-07-15T20:26:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T20:26:15","slug":"a-viral-sex-trend-is-spreading-among-teens-but-is-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.guarantee.pl\/pl\/a-viral-sex-trend-is-spreading-among-teens-but-is-15\/","title":{"rendered":"A viral sex trend is spreading among teens. But is it pushing an unhealthy, anti-sex agenda?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><title>A viral sex trend is spreading among teens. But is it pushing an unhealthy, anti-sex agenda?<\/title><\/p>\n<p>Many people are familiar with No-Shave ed internet challenge mocked and memed this month \u2013 one that focuses on self-pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>The annual month-long challenge, #NoNutNovember, encourages men, specifically teens, to refrain from masturbation. The trend started around 2011 and transformed into a viral competition of willpower.<\/p>\n<p>High-profile celebrities like Kodak Black have participated. And the recent Season 5 premiere of Netflix&#8217;s animated sitcom about middle schoolers, &#8220;Big Mouth,&#8221; focused on it, too. But despite its widespread popularity, experts warn the trend can contribute to misinformation about masturbation and stigmatize self-pleasure for teens during a pivotal time in their sexual development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you look at the narrative surrounding No Nut November on social media, it does seem to perpetuate this idea that there&#8217;s something wrong with masturbation and that it&#8217;s bad for you in some way. And that by abstaining from it, you&#8217;re going to reap some benefits,&#8221; says Justin Lehmiller, a Kinsey Institute research fellow and host of the &#8220;Sex and Psychology&#8221; podcast. &#8220;Masturbation is a normal part of sexual development and a healthy sexual outlet across the lifespan \u2013 and it&#8217;s well past time we viewed it as such.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Glouberman (John Mulaney), Jessi Glaser (Jessi Klein) and Nick Birch (Nick Kroll) participate in (and fail) No Nut November in Season 5 of &#8220;Big Mouth.&#8221; (Photo: Courtesy of Netflix, Courtesy of Netflix)<\/p>\n<h2>What we know about self-pleasure<\/h2>\n<p>Masturbation is normal, healthy and common. A 2018 report found 92% of men and 76% of women in America masturbate.<\/p>\n<p>Self-pleasure has numerous health benefits, including stress relief, improved self-esteem and even reduced risk for prostate cancer. It also enables young people, in particular, to navigate their sexuality on their own terms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Masturbation is healthy, and (as) young teens come into their own sexuality. it&#8217;s a way of connecting to their sexuality through touch,&#8221; said Ian Kerner, author of &#8220;So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can transfer all that knowledge into partnered encounters in the future to help you experience more pleasure,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<h2>The danger of demonizing self-pleasure for teens<\/h2>\n<p>Some people participating in the trend may view it as an innocuous challenge that demonstrates a capacity for self-control, like the memorable &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221; episode, &#8220;The Contest&#8221; that won writer Larry David an Emmy. Kerner worries it pushes a harmful anti-sex and anti-masturbation agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge contributes to misinformation, including that refraining from masturbation boosts testosterone or improves immunity. It also reinforces the false claim, promoted by anti-porn and anti-masturbation groups, that refraining from self-pleasure leads to improved sexual performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(It) isn&#8217;t based on any amount of science, so when things like this come up, young people make an assumption \u2013 especially if they&#8217;re not exposed to proper sex education \u2013 and think this is some type of reality when there&#8217;s actually no science behind it,&#8221; says Michelle Hope, a sexologist and reproductive justice activist.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we&#8217;re shaming them about something that is so natural, we&#8217;re also instilling in them this idea that something very natural makes them bad,&#8221; Hope warns.<\/p>\n<p>That stigma can lead some people to view a natural activity as &#8220;a source of stress rather than an avenue for relief.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>We need to talk about teen sexuality, even if it&#8217;s awkward<\/h2>\n<p>Instead of shaming teens&#8217; innate sexual curiosity, experts say we should &#8220;focus on reaffirming their experiences and their sexuality.&#8221; Sexuality is a normal part of human development.<\/p>\n<p>Teaching children healthy sexuality must begin early, and advocates like Hope say it starts with education that destigmatizes, not demonizes, these topics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s important for us to understand that from the womb to the tomb, sexuality is <a href=\"https:\/\/hookupdate.net\/es\/affairdating-com-review\/\">Affairdating.com<\/a> part of your everyday life,&#8221; she says. &#8220;By providing young people comprehensive sex education were really setting them up for a much more successful, healthier and pleasurable sex life in the long run.&#8221;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral sex trend is spreading among teens. 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