http://fozmeadows.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/why-ya-sex-scenes-matter/
Above is a link to a blog/article that I was introduced to via the wonderful 'happy-place' that is Tumblr.
Essentially (if you don't want to read the whole, admittedly long-winded, thing) it says that society, pop-culture, etc promotes a male-dominant image of sex for young teenage girls (and boys for that matter) who are just starting to explore the whole "sex thing." An image where it's "okay" if she says no and he doesn't listen.
It says that Young Adult novels that involve sex scenes and the topic of sex in general are good because they're teaching young girls (as their target demographic) about how you should be treated, about contraception, about their own sexuality and bodies rather than the fucking we see on screen and in porn.
And YA novels are teaching this to young girls in a positive and accepted way in that it's not prohibited. They're not like "dirty magazines" you have to hide or sex scenes on TV you have to change the channel on incase your parents walk in, it's in books you can read anywhere and it's acceptable which makes the themes and lessons it teaches acceptable and good and positive which they should be.
This blog post just kind of struck me a little because it got me thinking, YA books are how we learnt about sex, sure we did sex-ed and biology but these books are where we learnt how it feels or how it should feel and yes, I think that for the most part it's too much sunshine, daisies and fireworks but it's far better than the alternative society has produced.
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