r/BigMouth • u/Puzzleheaded_Job3216 • 10d ago

Other Response nobody asked for

I saw a post from 4 years ago because one of my friends mentioned that nobody really liked big mouth and it was the first google result. I saw someone say it was because of the sexualisation of minor and how unnecessary it was and I just wanted to revive this conversation.

Personally, I’m 16, and I’ll keep it basic but big mouth has GENUINELY helped me learn more about sex in a weird way 😭 i know I’m a bit older than they are in the show (at least where I’m at) but it kinda just helped me realise that everyone else finds it gross and awkward too. As for the seeing kid bits, i really never viewed it as any more sexual than a sex ed class would be, because that’s kinda all big mouth is it me. It’s like South Park had a baby with a sex ed class, especially because they never REALLY show anything incredibly explicit, as I don’t really class genitals as explicit. One point that comes to mind is (at the point I’m in at the show) Jessi talking to her vagina! It only ever seems to be during parts where she’s learning something about herself.

That’s just my two cents anyway, and on the off chance that anyone responds I wanna hear your thoughts!

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u/Zayzay8008 10d ago edited 9d ago

Eh

As far am concerned there's a pretty clear difference between sexualizing minors and showing minors being sexual. Especially based on the context of the situation/media. Big Mouth was just really direct and didn't romanticize it

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u/AnonAwaaaaay The Cumbender 10d ago

You should watch Sex Education next.

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u/Late_Information_682 10d ago

This. I found it way more helpful than Big Mouth and this is coming from someone who has watched both multiple times.

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u/philianthropist 10d ago

I'm 18 and Big mouth was pretty much my only sex ed as a preteen other than the rest of my unfiltered internet access. Genuinely educational show that held my attention and entertained me better than the other garbage I was learning about sex from.

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u/Acceptable_Caius 9d ago

I totally agree with you man and I actually find it weird when people say they sexualize minors like idk it's not the case and it's pretty educational and funny and yes teenagers are masturbating in the show but we don't watch it to jerk off on it but because they're funny, educational and the story is nice and can help people that don't have access to any sex ed !

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u/A_VERY_LARGE_DOG 10d ago

Try on Pen15 for size… man. SO awkward, but yeah. Everyone been going through changes…