Modern sex educators point out the film's limitations: it is strictly heterosexual, focuses on able-bodied performers, and lacks discussion of contraception (though it does depict STI visual checks). Nevertheless, for a generation of Gen Xers who grew up with shame-based sex ed, finding a VHS copy of in their parents' closet was a rite of passage that demystified adult sexuality.
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