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Parks and Recreation S5 E4, “4. Sex Education”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. An STD outbreak amongst Pawnee seniors prompts Leslie to conduct a sex education class. Meanwhile, Ron helps Tom adjust to life without technology after his gadgets are taken away, and Ben and April meet Congressman Murray for the first time.
Across the episode we counted 15 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (9); Nudity & bodies (3); Suicide & self-harm (1); Racism & slurs (1); Slut-shaming (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
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Sex & hookups 9 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E4:
Uh, actually, I think it's pronounced "horny.
People still have sex.
I am not going to be told not to have sex by someone who's ten years my junior.
" What--? Can we just see the condom demonstration again? 'Cause I don't know where Lou has been.
Tell you what, condoms for everybody! Who wants some? Safe sex for everybody! - Hey! - This is-- Hey, who wants to party? It's a censure from the mayor's office.
A lot of them haven't had proper sex education, and as a result, STDs are having a field day.
Okay, sex avengers, these old fogies are very set in their ways.
I know this is a personal question, but how many of you out there are sexually active? Oh, my.
Partner dies on top of you! Yes, but the truth is, the greatest risk you face is sexually transmitted diseases.
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E4:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
This is a penis, right? You put a condom on it, and you pull the tip like this, and you roll it all the way down the penis.
If we allow this filth to be taught to our seniors, the next you thing you know, it'll be in our high schools, then our kindergartens, and before you know it, we have babies in thong underwear.
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E4:
It's political suicide.
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E4:
" There's even a little Indian guy, but he has a turban on, which I think is racist, but the Asian guy also has a racist hat on, and it's like, "Hold up, didn't Japanese people invent this?" Podcasts.
Slut-shaming 1 moment
How Slut-shaming shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E4:
Well, maybe not where you come from in "Tramp-sylvania.
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