Sexual Awakenings and The On-Screen Characters That Inspired Them
Embarrassing to some, enlightening to many, the moment of sexual awakening is an almost universal experience. For many of us, our first crush was from a show or a film, and often defied logic in every way. Some people were turned on by turtles. Some by women old enough to be their mum. Critic collected a handful of sexual awakenings from students, and here are a few of the best.
The Lion King
I’m pretty sure everyone can agree on this one, right? Little Simba definitely had me feeling a certain type of way, and watching him grow up was like ‘oof, yeah, okay, I’m into that.’ I didn’t know what it was at the time, but looking back on it, that was definitely an eye-opener. I’ve heard that the same is true for guys, though? Like, apparently Nala was super sexy? I don’t really know how I feel about the whole animals thing, but I was also excited by the blonde Angry Beaver so, hey. I guess I have a thing for hairy guys.