Media representations of sexuality can play a relevant role in the development of gender stereotypes and sexual learning processes. In the current pre-registered study, we examined the representation of sexuality in content on Netflix, a dominant force in global mass media consumption. We coded 271 mixed-gender sexual scenes across seven highly popular Netflix series for orgasm portrayal, depiction of sexual behaviors, including clitoral stimulation, and gendered sexual scripts (i.e., initiation, control, and expression of desires). Our results revealed a nuanced picture of women’s sexual pleasure representation. Women’s orgasms were depicted less frequently than men’s, although orgasm portrayal was generally rare. Sexual behaviors were mostly limited to penile-vaginal intercourse, though cunnilingus was depicted more frequently than fellatio. Regarding gendered sexual scripts, women were portrayed as equally sexually agentic as men, initiating sexual encounters, taking control, and expressing their needs and desires. Our findings indicate that this content simultaneously reinforces and challenges gender stereotypes related to sexual experiences, highlighting the need for sexual educators to critically address the realism of mainstream media portrayals to foster a nuanced understanding of sexuality and pleasure.

媒体对性的表述可以在性别刻板印象和性学习过程的发展中发挥相关作用。在当前的预注册研究中，我们研究了 Netflix 内容中性的表现，Netflix 是全球大众媒体消费的主导力量。我们在 7 个非常受欢迎的 Netflix 系列中编码了 271 个混合性别性场景，用于高潮描绘、性行为描述，包括阴蒂刺激和性别性脚本（即欲望的启动、控制和表达）。我们的研究结果揭示了女性性快感表现的细致入微的图景。尽管女性高潮的描述通常很少见，但女性高潮的描述频率低于男性。性行为大多局限于阴茎-阴道性交，尽管舔阴的描述比口交更频繁。关于性别化的性脚本，女性被描绘成与男性同样具有性代理能力，可以发起性接触、控制并表达自己的需求和欲望。我们的研究结果表明，这些内容同时强化和挑战了与性经历相关的性别刻板印象，强调性教育者需要批判性地解决主流媒体描绘的现实性，以培养对性和性快感的细致入微的理解。