text: why is the u.s. so prudish? i hear about more liberal values in other places of the world including europe and canada - why are so many people in the u.s. stuck in the past? i don't know why it is but i wish it wasnt.  adults tell me i'm too young to have sex, since i'm only 11.  but i'm mature and i know how to do it safely so there is no reason not to.