The Joy of Shunning Sex

The Joy of Shunning Sex is a 2000 essay by Guy Wheatley.

Guy argues that contemporary society, especially thanks to MTV, is oversaturated with sexualised media to the point of boredom, and both the show and character of Daria are notably different. He breaks down why he sees Daria as uninterested in sex, that the writers only seem to use it for satirical purposes, and favourably talks up the Jane/Tom relationship for ensuring "whenever Tom is chewing scenery on the set it's never as "the boyfriend," but as Tom."

Some of this is funny in light of "The Kiss" but "My Night at Daria's" did indeed have Daria and Tom decide against having sex.