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Originally posted by SpearMint
That astounded you? You should watch "The Sex Education Show", another British show.
Originally posted by SpearMint
That astounded you? You should watch "The Sex Education Show", another British show.
reply to post by Aleister
Until society gets over its body hangup, we will continue to glorify death and mutilation in war, which is allowed to be shown on television in America (at least the initial explosions and the sound of gunfire). American movies glorify gangsters and exploding props and each-other-abuse. Just enjoy filming some good genitals for a change, and put down the squib.
Originally posted by smyleegrl
Originally posted by SpearMint
That astounded you? You should watch "The Sex Education Show", another British show.
What astounded me is how differently our two cultures deal with sexual topics. I think it's fascinating and would like to know more.
If I may ask, how does your country determine what is too violent for tv? Are all sexual topics (I know a medical show isn't really about sex) shown during peak viewing times? Do children regularly watch violent content or sexual content?
Violence almost seems to be glorified here, to an extent. I know a lot of young children whose parents allow them to watch slasher movies, but would balk at a love scene in a movie. This seems almost backwards to me.
The show focuses on helping people who have embarrassing health problems they are too ashamed to bring to their doctor. Skin abnormalities and the like. The doctors the offer advice on how to help the problem. It's a pretty interesting show.
Originally posted by smyleegrl
If I may ask, how does your country determine what is too violent for tv? Are all sexual topics (I know a medical show isn't really about sex) shown during peak viewing times? Do children regularly watch violent content or sexual content?
Originally posted by SpearMint
I haven't lived in the UK for a while, but if I recall correctly things like that are only shown after 9 pm. I may be wrong, embarrassing bodies is purely medical so maybe it's on earlier. I think it's sad that the human body is taboo.
reply to post by D.Wolf
What puzzles me is, what makes people that are ashamed to go to a doctor, not ashamed to have that same problem televised onto millions of screens including screens of neighbours, friends, families and enemy's they will have to face later on. So I yell to the wife in the kitchen... Dear, the p...y of miss smith is on the telle! And then she goes - how do you know!
reply to post by stumason
Take the Spartacus series for example - shown in all it's glory here at 2200hrs on Sky 1, a premium channel, but I am sure it would either get heavily edited or shoved onto late night cable in the US. That show had full frontal nudity of both sexes, actual sex (both gay and straight) plus extreme bloody violence.... It was most excellent, indeed...
Originally posted by stumason
Originally posted by SpearMint
I haven't lived in the UK for a while, but if I recall correctly things like that are only shown after 9 pm. I may be wrong, embarrassing bodies is purely medical so maybe it's on earlier. I think it's sad that the human body is taboo.
That show is on exactly at 2100hrs. It isn't so much about anything being taboo, it's about protecting younger children who may still be up... The "watershed", as it is called, was put in so people know when the good stuff is coming on and when to shove the youngun's off to bed.... If you have young children still up and watching after 2100hrs, then that's your fault...