Pornography being shown in sex education would be “very helpful” for children, a doctor and TV presenter has alleged.
Dr Christian Jessen, who presented Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies, made the claim during an interview with The Daily Telegraph.
He called for parents to make their kids “cringe and squirm” by watching pornography with them, and said it would also be helpful in sex ed lessons.
‘Outcry’
Parents would be in outcry, but so what?
“I think it’d be very helpful in sex education to show the distinction between porn and sex as you have it.
“Most parents won’t have the gumption, but at school that could be a good lesson”, said Dr Jessen.
He added: “Get them to watch this video of a man being fairly aggressive to a woman in porn and talk about that. Parents would be in outcry, but so what?”
The presenter also supported the suggestion of raising children in a gender-neutral way.
Parents
A poll released earlier this year revealed most Britons believe it is parents and not politicians who are best placed to decide when young children learn about sex.
The ComRes poll found 65 per cent thought that parents were most appropriate – and 66 per cent that politicians were the least appropriate.
It came shortly before the Government concluded a “call for evidence” on primary Relationships Education and Relationships and Sex Education for secondary schools. A full consultation will follow.