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[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

So far Sex Education actually? Gay guy and straight guy comfortably dress in dresses and they get to remain gay and straight. Handled a lot of women centric issues without policing language too much. I like it so far but I’m sure things will change in season 3 like it always does on Netflix.

[–]worried19[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

This is what worries me about a non-completed series. They can always change things later.

Does Sex Education promote kink or BDSM? That's the other trigger I want to avoid.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

BDSM no, but kink kind of? Spoiler alert: there is a girl who has an alien space sex fetish which is shown more as being hilarious. She’s a virgin so it’s mostly her imagination gone amok. Not sure if that falls in kink. Mostly the sex isn’t violent at all and quite honestly not much of it is there despite the name of the show. And they make consent a huge part of the narrative. In fact, I will say the show is literally about sex education. It’s actually more cute and sweet than raunchy and violent. I like the show and the chemistry between the main characters.

Edit: That said though, I cried during the second season because it tackled sexual assault and abandonment, so that’s a trigger warning. It resonated with me so much. It’s when I fell in love with the show because for once it was honest about how some of us find it hard to move on. I’m glad they addressed that. They even have some of the actors talk about their own experiences as women and sexual assault that they faced. I love the show so far. You can watch it until season 2. The thing typing the seasons together is a cheesy will they won’t they storyline anyway but individual episodes were quite educational.

[–]worried19[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Thanks for the info. The alien space thing wouldn't bother me. That sounds more ridiculous than malevolent.

Mostly the sex isn’t violent at all

Is any of it violent? That would be an automatic dealbreaker. I don't mind sexual violence if it's clearly portrayed as bad. A rape storyline would be fine as long as everyone agreed it was a terrible thing. But violence being portrayed as fun or harmless upsets me on a deep level.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Nope. It’s mostly vanilla missionary sex, clothes on or just suggestion of having sex. No violent sex at all. Love it so far because of it. Overall I liked the show. It is written by women so far, so lots of relatable experience.

Edit: They showed the sexual assault very well. I cried when the character cried because you can feel her shame and confusion and isolation. And they had a very good scene about female solidarity.

[–]worried19[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good to know. Thanks for the heads up on all of that. I'll definitely add it to my list.

[–]worried19[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So apparently they're adding a "non-binary" character in season 3.

Definitely not GC-friendly.