Is Naked Attraction suitable for kids?

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My friend told me recently that she lets her 11 year old girl and 10 year old boy watch Naked Attraction with her and her partner. She said it was educational and that she didn't want them growing up being ashamed of their bodies. AIBU to be shocked by this or am I being a prude? I have children of a similar age and would never allow them to watch something so graphic.

One of my colleagues was pissed off with Gogglebox, because they were watching it as a family and it showed a clip of Naked Attraction, which he actively didn't want his children to see, and as it's well after the watershed isn't usually something they'd come across in passing. (I said he was unreasonable to watch either programme.)

Has there ever been quite such a unanimous answer before? Lol

She said it was educational and that she didn't want them growing up being ashamed of their bodies.

They always keep one in with a less stereotypically attractive body, usually right to the end, but it's always the one with the smoking hot body that wins. Not sure that's a great lesson on healthy body image, but heyho.

No, this is awful. It's a horrible, vacuous program, nothing to do with being a prude.

Your friend is batshit then .

No way should kids watch that trash.

It is vulgar, lewd, obscene, perverse and is unsuitable for 115 year olds, never mind children! That actually could be seen as sexual abuse. I think it should be removed from television, but not before the show's creators, producers, and the owners and management at Channel Four apologise publicly and deeply for broadcasting such filth!

Its a despicable programme and is, at it's base, all about ogling genitals. It tries to dress itself up as being oh so liberal and hip, but i's really not. And the presenter. She's so chuffed with herself (look! I just said fanny and cock on national TV! I'm so cool!). The little interjections of 'science' spouting some made-up ridiculous statistic are there to lend the programme an air of respectability, but it's all total trash.
I would never let children watch it, it send s SUCH a bad message and in my opinion, it's not at ALL about body positivity quite the opposite.

Also, when the discarded men get spun around, how come their tackle doesn't swing out like a yardarm?

They are mostly critical of bodies. I like nicely shaved pubes, I like the way the lips are tucked in, i prefer breasts that are more perky, I like big willies, thickness of the penis is good. It’s implying everything else is wrong.

Happened across this some months ago and watched it with my jaw on the floor.

Can think of nothing more likely to make a child of that sort of age grow up feeling self concious about their bodies than watching vaccuous people being judged and evaluated on the appearance of their genitalia by other vaccuous people.

Apaling bilge.

I watched two extreme opposites last week - part of this programme which is 100% about physical attraction and Love is Blind on Netflix which tried to demonstrate attraction and love are possible without even seeing the other person. The men and women sat in pods to talk but can't see each other, 3 had become engaged after less than a week, then once paired up were transported on holiday so they could get to know each other. The cracks are already showing and they are now supposed to be getting married in the next edition! It was also shown on Gogglebox and they had the same reaction as me.

I am not against nudity for families (ie: in countries where it is acceptable or in a naturist club for instance) but no way should children be exposed to a programme that supports sexual activity, especially one where the vulva is referred to as the vagina in pretty much every sentence.

Adults can choose whether to watch it or not. I find it amusing so when I remember it exists I will watch it for entertainment, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone though.

It's definitely one of those programmes for watching while hiding behind a cushion - like Dr Who or those nature shows where the baby antelope is about to get eaten by the lions.

Oh that Love is Blind! I have only seen it via Gogglebox. Wasn't it the Malone dad who said something like "don't you ever watch that crap again"!

DD put it on one night when we went to see DM so we watched too

We laughed but were also somewhat horrified.

The one we watched they dated and shagged and then decided to take the relationship slow . Haha.

DD is 26.

I would die of embarrassment if I watched it with my dad now, at 10-12 I'm pretty sure I would have self combusted I'd made to watch Naked people with my parents.
And then all that judgemental chat. Those kids will be so warped.

@DontCallMeShitley the whole vulva/vagina thing annoys me too!

I see nothing wrong with the naked body aspect but in this programme it is done in an extremely sexual way in terms of talking about oral sex/ sex positions etc and I wouldn't expose a child to that.

the vulva is referred to as the vagina in pretty much every sentence

That always makes me want to scream!

I wonder if the mother concerned has actually properly watched it as really its the most unsuitable programme for anyone sober and under the age 30.
Could be she's seen clips (without the dreadful commentary) and thinks great. stop the dc's being embarassed in the future about their bodies. Personally I think in the future they may end up with bodies completely hairless and covered in tatoos!
The whole programme is utter tripe, revolting utter tripe, Ch4 have got this so very wrong.

I did watch this with DD - then 17 - when it first started. There was a lot of hype and I have always liked Anna Richardson. DD and I were both intrigued to watch it.
Firstly I did give the Fine if you sit with them and explain, These are attention-seeking wierdos who've been paid to do this. Do not confuse this with real life. and secondly, it was interesting to see that it was not the most ‘insta- worthy’ bodies that were chosen. I thought this was a worthwhile message for a teen surrounded by social media’s version of ‘how a body should look’.
The novelty/interest faded for us both after two episodes and, from what I hear, the spoken content has become far less measured as the programme has continued.

It is better to separate nudity form sex for children.
You can be naked without it being for sex.

I have seen that program and as an older woman I shocked at the shaved/waxed fanny seems ot be compulsory and that people are saying pubic hair is disgusting.
This is not a good program for children it is very judgemental.
"a tidy vag" FFS! how is that going to make a young girl feel? And setting up expectations for boys of big cocks etc.

So not suitable!!! I cringe watching it myself, it's very inappropriate

Wtf? I could imagine maybe watching it at that age if I was at a sleepover with friends and someone put it on “for a laugh” but I would have been mortified to watch it with my mother and her partner and a sibling. What on Earth is she thinking?