Letting the reins out

[WheresTheUserManual]

I'm pretty sure I can't be the only person with this doubt...
I'm looking for how others have handled this move.
My son is 15 in a few months time.
Generally speaking, we're reasonably relaxed with what he does. Don't get me wrong, we're aware of most of what he does most of the time. He's a very responsible 14yr old and genuinely doesn't get in to trouble - he's the sort that would knock on somebody's door to ask to retrieve a ball in the front garden even if he could have grabbed it walking to the door...
We've always allowed him to watch films and TV that were technically too old for him i.e. we have always viewed films and TV and made our own decision on how age appropriate it is.
He's now moving to an age where the TV and film ratings seem to have a much broader tolerance e.g. some age 15 films only really contain a lot of swearing and some clearly over top violence (another thing, we're fans of watching the "how it's made" extra bits you get on DVDs so he's very clear on what's real/likely/possible versus film violence).
My quandary though is he wants to watch Netflix programs like The Witcher.
If you're familiar with the series, you'll possibly know it's not far off the content in Game of Thrones.
GoT is rated 18 (and rightly so IMO) but The Witcher is a 15.
The bit I'm trying to let go of the reins with though is the nudity - I know, makes me sound a prude lol
For those that don't know, there are a few episodes where there's a lot of nudity in the context of an orgy - you only see boobs and bums, lots of sloppy kissing and a bit of jigging up and down.
Realistically, I'm quite sure he's seen more (we have no control over what his friends can access). I'm just struggling on a personal level with letting the reins out further for him to move on to more adult type content.
How have others dealt with that 'internal struggle'? It's quite tough isn't it? 🙂

[PritiPatelsMaker]

Most DC have seen porn by this age, unless you're Home-Ed and never let him out and have amazing lockdowns on your devices.

A 15 cert with some nudity seems perfectly reasonable to me @WheresTheUserManual

[DinosaurOfFire]

I woukd use this opportunity to wait for him to be 15, and explain that while some 15s you deem appropriate, others you don't and this is one. A few months is quite a long time at that age. I would make it clear that its not a "no", but a "not yet". 14 is Year 9? They may have more sex education by the end of this school year, which could open up some more conversations and personally I think a 15 year old would be able to handle the distinction better between "this is normal" and "there is a bigger context" - in the scene you're talking about for eg, the people were charmed into the orgy through magic, its not their choice to be there.

[WheresTheUserManual]

@PritiPatelsMaker I've worked in IT (in various forms) for 25+yrs so our home network is pretty tightly locked down but there will always be holes.
But I also know what you mean - finding the disgarded magazines in woods has now moved on to phones 😆
TBH, I think it's more about us (my wife and I) getting our heads around him growing up - they can't be little ones forever afterall. But there's still that awkward squirm letting them watch stuff - do you remember the TV advert (can't remember what it was for) but there's a family sat watching an advert where elephants (I think) start going at it. Thanks for the feedback 🙂

[WheresTheUserManual]

@DinosaurOfFire many thanks. It's not so much the context but the content that makes me squirm (he's fuly aware film violence is completely different to real violence for example).
As I said before, it's hard 'letting go' of that little boy he used to be 😆
But that's a good idea - wait for a few months (and as it is, he's stopped nagging anyway)