I wrote a response for The Guardian but lost my nerve and didn't send it.
This was it:
I suggest that the cancellation of ‘The Family Sex Show’ was
an example of the proper application of responsible citizenship and censorship, applied with the intention of protecting the well-being of children. It was the best possible outcome, and Josie Dale-Jones might wish to learn from the response the British public made to her offer.
Aspiring to protect children from abuse, we restrict the material offered them, setting boundaries regarding sexual content. Parents talk about sex in response to children’s questions, giving age-appropriate answers. ‘The Family Sex Show’ aims to break usual boundaries, and children – attending with parents or guardians, or having the show imposed upon them in school assemblies – would not have agency to remove themselves from the situation.
Not the single nude scene but the concept and content of the show, intentionally or not, was ‘grooming.’ The title, ‘The Family Sex Show,’ was a red flag. When ‘families’ are involved together in ‘sex,’ we call that ‘incest.’ It is illegal.
The public response to ‘The Family Sex Show’ was appropriate and reasonable. The potential for the show to be a gateway to further grooming was recognised and addressed. The theatre company, ‘This Egg,’ (isn’t ‘egg’ a term for a person who has not yet understood himself or herself to be transgender?) might well be able to present the show to adult audiences in future, but hopefully children will continue to be protected.