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Channel 4 in the UK has sparked controversy by announcing that it will screen a documentary called Virgin School this coming Tuesday at 10:00pm.
According to a recent study (by Radio 1, MTV and Durex) the vast majority of people lose their virginity between the ages of 16 and 18. However, there is a small section of society who remain virgins well into middle age. Around 4% of people haven't had sex by the time they hit 25.
One of them is James, a 26 year-old virgin. He's 'never even got to first base.' He says that 'Being a Virgin you get judged, you're isolated, an outcast. For me losing my virginity is a rite of passage, it's about becoming a man and feeling like everyone else, feeling that you're not abnormal.'
The documentary follows James's emotional and physical journey as he embarks on a unique four month course for sexually inexperienced men, in Amsterdam. Situated at Aquarion, an established 'school for love and leadership', the course is designed by experienced professionals to boost his self confidence - both socially and sexually, and concludes with the opportunity for him to lose his virginity to one of the (female) sex therapist coaches.
James had previously given up all hope of ever having sex or having a meaningful relationship. The programme tracks how that could all be about to change as he heads off to Virgin School.
The Daily Mail published criticism of the documentary when it was first announced last autumn, although the outcry seems to be mostly around the suggestion that Channel 4 is boosting ratings through showing sexual imagery.
What makes me uncomfortable is the implication that there is somehow something "wrong", or at least "odd" about hitting the age of 25 and still being a virgin.
But if the experience helped James and might potentially help others then surely it has to be a good thing, and it is right that the programme should be screened. What do others think?
http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/V/virgins/school.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=419973&in_page_id=1773
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Virgin School
By: nick on Sun, 13 May 2007 13:14 |
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Re: Virgin School
By: timmy on Sun, 13 May 2007 21:15 |
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Re: Virgin School
By: marc on Sun, 13 May 2007 21:57 |
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Re: Virgin School
By: timmy on Sun, 13 May 2007 22:09 |
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Re: Virgin School
By: nick on Sun, 13 May 2007 22:57 |
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Re: Virgin School
By: timmy on Mon, 14 May 2007 06:13 |
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Re: Virgin School
By: Roger on Mon, 14 May 2007 01:04 |
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It's easy to be dismissive, but ...
By: cossie on Mon, 14 May 2007 03:46 |
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Re: It's easy to be dismissive, but ...
By: Roger on Mon, 14 May 2007 05:30 |
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Hmm.
By: Deeej on Mon, 14 May 2007 10:38 |
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Re: Hmm.
By: Roger on Mon, 14 May 2007 11:06 |
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Re: Hmm.
By: marc on Mon, 14 May 2007 11:25 |
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Re: Hmm.
By: Deeej on Mon, 14 May 2007 12:02 |
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Re: Hmm.
By: Roger on Mon, 14 May 2007 12:56 |
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Re: Hmm.
By: Deeej on Mon, 14 May 2007 13:15 |
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Re: Hmm.
By: Roger on Mon, 14 May 2007 13:43 |
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Re: It's easy to be dismissive, but ...
By: NW on Mon, 14 May 2007 11:18 |
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Re: Virgin School
By: timmy on Fri, 18 May 2007 00:01 |
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That is not news...
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Re: That is not news...
By: timmy on Sun, 20 May 2007 07:34 |
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I saw the programme
By: nick on Sun, 20 May 2007 22:06 |
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Re: I saw the programme
By: timmy on Sun, 20 May 2007 22:18 |
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Re: I saw the programme
By: nick on Sun, 20 May 2007 22:58 |
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Re: I saw the programme
By: timmy on Mon, 21 May 2007 06:14 |
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