Showmax has released the adults-only documentary series titled Sex and Pleasure, hosted by writer Kim Windvogel and journalist Romantha Botha. The series explores this hot topic by taking a broader view of what South Africans get up to behind closed doors, and everywhere else.
“We made this doccie series because we really wanted to know how South Africans, from various intersections, experience and explore sex in their everyday lives,” said Botha.
Whether it’s Moonchild Sanelly talking about her first blowjob, Siv Ngesi talking about losing his virginity or Lesego Tlhabi (aka Coconut Kelz) talking about browsing porn on her school’s computers before she learnt to erase her search history, it’s clear that many South Africans simply aren’t prepared well enough. Some of the interviewees weren’t even prepared for their first periods and pubic hairs, let alone their first sexual experiences.
For many of the interviewees, sex is not something they ever discussed with their parents, or, in many South African homes, with the grandparents who were their primary caregivers.
The documentary series also teaches parents how to talk to their children about sex, gender and their bodies.
Each episode will explore sex in relation to a different topic: parenting, love, drugs, orgasm, disability, age, and spirituality.
The first episode features a diverse range of South Africans talking openly about their first experiences of sex and sex education. It’s aptly called Clueless.
Making appearances in the series are Moonchild Sanelly, sex experts like Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng and Dr Mpume Zenda, and publisher Ingrid Jones.
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