Thai net groans after politicos declare war on 'Sex Education'

[snoop1130]

Thai net groans after politicos declare war on 'Sex Education'

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

A promotional image for Netflix series 'Sex Education' that appeared on several billboards in Bangkok, drawing complaints from a conservative political party. Image: Netflix Thailand / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — A political party was treated to an internet flambe for its denunciation of the “immoral” marketing for a popular Netflix series about teen sex education.

 

Netizens brigaded the Ponlamuang Thai Party’s social media page after it announced Monday that members had complained to broadcasting regulators about giant billboards promoting “Sex Education.” The heretofore unknown party said the ads amounted to “illegal activity of a transnational corporation” that would “negatively affect the youth and create social problems.”

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2019/01/22/thai-net-groans-after-politicos-declare-war-on-sex-education/

 

— Khaosod English 2019-01-22

[Bluespunk]

1 minute ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai net groans after politicos declare war on 'Sex Education'

Only a groan, thank goodness.

 

Don't think the internet could cope with another meltdown...

[ZeVonderBearz]

All the TV people need is what's on at 8am & 6pm each day and the Friday night prime time fun times.

 

[rkidlad]

I’ve seen this advertised on the MRT. Wondered if there would be any complaints. I mean young people talking about and engaging in sex as if  it was something that could be enjoyed. How immoral. 

 

Meanwhile, corruption is fine. 

[Mavideol]

10 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai net groans after politicos declare war on 'Sex Education'

and  I thought Thais don't scam and didn't groan.. silly me

[RJRS1301]

Was it a "groan" of the pleasurable type :)??

[darksidedog]

More prehistorical thinking going on then. How on earth they think they are going to get votes when obviously living so far in the past is beyond me. Sex education is a very good thing that should not be thought of as negatively affecting the youth or creating social problems. It is not giving such education that causes that. Maybe they should call themselves the backward buffalo party.

[observer90210]

Absolutely...Netflix is taking away "sex education jobs" from the barstool chicks !!

[stanleycoin]

21 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

Absolutely...Netflix is taking away "sex education jobs" from the barstool chicks !!

Nah.

The education is done by the brother, uncle, neighbour, teacher, they all have there fill.

way before the bar scene gets a new one, for us to play with.  

 

 

 

[DrTuner]

They should advertise The Punisher instead. Shooting people to bits is always ok in Thailand.

[fittobethaied]

Actually, if you go to the official website for this series you will see a few trailers that show exactly what this series is all about. It is not about sex education...it is extremely suggestive and promotes masturbation, sex outside of marriage and sex among the youth. Just another example of the West exporting their promiscuity and sin to the rest of the world. I can't blame the Thais for being upset. They're already losing a generation of kids to the filthy behavior of the West thanks to the internet. 

 

https://www.netflix.com/th-en/title/80197526

[scorecard]

2 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Only a groan, thank goodness.

 

Don't think the internet could cope with another meltdown...

groan or moan?

[scorecard]

3 minutes ago, fittobethaied said:

Actually, if you go to the official website for this series you will see a few trailers that show exactly what this series is all about. It is not about sex education...it is extremely suggestive and promotes masturbation, sex outside of marriage and sex among the youth. Just another example of the West exporting their promiscuity and sin to the rest of the world. I can't blame the Thais for being upset. They're already losing a generation of kids to the filthy behavior of the West thanks to the internet. 

Plus teen pregnancy is a big problem here in the LOS.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

8 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Plus teen pregnancy is a big problem here in the LOS.

 

Well, if fathers, stepfathers, uncles,cousins and misc other family relations would just leave the young girls alone, maybe it wouldn't be such a problem!

 

[DrTuner]

15 minutes ago, fittobethaied said:

Actually, if you go to the official website for this series you will see a few trailers that show exactly what this series is all about. It is not about sex education...it is extremely suggestive and promotes masturbation, sex outside of marriage and sex among the youth. Just another example of the West exporting their promiscuity and sin to the rest of the world. I can't blame the Thais for being upset. They're already losing a generation of kids to the filthy behavior of the West thanks to the internet. 

 

https://www.netflix.com/th-en/title/80197526

Yeah, never mind Thais have about gazillion hardcore porn sites with domestic content, every single hamlet with more than 10 people has a "24h love hotel" and much of the country is an open air brothel. The citizens here really need to good bitch slap to admit the truth.

[highlander76]

Sex education is one thing many Thai teenagers need.

[Denim]

13 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Was it a "groan" of the pleasurable type :)??

No, there needs to be a bit of moaning too for that. Oooo and ahhhhh wouldn't be emiss either.

[Prairieboy]

“It shows high school students doing drugs, engaging in promiscuity, wanting to have an abortion… "

 

As if this is not already happening even in the upper elementary schools.  It is the truth that hurts!

[Orton Rd]

 

12 hours ago, fittobethaied said:

Actually, if you go to the official website for this series you will see a few trailers that show exactly what this series is all about. It is not about sex education...it is extremely suggestive and promotes masturbation, sex outside of marriage and sex among the youth. Just another example of the West exporting their promiscuity and sin to the rest of the world. I can't blame the Thais for being upset. They're already losing a generation of kids to the filthy behavior of the West thanks to the internet. 

 

https://www.netflix.com/th-en/title/80197526

Quite right traditional Thai values are better than western 'filth' Mai nois, kids dumped up country with relatives, daughters for sale via sin sot extortion, rampant child abuse and of course sex for sale in the largest prostitution market in SEA. ????

[PremiumLane]

12 hours ago, fittobethaied said:

Actually, if you go to the official website for this series you will see a few trailers that show exactly what this series is all about. It is not about sex education...it is extremely suggestive and promotes masturbation, sex outside of marriage and sex among the youth. Just another example of the West exporting their promiscuity and sin to the rest of the world. I can't blame the Thais for being upset. They're already losing a generation of kids to the filthy behavior of the West thanks to the internet. 

 

https://www.netflix.com/th-en/title/80197526

hey the Victorian age called, they are missing you

[ramr]

I'm actually sympathetic to those who would want to preserve (the best of) traditional Thai values.   But the finger-waggers and hand-wringers would do much better to be offended by media that promotes stupidity and selfishness, which would be about 75% of American programming and 95% of Thai programming at my rough estimate.

 

Gotta pick your battles wisely and gotta tend your own garden first, guys.

 

 

[guest879]

kids in Thailand seem to be teaching themselves just fine.

 

 

[pedro01]

14 hours ago, fittobethaied said:

Actually, if you go to the official website for this series you will see a few trailers that show exactly what this series is all about. It is not about sex education...it is extremely suggestive and promotes masturbation, sex outside of marriage and sex among the youth. Just another example of the West exporting their promiscuity and sin to the rest of the world. I can't blame the Thais for being upset. They're already losing a generation of kids to the filthy behavior of the West thanks to the internet. 

 

https://www.netflix.com/th-en/title/80197526

 

Thank you, Mohammed

[ramr]

4 minutes ago, guest879 said:

kids in Thailand seem to be teaching themselves just fine.

 

 

 

Exactly, but they need to blame something external, as honest and public introspection is anathema to Thais, unless perhaps they've lived abroad.

[RichardColeman]

Seems daft to me, with the sheer amount of porn on the internet freely available to every kid with a mobile..

[GarryP]

I have watched every episode of this series and enjoyed it thoroughly. The title may be slightly misleading , but nevertheless appropriate.  But there really is nothing that is not already going on in Thai schools (except for sex education).  Teen pregnancy in Thailand has increased considerably over the past decade or so and, as far as I am aware, that is a result of putting a certain body part into another body part.  So the kids already seem to know how to use their parts. If only sex education were taught in school, they would perhaps start covering up and not screwing up their lives. 

 

Brought to you by the winner of a middle school sex education quiz, who was too embarrassed to tell his parents. They found out from other sources.       

[connda]

Rule number 1 about Sex Club Thailand is "you do not talk about sex in Thailand."

Rule number 2 about Sex Club Thailand is "you do not talk about sex in Thailand."

 

 

[trainman34014]

16 hours ago, fittobethaied said:

Actually, if you go to the official website for this series you will see a few trailers that show exactly what this series is all about. It is not about sex education...it is extremely suggestive and promotes masturbation, sex outside of marriage and sex among the youth. Just another example of the West exporting their promiscuity and sin to the rest of the world. I can't blame the Thais for being upset. They're already losing a generation of kids to the filthy behavior of the West thanks to the internet. 

 

https://www.netflix.com/th-en/title/80197526

I don't think the Thai's need any 'suggestive' messages as we already have Bus Drivers, Taxi Driver's Et al masturbating in front of Passengers and being filmed doing so on board.   Sex outside of marriage is a daily normality in a country where 'Marriage' is deemed to be something you get at a Village party where money is handed over to the family of the 'Wife' (who is effectively 'bought') and thereafter the couple can screw their socks off for evermore, be it with their 'Marriage' partner or anyone else they fancy.   The Youth of the country have been screwing in the School Toilets before and after lessons for many decades and have set records for underage pregnation; as usual leaders of Asia in everything that is bad.    Strange then that you blame the 'Promiscuity and Sin' exported by The West !

 

Living here for the last twelve years and looking at the generations of young people spawned i would say that Parenting and Education standards here are what is responsible for 'losing' any generation either now or in the future.  The Thai's living in constant denial are their own worst enemy.

 

[Happy Grumpy]

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“negatively affect the youth

The affect of World-beating teen pregnancy numbers on the other hand are all positive. 

[Seismic]

17 hours ago, fittobethaied said:

Actually, if you go to the official website for this series you will see a few trailers that show exactly what this series is all about. It is not about sex education...it is extremely suggestive and promotes masturbation, sex outside of marriage and sex among the youth. Just another example of the West exporting their promiscuity and sin to the rest of the world. I can't blame the Thais for being upset. They're already losing a generation of kids to the filthy behavior of the West thanks to the internet. 

 

https://www.netflix.com/th-en/title/80197526

What utter nonsense. It does not 'promote' any of these things, it simply shows a very true and accurate reflection of today's youth. If you think this is going to promote promiscuity and sin in Thailand then i suggest you open your eyes and look at the huge problem of Teenage pregnancy and STD's that this country is experiencing. This is mainly due to the complete lack of education and guidance given to teenagers in Thailand in these matters. This program might actually help to reduce some of this by showing the use of contraceptives and dealing in a light hearted and adult manner with the issues.