Zoe And Alfie Mentioned Sex In A Video And You All Need To Calm Down
24 January 2017, 17:12
How dare people mention sex and masturbation on the Internet!
Sex. Masturbation. Condoms. Vaginas. Dildos. Feeling uncomfortable yet? No? Good, that means you're in the majority of people who believe it's perfectly acceptable to talk about sex and anything to do with sex. YouTube has opened up a world of sex education, acceptance and has been a pioneer in sexuality awareness. It's also helped people understand that consensual and legal sexual acts are nothing to be ashamed of - but Zalfie's latest video has got people anything but calm.
There's clearly still some way to go when it comes to the normalisation of sex because two of YouTube's biggest stars- Zoe Sugg and Alfie Deyes- brought up the topic of sex in a recent video and some fans freaked out. The video, which was uploaded to Alfie's second channel, sees the couple sat at home, chatting through some replies to the following tweet from Zoe:
Random question, but what is one thing you wish you knew about me/would love to ask me that nobody has asked before?
— Zoella (@Zoella) January 22, 2017
The couple then addressed a question from a viewer in which they asked: "Do you or have you ever played with yourself?". Zoe and Alfie joke around that she wouldn't feel comfortable answering a question about masturbation as her grandparents watch her videos, but Alfie reiterates that it's a perfectly "healthy and normal thing to do".
However, for Zoe, she's clearly not as comfortable talking about the topic: "I could talk about ANYTHING else... Pooing, farting... periods, vaginas... But the one thing I can't talk about is sex. I just can't. I don't know why, I've never been able to." Alfie then adds: "I'm sorry if you guys don't like talking about this stuff but it's something in life. It's completely normal".
No big deal, right? Two, calm grown adults just touching on the topic of sex and masturbation in the privacy of their own home? In no way did the pair go into graphic detail that might have upset younger viewers, nor did they do anything which implied sex was something to be ashamed of. So we were a little taken back when Alfie tweeted the following:
Seeing lots of comments on my new vlog about my audience being too young for me to talk about sex...81% of my audience are 18+
— Alfie Deyes (@PointlessBlog) January 23, 2017
We were surprised to see that people had taken such offence to their discussion, especially considering Alfie barely touched on the subject. YouTubers like Hannah Witton, Grace Victory and Melanie Murphy are just three creators of the top of our heads who strive to educate their audience about sex and make people of all ages realise there's nothing wrong with having a healthy sex life- no matter your age, race, religion or gender.
