{"id":100046,"date":"2023-04-24T14:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T10:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/?p=100046"},"modified":"2023-04-24T16:38:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T12:38:03","slug":"videomanipulation-as-if-naked-men-are-being-introduced-to-students-in-uk-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/en\/videomanipulation-as-if-naked-men-are-being-introduced-to-students-in-uk-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Videomanipulation, as if Naked Men are Being Introduced to Students in UK Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

On April 20, 2023, in the prime time<\/span> program<\/span><\/a> of the Georgian pro-Kremlin \u201cSezoni TV,\u201d the host, Nikoloz Mzhavandze, claimed that in one of the schools in Great Britain, naked men are being introduced to students. The program also showed a video in which four naked men enter a room of 5 schoolchildren, where the other two adults ask the children questions about the genitals of these men.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nikoloz Mzhavanadze<\/b>: I would like to present a disgusting and terrible story of what is happening in one of the British schools… This Europe is the modern Europe, where naked men are introduced to schoolchildren. Do you think that this is being implemented only in one school?! In some places, they bring in naked men; in others – naked women, and if you really want to, go and live in this den of depravity.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The same video was published by several Facebook accounts (<\/span>1<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>2<\/span><\/a>), including<\/span> World Politics<\/span><\/a>, claiming that such classes are being held in British schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The posts are being circulated with manipulative descriptions, creating the impression that such lessons are standard practice in UK schools. In fact, the video does not depict a UK school lesson but an episode of a television show called \u201cNaked Education\u201d. The purpose of the program is to combat body-related stereotypes in society. Notably, after the show aired, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) received 1,297 complaints from viewers.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The video, which shows naked men, does not reflect the teaching process in a UK school. In fact, the video in question is an excerpt from an educational program on UK\u2019s Channel 4.<\/span><\/p>\n

A new television program called \u201cNaked Education\u201d has been<\/span> broadcast<\/span><\/a> on Channel 4 in Great Britain since April 4, 2023. The purpose of the program is to show teenagers different types of bodies and to destroy body-related stereotypes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show was criticized after the first episode aired, and according to the 20 April<\/span> article<\/span><\/a> by The Independent, 1,297 complaints were made to the UK\u2019s Office of Communications (Ofcom). Viewers had complaints about nudity. According to<\/span> Variety<\/span><\/a>, Ofcom said in a conversation that they would evaluate the complaints received about the show and decide whether to open an investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An opinion piece on \u201cNaked Education\u201d published in the British publication<\/span> The Guardian<\/span><\/a> highlighted that dissatisfaction with one\u2019s appearance among young people could have a negative impact on all aspects of their life, including finding a high-paying job in the future and respect in personal relationships. The author of the article mentions the<\/span> work<\/span><\/a> of Keon West, a professor at the University of London, according to which subjects\u2019 perception of their own bodies improved after they participated in West\u2019s experiment, in which all of them were naked and communicated with strangers.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is worth noting that a compulsory subject called \u201cRelationship, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)\u201d is being<\/span> taught<\/span><\/a> in the UK since 2020. In elementary school, in the subject \u201crelationships\u201d, students receive information about healthy relationships based on mutual respect in the family, friendship and online space. And at the level of secondary education, the subject of \u201crelationships and sexual education\u201d is included in the teaching process, placing particular emphasis on the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol, as well as on safe sexual life.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the aim to amplify the anti-Western narrative, as if European countries are introducing depravity in schools, video manipulations have been disseminated in the past as well. The video, which was presented as a sexology lesson in Germany, was, in fact, a clip from a pornographic video. See more:<\/span><\/p>\n