CASE NUMBER: 52/2002 – SABC1 VS TAMBOURLAS AND GROENEWALD – CHILDREN

The SABC aired a programme, obviously directed at teenagers at 11:00 on a Saturday. The question arose whether the discussion on how lesbians made love could be regarded as harmful for pre-teens. Majority of Commission holding that although some of the references were embarrassingly frank, sexuality tends to have that effect when discussed on camera. The references were, in any case, not overly explicit. Decision of Commissioner upholding complaints set aside.