Is Samantha Niblett the MP VavaViolet has been waiting for? Earlier this year, she launched a campaign entitled “Yes Sex Please, We’re British,” which aims to introduce sex education across the UK for all ages. As part of the campaign's efforts, she hopes to have a sex toy exhibition within the Houses of Parliament. What a sight that would be!
Also the founder of Labour’s Women in Tech network, Niblett has previously been compared to Gillian Anderson’s Sex Education character Jean Milburn and has always been fascinated by sex.
She was raised in Nottinghamshire by a bipolar mother and policeman father before leaving home at 17 and, arguably, had to grow up too quickly, joining politics later than some of her fellow MPs.
Niblett has pointedly argued, “If you can't talk about good sex, how can we ever talk about bad sex?" and this is essential for any progress to be made regarding sex education across the UK.
Although a public approach to issues relating to sex is controversial, and some MP’s have gone as far as to call the campaign inappropriate, Niblett is clearly an MP who isn’t afraid to get to the heart of real issues facing her constituents, regardless of whether it’s comfortable or not.
Notably, she also doesn’t care what people say about her online due to her campaigns; one radio host publicly referred to her as “Samantha ‘dildo’ Niblett and her response was to laugh.
When asked how she felt about it, Niblett said that it’s the “great thing about being British, right? Laughing at ourselves,” and she’s right!
It is rare to find an unpretentious politician, and we should be embracing Niblett with open arms for her refusal to act like sex is something secretive no one is aware of. Most of us do it!
This culture of silence only benefits perpetrators of sexual violence because, as Niblett has rightfully stated in the past, these “monsters… flourish where there’s shame and darkness.”
By bringing it to the forefront of politics, it shines a light on that behaviour and its detrimental effects, redirecting shame towards the perpetrators, which is essential in the current climate.
There are still some who believe it’s unacceptable for Niblett to talk about sex so openly, but I personally think it’s refreshing and long overdue.
We shouldn’t only hear about MP’s and sex in relation to scandal; we should be discussing ‘normal’ sex lives so that people learn to engage with sex in healthier ways.
Written by Leah Marie Cox
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