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The series is being applauded for its
diverse casting and acknowledgement of female masturbation,
with one user saying, “My man Simon explaining how to masturbate to Daphne is HOT”. However, as Daphne debuts onto London’s marriage market, viewers also feel the series creators Chris Van Dusen and Shonda Rhimes get a lot wrong. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX
Read on to find out what some found a tad old-fashioned about the show’s framing of sex, love and relationships, but beware of spoilers.
Trivialising rape
Daphne discovers self-pleasure and the birds-and-the-bees five whole minutes before she’s married and popping out a sprog herself! Plot pacing problems aside, Daphne’s initial naivety is essential as the storyline relies on the Duke of Hastings convincing her he is impotent, when really he just doesn’t want to have a kid due to his Daddy issues.