Summary

The article critiques Christian influencer Bethany Beal's foray into giving sex advice, highlighting the inadequacy and potential harm of her recommendations due to a lack of proper sexual education and experience.

Abstract

The author of the opinion piece expresses concern over the quality of sex advice being disseminated by Christian influencer Bethany Beal. Despite only four years of sexual activity and no formal sex education, Beal has positioned herself as a sexpert. Her advice, which includes anecdotes about sexual assault and misunderstandings about female anatomy and sexual responses, has been met with backlash and ridicule. The article points out the dangers of her advice, which could lead to misinformation, unhealthy relationship dynamics, and medical issues. The author emphasizes the importance of receiving sex education from qualified professionals and cautions against taking advice from untrained individuals like Beal.

Opinions

Bethany Beal's sex advice is considered inappropriate and uninformed, particularly given her limited experience and lack of formal education on the subject.
Her previous association with a couple who admitted to sexually assaulting their child, and her endorsement of their advice, is seen as particularly alarming and indicative of her poor judgment.
The article suggests that Beal's advice, which includes misunderstandings about squirting and basic bodily functions during sex, is not only incorrect but could also be harmful to her followers.
The author criticizes Beal for not recognizing the incompatibility between promoting purity culture and discussing explicit sex advice, which has led to a loss of followers.
The piece underscores the importance of accurate sex education from medical professionals and experts in the field, as opposed to self-proclaimed influencers with limited knowledge.
The author advises readers to avoid Beal's advice, as it may lead to negative consequences, including medical emergencies and distorted views of healthy sexual relationships.

Opinion | Culture

These Christian Influencers Need To Take A Step Back From Sex Advice

Or, how I had an asthma attack at 1 AM because I laughed too hard.

Anyone who’s known me for a while knows I have several types of laughs. I have my casual laugh, which sounds like that of a normal human being. Then, there’s my psychotic hyena laugh that happens when I’m too stressed or find something particularly funny.

And then, there’s the “oh-dear-gods-I-swallowed-a-squeaky-toy-and-can’t-hork-it-up-squeak-squeak-gasp” laugh. This is the laugh that usually stops traffic or makes people assume I’m dying. This is the laugh my neighbors heard last night.

You might be wondering what made me sound like a dying nutria rat so late at night. I’ll let you in on some secrets: it was bad sex advice.

Recently, Christian influencer-grifter Bethany Beal started to dole out sex advice — and it’s bad.

To be fair, Bethany is one of those influencers who does not seem to realize how unrelatable she is. There have been many cases where her idea of being relatable has made people cringe — this is one of them.

After four years, she’s decided she’s a sexpert. As a person who has been sexually active for over 20 years, I can tell you that four years of sexual activity with a single person without any sex ed are nowhere near enough to call yourself a sexpert.

In the past, she had a “sexologist” couple who talked about how they sexually assaulted their 1-year-old to learn about sex. The clinical sexologist in question could not find his wife’s clit. For years.

That. Is. Not. Good.

While the dude talked, Bethany nodded as if this was the most relatable thing in the world. Then, without thinking about any sort of consequences of having an idiot who had no idea where a clitoris is on her show, she posted the video online.

This guest speaker did not go over as well as she thought it would. It caused an uproar online and she took down the content.

She continued trying to market her sex content, but there was another snag she hit.

Beal’s first flagship brand was GirlDefined — a brand that was geared toward teenage girls and young unmarried Christian women. The product, of course, was purity culture wrapped up in a bow.

Purity culture and sex talk do not jive. Purity culture is what makes women and men ashamed of their sexuality. You can’t build up a slut-shaming empire then talk about sexuality without consequences.

People unsubscribed from her Intimate Wife account in spades because it was “not pure Christian” stuff. A lot of her followers mentioned that she’s got a lot of TMI in her content as they unsubbed.

Somehow, Beal didn’t really learn from her mistakes and it got worse.

Her tip for an explosive “O” was to…fart explosively and piss everywhere? Am I reading this right? Also, is she saying she’s pissing her bed as part of her sex life?

Yep. Yep, it seems like this is what she’s saying. This is alarming but funny for several reasons:

The sexpert known as Bethany doesn’t seem to be aware of what squirting is. I’m pretty sure that she’s mistaking piss for squirting, which is kind of better but not really. I don’t think she actually knows that women can ejaculate, so she may have assumed she wet herself.
Farting is not foreplay, Beggy. If you fart in bed, it’s not that big a deal, but come on now.
Yes, Bethany, you should run to the bathroom if you have to take a piss. This is not rocket science. That’s what kids need to learn before attending school.
This makes the spoof account of her other course (She Works Smart) known as She Works Shart a little too on-brand for her. It’s supposed to be satire.
Both the worry about pissing the bed and the farting suggests that she should probably see a doctor. It sounds like she has pelvic floor issues that have yet to be managed correctly.
Has she not heard about waterproof mattress liners? If you are a squirter or do watersports in bed, you probably should look into it.

Somehow, she really thought posting all this is a good idea.

Uh, I…Yeah. That’s apparently a vibe for her. As someone who occasionally educates people about sex, I want to point out that there’s a right way to discuss it and a wrong way to discuss it.

Unless you’re a porn star, people don’t want to hear about your sexcapades. They don’t. You never hear Dr. Ruth talk about getting railed by her husband because that would make most people run for the hills.

Good sex education comes from scientific backing, doctors, and people who actually work in the industry. It doesn’t come from people who have only been sexually active for four years, have no training, and haven’t done their reading.

Please, please, please. Do not listen to this woman.

Bad sex ed can land you in the hospital, cause unhealthy relationship dynamics, and seriously skew your idea of what’s normal. While this advice was funny and stupid and awkward, other advice might not be as harmless.