5 reasons why you shouldn’t miss MTV Shuga ‘In Real Life’ series tonight
The youth-focused TV drama series, MTV Shuga, has released a thrilling documentary tagged: “In Real Life.” The latest episode, following the trendy twitter-mentions and success recorded by the MTV Shuga Naija Season 6, shows the lives of real life people with striking similarities to those we see in the drama series. It explores the lives […]
The youth-focused TV drama series, MTV Shuga, has released a thrilling documentary tagged: “In Real Life.”
The latest episode, following the trendy twitter-mentions and success recorded by the MTV Shuga Naija Season 6, shows the lives of real life people with striking similarities to those we see in the drama series. It explores the lives of these real individuals as they go through the struggles portrayed in the hit series.
Here are five good reasons why you shouldn’t miss tonight’s screening on your TV:
1. The Drama is real
It’s one thing to see your favourite characters deal with sexual abuse, transactional sex and the negative effects of these vices. It’s another thing to see these tropes play out in real life and watch real people deal with these issues. MTV Shuga IRL takes the narrative to a whole new level with this documentary, showing that everything you see in the Shuga series is inspired by real stories.
2. It canvasses education for all gender
One of the major themes the documentary explored is girl-child education. In this documentary, teenage girls who are being forced to quit their education after becoming mothers at an extremely young age tell their inspiring stories. This movie casts some spotlight on this issue and shows that there just might be hope for these young girls as attitudes change within African communities, especially in Nigeria.
3. It brings into proper perspective why young girls and women mostly engage in transactional sex popularly called “runs girls” or prostitution. Watch the compelling narrative why some of these girls do what they do.
4. Ignorance is no longer an excuse
Well, not knowing about the dangers of unprotected sex can actually kill you. This documentary explored what most African parents shy away from talking about: Sex education. Watching this tonight may enable both young ones and adult make informed decisions on their sexual lives.
5. Finally, should couples or couples-to-be frankly talk about their sexual lives before they “do”? Watch out for the Q & A sessions with real life couples, who were open enough to reveal some insights into their sex lives.
Want to see for yourself, stay glued to your TV screen tonight at 10 p.m on MTV Base Channel 322.
You may also watch the full documentary below: