When will Filipinos ever be comfortable in saying “tite”?

The Internet asks, “why did ‘Family Feud‘ have to censor the word ‘tite’?”

On its October 19th episode, the game show ‘Family Feud’ was the talk of the town because of one of their contestants’ answers. Cosplayer contestant Buunja from the team League of Lodis answered the question, “in Filipino, body part na nagsisimula sa letter ‘T'” which she immediately answered with “tite”.

More than becoming a viral meme, the controversial answer started a timely discourse. Why can’t Filipinos accept that ‘tite’ shouldn’t be an ‘ick’ word?

One of the first reactions came from screenwriter Jerry Gràcio who immediately questioned the need for censorship. He tweeted “Ba’t kailangan i-censor ng Family Feud ang titi? E titi naman talaga ang titi. Or tite.”

Ba't kailangan i-censor ng Family Feud ang titi? E titi naman talaga ang titi. Or tite. Or utin, butò, votò, lusò, gulut in other PH languages. Is it ok to say penis & not titi? Ano problema n'yo sa titi, mas gusto n'yo ba ang burat or tarugo?

— Jerry B. Grácio (@JerryGracio) October 20, 2022

However, there were some that countered Gràcio’s points. As a writer himself, arguments claimed that Gràcio should know that the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board or the MTRCB has certain restrictions on sex and violence.

But these claims only posed more questions: why does the MTRCB have to censor mentions of natural human body parts, yet allow intimate scenes and sensitive storylines to air on television?

Educators also call for more progressive thinking and avoidance of what they deem unnecessary censorship. These words aren’t wrong or “bastos” to mention because they are body parts and as part of proper sex education, these words should stop being sexualized. This effort would begin when the censorship ends.

“Lahat ng mga estudyanteng dumaan sa akin can attest na narinig nila ang mga salitang “titi/tite, kiki/pepe/kike, suso, at puwet” sa klase ko ng Biology. Binanggit ko sa kanila na ang mga salitang ‘yan ay hindi masama at hindi bastos dahil PARTE ANG MGA ‘YAN NG KATAWAN NG TAO.” said Bustos, who is a STEM instructor on a viral post.

Being open would ensure safer and more positive sex education for children. It is way better for kids to know from the openness of trusted adults than through sketchy sources they would visit to feed their curiosity. Censorship prohibits learning and promotes ignorance and bad connotations of some things that are natural and should be treated as so.

It is about time that Filipinos learn how to say parts of our bodies without thinking they are taboo.

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