Zeig Mal — Will Mcbride

⚡ While praised by some for demystifying puberty, the book was banned, confiscated, and led to McBride being labeled a pornographer by critics. Others defend it as groundbreaking, honest documentation of a taboo subject.

“Germany banned it. Courts called it porn. But McBride said: ‘I’m showing what childhood actually looks like.’”

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“Will McBride was an American in Berlin. In 1974, he made a sex ed book simply called Show me! Real teens. Real photos. No cartoons.”

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📘 In 1974, Will McBride co-authored “Zeig mal!” (Show me!) with psychiatrist Helmut Kentler. It was intended as a sex education book for children and parents, featuring explicit photos of teenagers exploring their bodies.

McBride portrait.

“Today, the book is a collector’s item and a case study in where education ends and obscenity begins. So when someone says ‘Zeig mal, Will McBride’—they’re not just asking for photos. They’re asking a question we still can’t answer.”

Born in St. Louis (1931), McBride moved to Berlin in the 1950s. He became famous for his intimate, slightly gritty portraits of young people. His work appeared in Twen magazine and Der Spiegel . Unlike clinical educators, McBride used a Leica to capture real teenage curiosity. Courts called it porn