You know those little classifications that pop up that beginning of movies and TV shows, like ‘V’ for violence, ‘D’ for drug use, or ’N’ for nudity?

What if there was also a ‘C’ … for Lack of Consent?

Some of your favourite films and shows would earn a ‘C’ classification. Star Wars, Bridgerton, Friends, even Disney cartoons like Sleeping Beauty.

Right now in Australia, one not-for-profit organisation, Consent Labs, is fighting for exactly this. Because, they say, if lack of consent is the norm on our screens it becomes the norm in real life.

Today on Please Explain,Kate Aubusson is joined by Consent Labs co-founder Joyce Yu to discuss the depiction of consent, or lack of, in film and TV.

You know those little classifications that pop up that beginning of movies and TV shows, like ‘V’ for violence, ‘D’ for drug use, or ’N’ for nudity?
What if there was also a ‘C’ … for Lack of Consent?
Some of your favourite films and shows would earn a ‘C’ classification. Star Wars, Bridgerton, Friends, even Disney cartoons like Sleeping Beauty.
Right now in Australia, one not-for-profit organisation, Consent Labs, is fighting for exactly this. Because, they say, if lack of consent is the norm on our screens it becomes the norm in real life.
Today on Please Explain, Kate Aubusson is joined by Consent Labs co-founder Joyce Yu to discuss the depiction of consent, or lack of, in film and TV.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

Advertisement