‘Lack of consent’: push for Australian film classifications to note ‘concerning’ scenes
‘Lack of consent’: push for Australian film classifications to note ‘concerning’ scenes
Campaign for new movie rating launched after affirmative consent laws passed in NSW and Victoria
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Bridgerton, The Devil Wears Prada and Star Wars would be slapped with an additional classification to mark they contain a lack of consent under a proposal by the not-for-profit education organisation Consent Labs.
The plan to petition Australia’s Classification Board for a new label – similar to those used for nudity or drug use – to denote a lack of consent in pieces of popular culture comes after New South Wales and Victoria passed affirmative consent laws.
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