Last week the Federal Government released a new sex education campaign including a video depicting how people should approach consent by screening a milkshake analogy.
Just days later, after facing intense ridicule from both sides of parliament and members of the public, the video was removed.
The videos showed a young woman smashing ice-cream, milk and sprinkles into a young man’s face, despite him telling her no.
In addition to milkshake consent, a video comparing coercive control to shark infested waters was also taken down.
Greater Brisbane artist Emily Readman, the 21-year-old creator of the ‘consent patch’ said the videos weren’t a good tool for the education sector.
“I think we’re underestimating young people in schools. I don’t think that