When Channel 4’s new rape culture drama Consent popped up on Tarana Choudhury’s TV recommendations on Saturday night, she knew it was going to be a tough watch.
Even still, the mother-of-three was horrified by what she saw. Teens masturbating together to violent porn before parties; schoolboys peer-pressuring each other into filming their sexual encounters; and girls being slut-shamed after being sexually assaulted were among the many distressing and uncomfortable moments in the 50-minute show. And the character at the centre of it all: private school ‘golden boy’ Archie, who films himself having sex with his classmate Natalie while she is almost comatose from alcohol, before sharing the footage on a WhatsApp group for his male friends to see.
