Chanel Contos Is Just Getting Started

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BY KYLIE MORRIS

At first sight, Chanel Contos might seem an unlikely culture warrior.

She’s a twenty-something from Sydney’s affluent eastern suburbs, who studied in London and finished the European summer last month sailing around the Mediterranean. She campaigns on Instagram and attends parties with prime ministers. But while Contos is completely at home in this world of easy affluence, she certainly isn’t defined by it. In fact, this articulate young woman has weaponised her privilege to challenge some of Australia’s most pervasive issues: sexual assault and male entitlement.

And she started two and a half years ago with the world she knew best: Sydney’s elite private schools.

“I’m not saying we eradicated rape culture… and I’m sorry [women] had a reason to write in. But I’m thankful. We made consent education a national priority in Australia – and that’s a direct quote from a minister.”

– Chanel Contos

Contos is gearing up for promotional commitments back in Australia to mark the publication of her new book Consent Laid Bare. Yes, it’s about consent, but there’s more: perpetrators, pornography, marriage, body positivity, sex workers, beauty.

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PRIMER's gendered violence reporter, Kylie Morris, interviewed Chanel while she was taking some time out in Greece. 

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