Bonnie Blue, Annie Knight Schoolies saga, condemned by industry heavyweights

Leading lobby Act for Kids has issued a dire warning to parents before Schoolies after controversial OnlyFans content creators targeted “barely legal” teens. FULL DETAILS

Leading children’s organisation Act for Kids has issued a dire warning for parents ahead of Schoolies later this month amid the outrage at OnlyFans content creators targeting teens.

The warning comes after OnlyFans creators Bonnie Blue and Annie Knight sparked national backlash over their “offer” to film explicit content with “barely legal” high school graduates during Schoolies in Surfers Paradise later this month.

Act for Kids CEO Dr Katrina Lines said it was critical young school-leavers understood informed consent before agreeing to film sexual activity.

“Any videos or images of them can remain online forever, especially if they have no control over how, when and where they are posted,” she said.

Act for Kids CEO Dr Katrina Lines pictured at Labrador on the Gold Coast. Picture: QCOSS

“It’s so important for parents and carers to have conversations with their children about safe sex practices, respectful relationships and consent at all stages of their development, but especially before Schoolies celebrations begin.”

Dr Lines said the organisation, offering therapy, prevention, treatment, research, education and advocacy services to hundreds of thousands of children and families over three decades said they were “disappointed” by language used by Ms Blue describing school leavers as “barely legal” and explicitly stating the benefit to themselves of selling teen sex content.

“We fear this is exploiting young people, who may never have experienced sexual interactions before, to make money.”

Tips for parents from Act for Kids:

- Talk regularly with your child about safe sex, consent and respectful relationships, rather than having ‘the chat’.

- Don’t make it awkward – it’s important to remember if you don’t talk to them, they may get their information online or from an unsafe or unreliable source.

- Remind your child they can always ask you questions and talk to you, or offer them the contact number for a safe resource.

- Obtain the names and numbers of your child’s accommodation provider, closest friends and their parents before they head to Schoolies.

Bonnie Blue. Picture: Glenn Hampson

On Tuesday organisers of the Adult Industry Choice Awards Ms Blue and Ms Knight for targeting “barely legal” Schoolies for content calling it a “violation” of adult industry values.

The leading adult industry awards event - backed by director Sebastian Ryan - said on Instagram it was “unequivocally clear” it did not condone or support behaviour that “exploits young individuals particularly those in the early stages of adulthood (ages 18-20s)”.

“Filming content that involves young men or women who may not be fully developed or aware of potential long-term impacts crosses a line that we, as a community, should be committed to avoiding,” the post said.

“This type of behaviour is a violation of the values and ethics that underpin a responsible and respectful adult industry.”

Last year Ms Blue infamously encouraged 18-year-old Schoolies on the Gold Coast to join her and a fellow content creator in filming explicit content.

The duo responded to outrage at the time claiming the teens were consenting adults and no one was breaking any laws, adding if people had a problem with them they had a problem with legislation.

However the Adult Industry Choice Awards said it was “imperative” for the industry to “set and uphold higher standards” to “safeguard the wellbeing and dignity of all participants”, stripping all awards and titles from those involved.

“As a father myself, I find this incredibly disheartening,” the post continued.

“Effective immediately, any individuals involved in this behaviour who have been awarded by the Adult Choice Awards will be stripped of their accolades.

Annie Knight.

“This is a step necessary to reinforce our commitment to ethical practices and to show that such actions have real consequences.”

In a separate story posted by the award organisers it said the example set by Ms Blue and Ms Knight was “beyond concerning”.

“It makes my stomach turn,” it said. “Using these young men for content is unacceptable.”

Knight responded: “To everyone thinking this means we can’t be in the adult industry, that’s incorrect.

“The awards don’t mean anything and they have no pull whatsoever and this means absolutely nothing to Bonnie and I. It’s actually probably more of a loss for them than for us.”