Furious teacher campaigns for supermarket to remove 'sex' sweets from shelves
Sweets are a delicious sugary snack that is best enjoyed as a treat, and there's no denying that many children absolutely adore them. That's why one woman was "shaking with anger" when she realised that popular sweets brand Candy Kittens, created by Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing, had collaborated with Netflix's Sex Education.
Bobbi Kumari, a secondary school Christian sex education teacher, launched a petition urging Tesco to pull "utterly inappropriate" Candy Kittens condom-shaped sweets from the shelves, sharing that she believes that "violate kids' sexuality."
She instead believes that the sweets should only be available in adult stores, as they "violate" the innocence of children - but she's been branded as a "Karen" online for her views.
There are condom-shaped sweets in the packet (Kennedy News/Candy Kittens Website)The 47-year-old, who also runs an organisation called Sacred Sexuality, believes the sweets by the Made In Chelsea star are causing "collateral damage" to the healthy sexual development of children, and she became aware of them after she watched a video by Laura Nina, highlighting her outrage.
The strawberry-flavoured vegan gummies' collab with the 18 certificate show is described as "celebrating sex" and features some condom-shaped sweets in the packet to "spice things up" - and on their website, it says: "No judgement here, just a whole lot of love."
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The secondary school teacher's petition against the "exploitation of our children's innocence" now has over 5,400 signatures with many just as horrified as Bobbi.
Bobbi, from London, said: "They are available in the same places that little children will be buying Haribo or other sweets. I was horrified at the impact. My heart was grieved. Who knows how many thousands of children are going to have their sexuality violated in a split-second because of these sweets?
"The packaging has signs and graphics that are sexually rooted. From what I understand there's also a condom-shaped sweet inside the package. I just considered the impact that this could have on a generation of children. I know it sounds melodramatic but it's someone's innocence that could be violated in a split second.
"Even one child that comes across this messaging will have their innocence stolen or violated. Their healthy sexual development will be interrupted in an unhealthy way. That's too much collateral damage, it's so insensitive towards the well-being of our children. I think there's a complete disregard for the children of this generation and their innocence."
Despite not being a mum herself, Bobbi has shared that fans of the sweets have labelled her as a "Karen", but she's sticking to what she believes in as she thinks the product should only be free to purchase in adult shops, or adult sections where age-restricted items like alcohol and cigarettes can be bought.
Bobbi accused parents who are saying 'If you don't want your kids eating these sweets don't give them to them' as "belittling the concerns and outrage of parents by saying 'this is not a big deal'."
While some agreed with Bobbi and Laura, many flooded to the confectionery giant's defence. One person commented: "Candy Kittens have always been aimed at adults." Another joked: "You just wait until you get to the magazine aisle." Someone else said: "What kids are buying gourmet sweets off the top shelf? I'm 37 and I can't even reach the top shelf."
Others praised them for "highlighting this" saying "shame on Tesco, they haven't got a clue what the real agenda is." Another wrote: "Thank you for standing your ground with this, much respect."
A Candy Kittens spokesperson said: "Our target audience is and has always been young adults - never children. We are proud of our collaboration with Netflix Sex Education, and the topics the partnership represents. We applied the collaboration to only one product in our range, giving consumers the choice to make a fully informed purchasing decision."
The Mirror has contacted Tesco for comment.
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