“But the most alarming thing about these glamorised choking sex scenes is the lack of consent, communication, boundaries, safe words, or aftercare (read: the fundamentals of BDSM). As any BDSM practitioner will tell you, safe, sane, and consensual play are the building blocks of any scene. Yet when intense BDSM is represented without those key elements, like it is consistently throughout The Idol, it’s no wonder young people think that choking is an ordinary run-of-the-mill sex act.” https://www.pedestrian.tv/sex-dating/the-idol-choking-during-sex/