A mother from Northumberland Park, U.K., is calling for her son鈥檚 school to ban 鈥淪leeping Beauty鈥� due to its conflicting message about sexual consent.

鈥淸W]hile we are still seeing narratives like this in school, we are never going to change ingrained attitudes to sexual behaviour,鈥� Sarah Hall said on Nov. 19.

In an interview with the , Hall said the story teaches children that it鈥檚 fine to kiss a woman who is sleeping, without receiving her consent. In the modern version of the fairy tale, a princess named Aurora encounters a curse and falls into a deep sleep 鈥� one that can only end once she is kissed by a king鈥檚 son. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 about saying is this still relevant? Is it appropriate?鈥� Hall told the Chronicle Live. 鈥淚n today鈥檚 society, it isn鈥檛 appropriate - my son is only six, he absorbs everything he sees, and it isn鈥檛 as if I can turn it into a constructive conversation.鈥�

But Hall said that removing the books completely isn鈥檛 the answer. Rather, she said the books should be used to teach older children about sexual consent and how the princess might feel.

The tweet sparked a debate about school curriculum, social activism, and the recently trending hashtag, #MeToo, which denounces sexual harassment and assault. The hashtag has been widely used by women and men sharing their stories in the wake of numerous sexual assault allegations 鈥� most notably, those allegations made against Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein. 

鈥淥h no what about Little Mermaid? She basically stalked the Prince in her movie! . . . Will this get offended at everything ever end?鈥� Twitter user . 

鈥淚t鈥檚 just a fairytale. It has no basis in real life. No one thinks that a pair of shoes can change your life because of Cinderella,鈥� .

Others agreed with Hall, commending the suggestion that the book be used as a point of discussion for older kids.

"You've challenged some entrenched & unthinking views on this, but you're spot on," author and criminologist Richard Hoskins .

"It鈥檚 easier for everyone to deal with the small and subtle causes and reinforcers of misogyny before they become full on mindsets," Toronto consultant

"Avalanches start with snowflakes, just [because] it seems insignificant doesn鈥檛 mean it can鈥檛 devastate."

Hall when contacted by CTVNews.ca, referencing the 鈥渧olume of abuse鈥� she has since received. 

In Canada, similar motions to ban popular children鈥檚 books occur every year. 

On its annual the Toronto Public Library listed 鈥淭intin in America鈥� as a children鈥檚 book that was moved to the adult category after being reviewed in 2016.