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  • sarahfailin2

    my argument about georges post is that it's GOOD for men and women to talk openly about what they want and don't want, and it's even more important for teens who are more likely to go along with something they're really not comfortable with, or to push their partner into something they're not ready for-- even if there's not the kind of violent intent that a rapist has.

    I'm not a woman (newsflash), but for MANY women their first sexual experiences (not necessarily intercourse, but touching, etc.) were under pressure from a young man who was acting perhaps too agressively. It's not rape, but it's not complete consent either.

    It's admittedly to garner or give consent when you're a crazy hormonal teenager who has urges but also fears and lots of conflicting feelings. Teaching affirmative consent encourages partners to look for the other to be really ready, and not pushing them beyond what they're honestly desiring and prepared for.

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    • admittedly difficult*sarahfailin
    • WUT?

      I've been flirting with you for months now      detritus
    • so according to you, woman can't act of their own accord, well mr misoginist, women have brains too, I wonder how the kids do it here in europe?GeorgesII
    • affirmative consent doesn't have to be words, georgie, it can be gestures, actions, it can be understood. this is about avoiding gray areassarahfailin
    • grey area? care to explainGeorgesII
    • http://www.vevo.com/… like thissarahfailin
    • are you serious?GeorgesII
    • kind of. the song has been criticized for trivializing need for consent, that some women are just asking for it, etc. "you know you want it" kind of thingsarahfailin
    • Re: that^ https://en.wikipedia…sarahfailin
    • to be direct, a gray area is when consent is not clear.sarahfailin
    • are you serious? we're talking about decisions that will have repercutions on millions of people and you're posting a goddam shitty song, wtfGeorgesII
    • Lulz @ Georges complaining about non-serious responses to serious topics.nb
    • lol. i think he wasn't serious.sarahfailin
    • I don't think anyone can tell anymore.nb
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