“And perhaps, if your first reaction is to dismiss or belittle this woman’s experience because it is not a tidy story of assault, sit with that a minute, come at it again with compassion and know that assault can still take place when a woman goes home with a man.”Tagged: Complexity of Consent, Consent Not Coercion, Consent vs. Coercion, Enthusiastic Consent, Rape
“Please, let’s use the Aziz Ansari story to discuss how complex consent can be. If you’re tempted to think it was “just a bad date,” please, talk to the women in your life. My heart aches for how many have been through similar.”Tagged: Complexity of Consent, Consent Not Coercion, Consent vs. Coercion, Enthusiastic Consent, Rape