The Problem With Consent (and The Solution)
Americans are set up for failure and life-damning consequences over consent. Consent is all the rage these days and it should be. But the problem is that consent is a lot more complicated than it seems to be initially on the surface. Presenting consent as simple as a cup of tea, for example, ignores essential factors such as power and privilege or intercultural awareness. Nor does it demonstrate a realistic model of the skillful and sexy negotiation of ‘affirmative consent’ or other consent strategies throughout an erotic encounter. Nor does it explore other complicated nuances we’ll explore further. […]