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No, if they want you to do it, it isn't assault. If they let you do it, they may be avoiding a worse fate, while still not consenting.
by GavinMcG 10y ago
No, if they want you to do it, it isn't assault. If they let you do it, they may be avoiding a worse fate, while still not consenting.
- monochromatic 10y agoWe're splitting hairs a little bit here, but from the perspective of a man putting the moves on a woman... how does "letting" look different from "wanting"?
- mjburgess 10y agoHe's using his position of power to silence and intimidate the women, not to seduce them. As evidenced by all the women who said that. What you won't go to the police about -- what you will let some one do -- is not the same as what you want them to do.
- zaphar 10y agoWhen you can't see the difference it says more about you than it does about the other person. His statement isn't about consent, it's about an abuse of power.
- monochromatic 10y ago> His statement isn't about consent, it's about an abuse of power. Yes, the context is one of bragging about power. But he literally said "they let you do it." In what way is that not a statement about consent?