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Did you read the article? > Her repeated objections and pleas that they "slow down" were all well and good, but they did not square with the fact that she eve
by Obi_Juan_Kenobi 9y ago
Did you read the article?
> Her repeated objections and pleas that they "slow down" were all well and good, but they did not square with the fact that she eventually gave Ansari oral sex. Finally, crucially, she was free to leave.
That's really all that's said about Ansari, and suggests that his actions don't constitute assault. The article isn't at all about Ansari, it's about the various reactions that have come up in response. Namely those that normalize 'bad sex', which for women it is argued, often involves significant physical discomfort and pain. Even if these bad experiences aren't a result of anything we consider illegal, it doesn't mean they are irrelevant, 'natural', or don't exist.
- IntronExon 9y agoI didn’t say anything about irrelevancies, I said I hope like hell that the current conversation about the right not to be abused, raped, coerced, and harassed doesn’t become confused with conversations about bad sex, awkwardness, and all manner of the non-pathological. Also, isn’t it frowned upon to use that trite “did you read...” line?