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Not all consent is created equal. Consent from people who are at a power disparity is not the same as consent from people leading the project. The women havin
by slg 5y ago
Not all consent is created equal. Consent from people who are at a power disparity is not the same as consent from people leading the project. The women having their breasts measured aren't exactly in a position to impact meaningful change on this video game franchise.
It reminds me how Harvey Weinstein used to demand that women shoot nude scenes in his movies. Many women agreed to shoot those scenes in an attempt to help their career. That might technically be consent, but the power imbalance in the situation makes it at least partially coerced consent. I'm not saying the people developing DOA are monsters on the order of Weinstein, but the women who have their breast measured are in a similar compromised position.
- readflaggedcomm 5y agoThat sounds less coerced than bought. If so, the promised reward involved doesn't change what "consent" means, it only changes where breach of contract might occur.
- slg 5y agoA large economic or power disparity between the two may mean that there is not much difference between "coerced" and "bought". It is just like someone running a sweatshop might be able to hire people for a couple dollars per day. The workers would be consenting to work at that price, but they are being coerced into it due to their own financial situation.