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It really is wild how people who don't understand what consent is really do not understand what consent is. The idea that they're supposed to know how someone wants to be treated, and err to the side of caution or even ask if they aren't sure is absurd when you genuinely do not understand the concept.

"What, you need consent for everything these days?" Literally yes. And not just these days, but always have and always will.

"Do I need consent to kiss my wife in the morning? Do I need consent to shake someone's hand after a business meeting? Do I need CoNsEnT to braid my daughter's hair?"

Yes, yes and yes. A neurotypical person of reasonably passable social skill should have the ability to either instinctively understand when their touch is welcome, or logically conclude when their touch is socially expected. If you truly, literally, genuinely cannot tell whether your own child delights in you playing with her hair or merely endures it, then yeah, maybe you shouldn't touch anyone at all, ever, before you learn how to do that.

"Do I need consent to make eye contact with strangers on the street? Do I need consent from everyone on board before I get on the bus?"

Okay now you're just throwing a tantrum because someone told you 'no'.

clearlyjustchlyri

because a lot of people, particularly previous generations and those that were raised in highly conservative places, really need to understand this.

anything you do to another person requires their consent unless we're talking life or death. even then, it's nice to apologize if you violate their boundaries. THIS GOES FOR CHILDREN MORE THAN ADULTS. children are still learning. if you think they don't deserve to be asked for consent, you are contributing to setting them up to be victims to predators almost as if you handed them over on a silver platter.

family members especially need to establish consent, because kids are by far and large taught to be careful of strangers. however, it's much more likely that they'll be abused by uncle ted or cousin jimmy than the guy you're telling them to be careful around.

learn, people. there are way too many people that are putting the adults' feelings and egos over the children, and it isn't okay.

joeyridersvoid

This sounds like a shitpost but people should be allowed to be horny. As in, sexuality is just part of life for most people and there’s no reason for consensual sexual behavior to be punished. A celebrity getting “caught” at a sex club shouldn’t be a scandal. No one should be fired for having a fetlife profile outside of work. Nudes getting leaked shouldn’t be career-ending. Denying and hiding (consensual) sexual interests doesn’t make anyone more professional, it just makes everyone more repressed. And sterilizing ourselves to be better work drones isn’t productive, it’s just creepy. I’d rather my surgeon get absolutely railed on camera and come to work in a good mood, frankly.