Yes Means Yes Means...

“an affirmative, unambiguous, and conscious decision by each participant to engage in mutually agreed-upon sexual activity.”

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feminist (2014); when you spend so much time with the folks here at tumblr dot com, i think you kind of forget that in the real world, feminism is still regarded as extreme and has this weird bad connotation to it. we talk about classic feminist literature in my lectures and i’m shocked by how many people disagree with feminist ideals. every single person in my life has this internalized misogyny that they aren’t even aware of. that’s why, for my final photography project, i decided to cover feminism. i utilized an institutional-type wall and two simple continuous profoto lights to create a man-on-the-street vibe and recruited some of the most passionate feminists i know to pose with signs. it’s a simple idea for those of us who are so passionate about feminism, but i’m hoping it will help open the eyes of my classmates who never give these ideas a second thought.

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"'Yes Means Yes' means my input matters too."

[liberalgrit]

YES, YES, YES.  (Also, YES means YES.)  h/t Jessica Valenti reblogged from thosearestrings

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"'Yes Means Yes' means no charges involved."

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"'Yes Means Yes' means mutual respect and consideration."

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"'Yes Means Yes' means all parties involved are on the same page."

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"'Yes Means Yes' means everyone is happy!"

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"'Yes Means Yes' means that no man should ever have control over what belongs to me."

[young-and-feminist]

It’s not sex when…

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"'Yes Means Yes' means no grey area!!"

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"'Yes Means Yes' means consent from your partner is necessary."

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"'Yes Means Yes' means one step towards ending rape culture."

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Consent means to give permission. It is everyone’s responsibility to ask for consent for any sexual act.

 But what do people actually say?  Here are some great examples of how someone can get consent and find out what their partner is thinking.  

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"'Yes Means Yes' means that just because we're dating it's not an automatic 'yes'."

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"'Yes Means Yes' means communication, consideration, and confidence."

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"'Yes Means Yes' means sex isn't just a drunk hook-up."