I thought I was going to come home today and find out everybody got a puppy.

[apocalypsos]

I just wanted to point out that I just had not one, but two posts in a row on ye olde friends list pointing out the exact same thing in regards to the ongoing wank:

Silence does not equal consent.

I'd like to amend that with my own deft touch.

SILENCE DOES NOT FUCKING EQUAL CONSENT. JESUS JITTERBUGGING CHRIST ON A DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION PAD, PEOPLE.

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[celli]

Well, allow me to use my words to communicate here.

I DO NOT CONSENT to behavior I have specifically not agreed to.

I DO NOT CONSENT to being blamed for my attacker's actions because the word "no" didn't come out of my mouth, even though I had said no earlier, I had been awakened from a sound (and medicated) sleep, and I was too afraid to move. And don't you DARE tell me this isn't about rape. The same rules apply to sexual behavior that does not include intercourse. Yes, they do.

I DO NOT CONSENT to someone else's right to behave badly with the justification that "they didn't know for sure," simply because they chose not to confirm the consent of the people around them.

You know what equals consent? THE WORD YES. You know what doesn't equal consent? ANYTHING ELSE, UNLESS AGREED UPON EARLIER BY THE PARTIES INVOLVED.

[akamarykate.livejournal.com]

*hearts you like WHOA*

celli, you rock. If I could friend you all over again, I would.