Hi Doc, I guess I have questions… or maybe thoughts? It’s complicated. I’m a cis gay man. I think? I think that’s a part of it. I wish I was more masculine. I feel like my life would have been a lot easier if I had been… that it would be easier in the future…
asking for consent
Paging Dr. NerdLove Episode #62 – The Trouble With Aziz Ansari
(Content Warning: Sexual Assault) Normally I don’t do too many episodes about current events in the news; I tend to save that for the blog. But recently I had a lot to say on Twitter about the situation with Aziz Ansari and as it turns out, I’ve got more to say. The issue with Ansari…
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Paging Dr. NerdLove Episode # 53 – How Do You Ask For Consent?
Lately you can’t really turn on the news or go through social media without hearing about people talking about sexual assault, sexual harassment, unwanted groping or sliding into someone’s DMs with some fresh dick pics nobody asked for. Of course, every time women talk about this sort of unwanted behavior, you hear people worried about…
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Can Consent Be Sexy?
“I think it’s ridiculous to ask your sexual partner for consent every 6 seconds.” I had this discussion thread on Twitter forwarded to me recently. It’s part and parcel of what happens whenever the idea of consent is brought up on social media. Whenever we talk about the concept of enthusiastic consent – that is,…