The Eighth One.
Good Afternoon, Trigger Warning: Rape/Sexual Assault/Consent Conversations. Today I listened to an extremely interesting podcast called In The No. It is a three part commentary on consent, what it means, and how complicated it can be for people to navigate it. Parts One and Three were particularly interesting to me. Number One deals with the grey areas in sexual assault, Number Three talks a lot about consent in the BDSM community. People get confused about this, and it matters, so I want to be clear about the difference between rape and sexual assault, as it would be defined by the law. Rape: Forced sexual intercourse, including vaginal, anal, or oral penetration. Penetration may be by a body part or an object. Sexual Assault: Unwanted sexual contact that stops short of rape or attempted rape. This includes sexual touching and fondling. Consent: Informed, freely and actively given, mutually understandable words or actions which indicate a willingness to participate in mutually agreed ...