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01-15-2018, 08:41 PM
Hey Aziz Ansari defenders, saying 'no' is more complex than you think
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It took very little time for the same-old deeply dangerous rhetoric to rear its ugly head after the publication of a report accusing Aziz Ansari of sexual misconduct. In the anonymous report (https://babe.net/2018/01/13/aziz-ansari-28355)—published over the weekend by Babe—a woman shares her account the alleged misconduct which took place on a date in September 2017.*
The responses to the woman's story are peppered with the word "should." She should have said no; she should have walked out; she should never have taken off her clothes; she shouldn't have been there in the first place. These responses, which are disturbingly widespread, not only shift the blame and responsibility onto the woman, they also fail to recognise an important truth. For many women, uttering an explicit "no" is not as easy or straightforward as you might think. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/15/aziz-ansari-consent-saying-no/)
More about Sexual Assault (http://mashable.com/category/sexual-assault/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Aziz Ansari (http://mashable.com/category/aziz-ansari/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Sexual Assault Allegations (http://mashable.com/category/sexual-assault-allegations/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Consent (http://mashable.com/category/consent/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Sexual Assault Hollywood (http://mashable.com/category/sexual-assault-hollywood/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/FTF5XVnN1SM
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It took very little time for the same-old deeply dangerous rhetoric to rear its ugly head after the publication of a report accusing Aziz Ansari of sexual misconduct. In the anonymous report (https://babe.net/2018/01/13/aziz-ansari-28355)—published over the weekend by Babe—a woman shares her account the alleged misconduct which took place on a date in September 2017.*
The responses to the woman's story are peppered with the word "should." She should have said no; she should have walked out; she should never have taken off her clothes; she shouldn't have been there in the first place. These responses, which are disturbingly widespread, not only shift the blame and responsibility onto the woman, they also fail to recognise an important truth. For many women, uttering an explicit "no" is not as easy or straightforward as you might think. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/15/aziz-ansari-consent-saying-no/)
More about Sexual Assault (http://mashable.com/category/sexual-assault/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Aziz Ansari (http://mashable.com/category/aziz-ansari/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Sexual Assault Allegations (http://mashable.com/category/sexual-assault-allegations/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Consent (http://mashable.com/category/consent/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Sexual Assault Hollywood (http://mashable.com/category/sexual-assault-hollywood/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/FTF5XVnN1SM