Twitter is frustrating when I actually want to express an opinion about something...

[compli_cait]

It's my posting day and this came up on the internet today, so I decided to write down some of my thoughts on it. Twitter is a useful tool, but 140 characters is not enough to have a meaningful discussion about any topic.

Basically, this guy, found this Kickstarter project and incited this petition to remove it. Incidentally, and quite

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[chrysa]

I completely fail at being concise so twitter is an unbelievably frustrating experience for me.

"Condoning" rape is toeing a fine line sometimes. I mean, technically what he says is that you shouldn't rape women, it's true, and to back off eventually if she insists, but the problem is the way consent is structured in current culture, men have a lot less concrete idea what it is. Part of it is the way society teaches "no means no", when in fact the better message means, "yes means yes." I read a comment by a commenter on the DoSomething page where she said a man she thought was her friend put his fingers inside her while she was asleep (and she is seeking charges against him, thank goodness). Under that -- and his definition -- because she didn't not consent (insist no), it would've been okay. It would be the man "taking charge

[compli_cait]

I think there is a clear line between being able to say no, and not being able to say no. Being drunk, high, mentally handicapped, under-aged and, yes, ASLEEP would all classify as a lack of informed consent. Any sexual behavior under any of those circumstances would be sexual assault

[chrysa]

http://www.kickstarter.com/blog/we-were-wrong

[compli_cait]

Well, at least they admit they did something wrong.