Consent to sexual activity has become an extremely problematic issue, and nowhere is this more obvious than on North American university campuses.
The following references will help bring you up to speed:
Drunk sex and consent, by Bettina Arndt (14 June 2024)
Coitus interruptus, by Bettina Arndt (1 February 2024)
Jordan Peterson speaks about the sexual revolution and consent (March 2023) Video
“Among older adults, twice as many men as women report ever using pressure or force to have sex with someone. Among younger adults, twice as many women as men report every using pressure or force to have sex with someone.” (Link to Tweet) tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108
Can a man say no to sex? (2020) USA Video
I found a woman who speaks fluent ‘Womanese’ (13 February 2022) Video
Mandatory consent education is a huge win for Australia – but consent is just one small part of navigating relationships (21 February 2022)
Weaponizing our criminal justice system against men – YouTube (23 June 2021)
Consent Isn’t Everything and Sex Is Not Like Tea (19 October 2018)
A Terrible College Case Shows the High Cost of ‘Believe Women’, by David French (13 October 2018)
Junior doctor convicted of indecent assault for grabbing and bruising woman’s breasts during consensual sex (12 October 2017) UK. And so now consent is dissected down to consent for specific acts.
From Little Big Lies to Broadchurch and Doctor Foster to Fearless, why do the makers of TV dramas hate men? (7 October 2017)
Girl thinks if you regret having sex it means you’ve been raped, gets a perfect lesson on consent (27 September 2017) Reddit discussion thread and linked article
David French identifies the root cause of sexual assaults on university campuses (18 September 2017)
The Uncomfortable Truth About Campus Rape Policy (6 September 2017) USA
Sexual consent courses should teach ‘don’t get raped’ as well as ‘don’t rape’ (3 September 2017) Australia. Video from Bettina Arndt
Sexual Consent – Yes, No, Maybe (1 September 2017) by Bettina Arndt
“These “don’t-rape” courses have no interest in teaching women to take proper ownership of the decision-making process that leads to a yes or no, let alone encouraging them to express those wishes clearly rather than keep men guessing.
Back in the 1990s I made a programme on sexual consent – Yes, No, Maybe – as a guest reporter on Four Corners. I had no trouble finding women who acknowledged they deliberately drink to avoid making decisions around consent. Women who admitted to playing games where they said no but wanted men to push through that resistance – a popular theme in hugely popular bodice ripper novels.
None of these complexities are addressed in the sexual consent programmes”
Female student has sex with dunk male. Guess who got accused of rape and expelled? (17 March 2017)
Female Drake U. Student Initiates Sex with Incapacitated Male, Lies About Key Details. Guess Who Got Expelled? (14 March 2017) with related Reddit discussion thread here.
When a girl on the pull leads a drunk boy to her bed, I call that consent – Sunday Times (12 March 2017) Reddit discussion thread and linked article
This Man Was Convicted Of Rape After He Removed His Condom Without Consent (14 January 2017) Related Reddit discussion thread here
Freshers walk out of sexual consent talk after activist encourages boycott (27 September 2016) UK
Lying is a form of rape? How many men have you slept with, ladies? (7 September 2016)
Men Will Face 3-8 Years in Prison for Sex With A Drunk Woman Under California’s New “Rape” Law (31 August 2016) Whilst the draft legislation refers to “person” rather than specifying gender, it will almost certainly only be applied by way of prosecuting men.
Berkeley feminist has sex without her partner’s enthusiastic affirmative consent. Pretends to be a victim of his objectification (1 July 2016) Reddit discussion thread with linked article.
Columbia student: The damage done by ‘Mattress Girl’ (17 June 2016)
Judge slams armed forces drinking culture after Royal Navy officer is cleared of raping drunken colleague following VE ball (7 June 2016)
4 Ways You Can Be Raped After You’ve Consented to Sex (16 May 2016)
How can I get my husband to be a caveman in bed? (25 April 2016)
The double standards of consent (6 February 2016)
Yes Means Yes – Until She Regrets It (14 January 2016)
Lawsuit: Student Bragged About Sleeping With Athletes, Then Got Them Expelled For Rape (7 January 2016) USA
Hannah Wallen rants about ‘enthusiastic consent’ with related reddit discussion thread here
The grrrls of the ’90s have given way to the uptight millennial women (22 November 2015) USA
Learning To Practice Consent As A Straight Woman (17 September 2015) with reddit discussion thread here.
Sexual grievance lobby recoils at app designed to protect innocent men (16 July 2015)
Sex on Campus Is Impossible – The complicated reality of consent (July/August 2015 issue of The Atlantic)
Sexual offence law overhaul to address victim injustices (29 June 2015) Victoria, Australia
Is there a college “rape culture,” or are too many college women mistaking consent for sexual assault? (26 June 2015)
Study shows rape rates sharply reduced by teaching women to say “no”–which suggests that it really wasn’t rape to begin with (17 June 2015)
Courts ‘should assume women can’t consent to sex when drunk’: Rape report’s controversial proposal (3 June 2015) and related reddit mensrights discussion thread
Woman who consented to sex claims she was ‘raped by rape culture’ (8 May 2015)
The Guardian: If a Woman Consents to Sex with a Man, It’s Likely Still Rape (23 April 2015)
Belinda Brown: Feminists have dismantled the social conventions that protected women against rape (21 April 2015) UK
Three men jailed for raping drunk woman (14 February 2015) …
“During cross-examination about whether she could remember anything, the woman told the court: “Yes, it could all have happened consensually and I don’t remember it.””
Wendy Murphy: Sometimes “Yes” really meant “No” (27 February 2015)
Australian court rules that consent for sex obtained by fraud constitutes rape (6 February 2015) Article and linked reddit mensrights discussion thread
Blond-haired Caucasian: Deepak Dhankar’s online dating lies lead to sex-fraud charges (11 February 2015)
Why One Male College Student Abandoned Affirmative Consent (20 October 2014)
Girls are drinking themselves blotto precisely in order to lower their inhibitions for casual sex, then regretting it afterwards (20 October 2014) Reddit mensrights discussion thread and linked article
Is the left losing its mind over campus sex? (16 October 2014)
Women Are Too Weak to Say No to Sex (14 October 2014)
Affirmative consent: A crime against liberty (9 October 2014)
I hate it when men ask if they can kiss me, and I blame feminism (7 August 2014)
My bad sex wasn’t rape (22 March 2013)
“Getting Away” With Hating It: Consent in the Context of Sex Work (21 March 2013)
Women need to be educated about sexual consent, right now they aren’t (15 June 2014)
Sex ed teacher Leah Bakely teaches her students how to make false rape accusations (26 April 2014)
Raping Logic: Laci Green redefines rape (9 April 2014)
McCaskill endorses loopy version of sexual consent (24 June 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGEGfa9PDRg
Occidental expels student for rape under standard so low that the accuser could have been found guilty too (4 June 2014)
Wait a second, did Amy Schumer rape a guy? (5 May 2014)
‘Rape, rape-rape and sexual assault at colleges‘ (28 April 2014)
‘Update: Judge expresses doubt that mentally handicapped man could give consent‘ (26 April 2014)
The crime of regret (12 February 2014)
http://www.avoiceformen.com/women/no-means-no-sure-whatever/
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/article17158564.ece?service=mobile (‘Can she consent to sex after drinking?’)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3379584
http://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/men/no-means-yes
http://www.rooshv.com/when-no-means-yes (Quote: “Anyone who thinks “no means no” is true has never seduced a woman. Period.”)
4 ways parents teach kids that consent doesn’t matter (1 September 2013)
Warren Farrell’s notorious comments on date rape: Not any more defensible in context than out of it (3 May 2013) Don’t say I don’t provide links to alternative views
Disgruntled husband sends wife spreadsheet of all the times she turned down sex (21 July 2014) with related discussions here and here, and of course let’s not overlook the feminist view of the matter.
“There is no such thing as consent because patriarchy.
Some girls require years of reeducation before they realize that while they were screaming, “Yeeeeeeeeha! Ride that cowboy!” they were being raped.
Because patriarchy is just that awesomely powerful” (Source)