I’ve now read it twice, and what leaps out for me is the absence of any acknowledgement that what is being contested here is, at least in part, the question of consent.https://twitter.com/douthatnyt/status/991739548269973504 …
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@DouthatNYT, if you believe that consent and sexual autonomy are essential and non-negotiable, say so, and distinguish those who agree with you from those who do not.Show this thread -
Recognizing that consent is foundational isn’t a guarantee of thoughtfulness on questions of sexual ethics, but refusing to is a sure sign that your ideas are trash. It’s the first step in separating wheat from chaff.
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TLDR: If you’re on the wrong side of the consent question, you can never get anything else about sex right. Lemon out.
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