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Originally Posted by Adder
I believe that in any instance where a woman says she felt threatened by a dude, his being a dude is enough evidence that her belief was reasonable and that he had power over her.
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I didn't say her belief was not reasonable. She doesn't seem to have done a very good job of communicating her beliefs, at least until she found a co-writer and Babe.
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I do not believe, as Flower mentioned, that the inherent in balance of power between men and women means women can never actually consent.
I agree with you that this falls short of what should legally be assault. This is a dude being creepy and he should cut that crap out, hear the no and be looking for an enthusiastic yes.
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If it's not assault, it's because she consented.
It's pretty clear from even her account that he did come around to understanding her POV before she published it. Other than getting all judgy to show that you are a better person that Aziz Ansari, which personally I would have stipulated to if it would have saved me from reading that Babe article, I'm not sure what your point is. Sometimes people have bad dates and don't enjoy themselves.
As Tom Lehrer said, there are people out there who can't communicate. And I think people like that should just shut up.
