Ask

Building Consent Culture

212 pages

English language

Published Feb. 16, 2017

ISBN:
978-1-944934-25-5
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OCLC Number:
981985226

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"Have you ever heard the phrase "It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission?" Violating consent isn't limited to sexual relationships, and our discussions around consent shouldn't be, either. To resist rape culture, we need a consent culture--and one that is more than just reactionary. Left confined to intimate spaces, consent will atrophy as theory that is never put into practice. The multi-layered power disparities of today's world require a response sensitive to a wide range of lived experiences. In Ask, Kitty Stryker assembles a retinue of writers, journalists, and activists to examine how a cultural politic centered on consent can empower us outside the bedroom, whether it's at the doctor's office, interacting with law enforcement, or calling out financial abuse within radical communities. More than a collection of essays, Ask is a testimony and guide on the role that negated consent plays in our lives, examining how we can take …

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Subjects

  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory
  • Mentally ill
  • Psychology
  • Feminist theory
  • Offenses against the person
  • Interpersonal relations
  • FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General
  • Self-acceptance
  • Prevention

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