That whole mess with the Vlog Squad has been sickening to say the least. DeFranco has been covering the developments with it since the beginning.
Consent is not subjective. Consent can be freely given and taken away at any point. If someone says no, it means no. If someone says stop, it means stop. If someone is too blitzed to rationally consent to having someone fuck them, you are not to take that moment to use their unconscious body. That's called rape. Even if they seemed on board before they passed the fuck out.
I also believe that consent is not just for females. A man's consent must be taken as seriously as a woman's. Both parties must mutually be consenting to an act.
There is a toxic, dangerous and disgusting facet of people I come across on this forum who do not believe in consent. Touching, looking, rubbing, "accidently" on purpose making sure to touch/grab someone's dick, all with the audacity to find it normal and acceptable to do this. And an untold amount of people who support this as some sort of fantasy material that's ok to subject unwilling people to.
That's sexual assault.
Anything you do that will violate someone's personal bubble, needs consent. If you want to hug someone, you ask. You don't just go in for it. Shake their hand, you put yours out and give them the option to shake back. You allow them to consent to a kiss, not just shove your tongue down their throat.
More people need to realize that consent is needed, vital and hella sexy. Pushing the boundaries, waring someone down, harassing them until they say yes just to make you stop is not getting consent. It's still violating them.
No means no. Not maybe, not later, not if you ask again. No.
