Discounting for a moment that these are targeted at a college-age demographic, are there people out there on the verge of committing sexual assault who would be swayed by the advise of a cartoon taco?

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Personally, I think the message featured in these posters is of the utmost importance.

I think it should be broadcast and re-broadcast, at all levels, until the population has been saturated by it.

That the message is here being broadcast using signage suitable for a fourth grade classroom but aimed at a college demographic is horrifying. That such signage would be a necessary tool of communication within that demographic is fucking TERRIFYING.

This was posted not to belittle the message or to make light of our need for it - but to highlight just how pitifully we have failed as a culture/civilization for having the need to implement it…

I considered deleting this post entirely, under the notion that my intentions had misfired badly. But the discourse in this thread seems like it has as much potential to be a part of the solution as a talking anthropomorphic taco.

Art should challenge conceptions and ignite dialogue. So, perhaps the taco was an effective tool.

  • Banana@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Most rape occurs by accident by people who don’t understand consent. People just like to treat it like it’s all violent because they are afraid of accepting that they are both capable of rape and have likely committed it at some point in their life because they were never taught about consent and were raised in a culture that teaches them to ignore the concept of consent

    All unconsensual sex is rape, but not all people who have raped intended to rape. This is extremely important to understand and this is why it is extremely important to teach people about consent.

    • MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com
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      5 months ago

      This is probably not the place to share this, but to your point here’s a personal story about that:

      I went on a date with a guy who was a friend of a friend and I’d known casually for a while. We were at his place and hanging out. He tries to do something I didn’t want and I didn’t want to ruin the mood so I casually move away. He tries again and I verbally very seriously say that I don’t want that. He tries again a bit later and I end up leaving. He legitimately has no idea what he did wrong. He calls and texts an apology. He’s a nice guy otherwise. He asks if we can chat about it because he’s confused and concerned. We do. He grew up very sheltered and literally didn’t understand that no means no. I know that sounds idiotic to anyone with a normal upbringing, but it was the case. We have an extended conversation about enthusiastic consent. He apologizes again and asks if I would feel comfortable going out again at any point. We do and he acted exactly as one would hope. We dated for years with no issues afterwards. I’m sure someone will probably be thinking “he was manipulating you” or “he was worried about his reputation”, but in reality he just never had someone talk to him about consent and bought into the “no means yes” bs that was popular in media when he was growing up.

      If I didn’t know him as well as I did, or if I was someone else, it’s possible I would have been too concerned to speak up about it and he would go on never knowing that what he did was wrong. This sign would probably legitimately have helped him.

      I think this is a part of why a lot of SA goes unreported. No one want to report their boyfriend because of what in a non sexual circumstance might be called a misunderstanding. If I say I don’t want dessert and my BF orders me dessert anyway, I can just not eat it. That’s not the case when it comes to sexual contact and people seem to struggle with that.

  • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
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    5 months ago

    Do you actually believe that there is only “rapists” and “good people” in this world? Because no, there are indeed lots of stupid teenagers out there who genuinely do not understand how to talk to people. This poster is not just about straight up rape but also about unsolicited saying of weird shit, or non-consensual hugging and things of that nature.

    No this poster alone wont change anything, but if kids are primed for awareness to these issues (from lessons, events or experiences) this poster might just remind someone of those things they learned.

    Either way it doesnt hurt anyone…