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Parents and teachers of boys - does this not infuriate you, this speaking of men like they are sociopaths who cannot help but rape or manipulate in pursuit of selfish pleasure? Parents and teachers of girls - do your hearts not break at these warnings to girls to be constantly fearful and vigilant?
There is a better way to talk and teach about sexual negotiation and consent, a more realistic and ethical approach that would, I believe, also be more successful in reducing sexual assault. It begins with thinking of sex as the outcome of a collaboration rather than a battle, as dancing rather than fighting.
