Boundaries and
Consent
Absolute.
Non negotiable.
Freely Given.
Enthusiastically
Expressed.
Revocable.
And within a
mutual language.
Boundaries &
Consent would have to be T H E most important life skill we could
possibly have. Especially in the second decade of the millennium of
2000.
So why I ask is it
not taught in schools?
Why is it not taught in the sport arenas we so
lavishly place hero status onto and why is it not an every day
subject openly spoken about with our children.
If I had it all my
way our children from the age of 8 and 9 would be taught self
defense, boundaries and consent and how to self pleasure once they
began their teenage years instead of f&#king football, history
and home economics.
Recently in a
series of podcasts in Radio Lab titled “In The No”....
interviewed women consistently stated they were too scared, felt
embarrassed and not safe to change their mind, to say “no”
strongly or even walk out of a sexual situation that they did not
feel comfortable in.
The subject of the
men pushing for their wants and desires like little boys having a
tantrum in case they would not get there way is another part
of the story.
What I am interested in is W H Y are women not
empowering themselves to have their own backs and stand for how they really feel?..and why are W E, as a collective with in the education
systems not supporting our girls and women to have that voice ?
W O R L D...it is
2018.... lets get on with it.
Ladies.... you are
not sure? You don't want to be there? Get the fuck up, put on your
clothes and walk out...regardless of how you may think you will make
this other person feel..your body is yours and not theirs. !!!
Take a self
defense class, ring that friend and who cares what your flat mate will
think about you if you cry out for support.? Their perceived shame of you is a hell of a lot better then your own personal shame of doing something you don'' t want to do,
Over and over
again women give the reason they “just got on with it” in sexual
situations they were not wanting to be involved in, They did
not want their housemates to think they were a “slut” by finding
out they were engaging in drunken, risky sexual activity..or they were
concerned about what the other person they were currently engaging
with would think of them if they crawled out of it.
This female trait
of consistently looking after others does not play a role in these
situations ladies !!
Who gives a big
flying fuck what your flat mate thinks of you ?.... it is what you
think of you that matters and how you feel in and after the sexual
encounter that is of paramount importance.
Basically as
important as consent is, we don’t talk about it enough. Which
leaves us with a society that is more than a little unsure about what
it is – and what it isn’t, and how to continually have it as a
discussion point.
As is apparent, in
this post I am typically talking about consent in the context of
some kind of sexual or physical activity with a significant other.
Yet in any form
of relationship, both (or all) partners are able to openly talk about
and agree on what kind of activity they want to engage in. Whether
it’s holding hands, kissing, touching, intercourse, or anything
else, it’s really important for everyone in the relationship to
feel comfortable with what’s happening.
In every single moment.
In every single moment.
Get Consent Every Time
This is where many
people feel it is grey.
It’s not okay to
assume that once someone consents to an activity, it means they are
consenting to it anytime in the future as well.
Whether it’s the first time or the hundredth time, in a hookup, a committed relationship or even marriage, nobody is ever obligated to consent to something, even if they’ve done it in the past. A person can decide to stop an activity at any time, even if they agreed to it earlier. Above all, everyone has a right to their own body and to feel comfortable with how they use it.
Whether it’s the first time or the hundredth time, in a hookup, a committed relationship or even marriage, nobody is ever obligated to consent to something, even if they’ve done it in the past. A person can decide to stop an activity at any time, even if they agreed to it earlier. Above all, everyone has a right to their own body and to feel comfortable with how they use it.
Consent is
revocable.
Every situation is
renegotiable...at A N Y T I M E
Just as consent is
the actual foundation of BDSM play, so it should also be for
“Vanilla Sex'"" In BDSM before you
can "play," you need to discuss the boundaries and comforts
levels of each person involved in the scene.
And this is often
witnessed by another. Making play a safe place for all parties.
We get so used to
the vanilla experience that we forget to ask for or enthusiastically
expressed consent.
All around us the
Vanilla experience is showcased where the woman is often coerced into
something she does not realise she really wants until she is over
taken ( aka most boring AF movie sex scenes )
And although we
may raise our eyes at these scenes, remember that this is what
generation after generation are raised on.... what is fed to them on
the screen.
Whilst we
continually are fighting for decent sex education in our schools.
( as that is where our children spend most of their young life.)
where it would seem we are still in the dark ages whilst sporting super duper electronics, all the kids just as we did..have these images and ideas at their finger tips.
where it would seem we are still in the dark ages whilst sporting super duper electronics, all the kids just as we did..have these images and ideas at their finger tips.
As
it is in the BDSM world, all sexual play, including "vanilla sex" should only be engaged with
someone you trust implicitly. Boundaries, desires and wants need to
be discussed thoroughly beforehand, and the container agreed on.
This
societal habit of going out, getting drunk and drugged fuck taking
some one home, getting naked with them and having sex..IS RISKY AS ALL
AF... really ?
Come on guys...it is SO time to change the narrative.
Come on guys...it is SO time to change the narrative.
Men
and women...
Respect
your self more..
I
am not disregarding anything about one night stands.
Whether
it is one night, one day, one week or one year..just be fully there
!!!
I
personally love in the moment sexy encounters...truth be told..
but
hay... instead of talking about what countries you have traveled to,
how many brothers and sisters you have ( b o r I n g ) and whether you
are a vegan or not.... talk about SEX..
Lets
face it... it is why you are on that date anyway...no point skipping
around the fact and shying away from it..... other wise you would be
having dinner/coffee etc with your sister of best friend.
Trust
comes form honesty and courage.
Honesty takes courage
And getting naked ..with another...that takes courage and trust.
Honesty takes courage
And getting naked ..with another...that takes courage and trust.
When
was the last time you had a sexual check up ?
When
was the last time you asked to see the results of a significant
others sexual check up ?
And..another
question I have for the masses...if we are subscribing to an
education in the school system that teaches us to fear sex due to
sexual diseases ...then why are we not teaching our teenagers and
ourselves on how to check for sexual diseases?
Granted not all can be detected by the naked eye, but at least many can.
Granted not all can be detected by the naked eye, but at least many can.
Knowledge
and practice of consent and boundaries are non negotiable and
empowered sexual education is paramount.
In
my world as I see it , there is no more room for grey areas and
shying away from the so called “difficult'" ' subjects.
Because those same subjects are undoing our society, our friendships, the safety of our women & of men and the silence and compliance of us all..
Because those same subjects are undoing our society, our friendships, the safety of our women & of men and the silence and compliance of us all..
It's more than
Time.
Always with
Pleasure.
Melissa Louise