I think that was the most affecting thing during the Kavanaugh hearings for me. The fact that what was discussed was so very much not exceptional but just a standard weekend. Boys being boys and blackout drinking and at most self recriminations but never ever the concept of rape or sexual assault. But also the stigma of sexual promiscuity an the excuse of heavy drinking...
I think that's what makes it really interesting watching our favorite 80s movies. Yes, the racism in Sixteen Candles is bad, but the sexual assault isn't much better...
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Re: Concepts of Consent and Date Rape
Date: 6/14/21 10:33 pm (UTC)I think that's what makes it really interesting watching our favorite 80s movies. Yes, the racism in Sixteen Candles is bad, but the sexual assault isn't much better...