The idea behind this four-handed ‘consent condom’ quickly unravelled – the only 4 responses you need
Sometimes the most well-meaning ideas are also the worst ideas … and this four-handed ‘consent condom’ might just be one of them.
It takes four hands to open it – one person holding down two pressure points while the other person opens the box at the same time – and is designed to highlight the importance of consent.
It was accompanied by taglines such as “If it’s not a yes, it’s a no,” “Without consent there is no pleasure,” and “Consent is the most important thing in sex.”
Except, well, people weren’t quite sure the ‘consent condom’ was the answer.
If a man doesn’t care about your consent I can promise you he doesn’t care about putting on a condom first https://t.co/HjQxDYsysd
— Blaec Francis (@blaec_francis) April 10, 2019
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Stunned at this. This doesn’t prove consent in the first place, and consent can change at any time before or after a condom is opened. How have they not thought this through?
— Lara Belle (@MissLaraBelle) April 10, 2019
Rapists aren't concerned with condoms. https://t.co/0LIYHJ0aPH
— YEVGENIYA (in NYC) (@YEVG3NIYA) April 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/KellyShibari/status/1115683458397769728
To conclude …
I know this is probs just a way to try and go viral but:
1. This dumbs down the idea of healthy communication re: sex in a harmful way
2. It's the condom equivalent of dudes asking for recorded videos of consent
3. Putting on a condom ≠ automatic consent of all sexual activity https://t.co/Xuq58MKJlW— Julia Pugachevsky (@jaypugz) April 10, 2019
