If it’s not yes, it’s no
I don’t think “drunk or drugged” should be up there so bluntly because if a girl is on drugs or drunk and has sex it’s not rape. Just because she wakes up in the morning and regrets it does not make it rape, and I notice a lot of fucking idiots on tumblr insisting it is.
THIS is the kind of viewpoint that contributes to the low reporting rate of rape, ESPECIALLY date rape. characterizing claims of rape as “morning after regret” is dismissive, disgusting, and flat-out damaging. a few points worth considering:
drugged - if a girl is slipped rohypnol or some other such substance and is drugged, without her knowledge or against her will, this does not negate rape.
drunk - if a girl imbibes too much and is forced to engage in sexual activity against her will, this does NOT negate rape.
consent, if you boil it down, is part of a legal contract - AND YOU LEGALLY CANNOT PROVIDE CONSENT IF YOU ARE DRUNK, DRUGGED, OR OTHERWISE NOT OF SOUND MIND (mental disability/disorder would also fall under this purview). the issue of whether or not the woman made the choice to get drunk or high is a moot point here.
thank you ^
I didn’t think people still thought like that
also, silence means no. this is important.
a situation where the other person might be too intimidated to say no means no
(via youneedareasontosmile)
Source: single-bodiedmilitia
