Sex Assault, Awareness, Consent, and Communication Part2

Olivia and Raven talk more misconceptions surrounding consent and sex assault, using manipulation to access intimacy, and criticisms of sex assault survivors for speaking up.

 

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Discussion Summary:

00:00: Topic intro, Olivia’s experience with sex education, and more talk on including consent in sex ed.

05:02: Misconceptions surrounding consent, how society teaches us to freeze and silence ourselves when we face assault, and Olivia recounts a time she was assaulted.

12:51: Using manipulation to access intimacy, and how this begins with family interactions.

20:50: Criticizing and penalizing people who speak up about being mistreated, and protecting people who commit sex assault.

26:24: The focus on false allegations when people speak up about experiencing sex assault, and depicting survivors as lacking credibility.

33:00: The misconception that sex assault can only happen to attractive people, and abusing power imbalances.

37:25: Outro.

 

Learn More!

20 Alarming Domestic Violence Statistics

https://www.socialsolutions.com/blog/domestic-violence-statistics/

Victims of Sexual Violence: Statistics

https://www.rainn.org/statistics/victims-sexual-violence

 

Intro Music: "Leopard Print Elevator" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)