New Consent Condom

Can we all agree to have a 'rape post free' day tomorrow?

^^^^This! Oh...thank you Shoggie!

No-one is saying it is for the benefit of the court, but surely if a couple decide to open a condom packet together, both individuals are consenting to having sex.

Now, of course an individual can change their mind during sexual intercourse. If a person says 'I want to stop' or words to that effect during the course of sex, and the other individual involved continues, they are committing rape, but as far as initiating the process, why would anyone agree to open the product unless they were indicating consent?

If someone opened the product in conjunction with another individual and said 'I don't want sex', then of course it's also clear that proceeding with sex constitutes rape, but once again, why would anyone choose to open the product if they didn't want sex?

My understanding about the product is that it helps a couple make it clear to one another that they are both agreeing to have sex, so it's basically a guide to help alleviate any doubts or ambiguity. It's not supposed to be a legal instrument for the purpose of one party or the other relying on in court.

But anything that helps a couple give clear unequivocal signs that they wish to proceed with sex is surely a good thing. Or should we simply design products with bad people in mind, rather than those decent individuals who like having consensual sex?

Bear in mind that sexual insecurity is clearly a problem when we now have a quarter of Millennials believing that simply asking a person on a date constitutes sexual harassment.

This product doesn't stop rape, at least not of a malicious type. But it could potentially end many misunderstandings and prompt more men to think carefully about consent before engaging in sex.

Some people are complaining that because it doesn't stop sexual predators it must be a worthless product/concept, but I'd argue that all forms of rape are bad (duh! it's rape), including what one might describe as 'reckless' rape where a man mistakenly believes his partner is consenting, or doesn't take any reasonable steps to ascertain that consent.

Are we going to pretend that the victims of those types of rapes don't count? That doesn't seem very feminist of the people complaining here.

That's ridiculous. Women accuse men of rape for all sorts of reasons like revenge.

Not sure if this applies to me, but I'm not scared of false accusations.

I doubt I'll ever put myself in a position where I'll be subject to a false accusation because whenever I engage in sex I make 100% sure my partner is 100% up for it, so to speak (sorry, I know that doesn't sound very romantic - those are not the terms I use in the bedroom).

Still, fear of committing sexual harassment is a very real thing. According to research about a quarter of Millennials believe that asking a woman for a date constitutes harassment.

And for what it's worth, I like sex, I consider myself to be attractive, and I trust that, at least, some women agree. That said, I cannot assume that all women want to have sex with me, and, not being a mind-reader, I cannot be sure without asking/ascertaining which ones are interested. I've been in situations where I've discovered that women who I thought disliked me actually found me attractive, and where women who I (privately) assumed were flirting with me did not.

Works for me!👏🏻 Brilliant idea! “Necessity is the mother of invention!”💁‍♀️

There also has to be some kind of warning attachment to the guy, who lets him know when her nervous system is starting to resist. Otherwise, no fair! 😀

The man should pull-out before the woman starts to resist. If she's already resisting, something is already wrong.