So, too, the Antioch SOPP is a milestone in the recognition of consent as affirmative, rather than the absence of no β the point where it broke the surface of the culture β the place of which cannot be ignored in discussing the history of this thinking.
Lots of people talk about it and few have read it. Consent is defined as the act of willingly and verbally agreeing to engage in specific sexual conduct. The following are clarifying points:. Use of agreed upon forms of communication such as gestures or safe words is acceptable, but must be discussed and verbally agreed to by all parties before sexual activity occurs. At any and all times when consent is withdrawn or not verbally agreed to, the sexual activity must stop immediately.
All parties must have unimpaired judgement examples that may cause impairment include but are not limited to alcohol, drugs, mental health conditions, physical health conditions. I was an undergrad when this was adopted, though not at Antioch. The policy functions by assigning risk. This state of affairs puts all the burden on women.
They face the vast majority of consequences for saying yes, and for saying no. In a culture where everyone is assumed to be het, and where men and women assume that men will initiate sexual contact and most phases thereof, if men continue to initiate they bear the risk of a misunderstanding about consent.
You see, if all parties are on board, nobody has to say anything verbal. He can assume β¦ but he better be sure. But what can he ever do to be sure?! Well β¦ he can β¦ ask. For explicit consent. Or, as the policy explicitly allows, arrange a safeword or gesture in advance.
