Every American male has learned, like in the last ten years that when a woman says no, she means no, doesn't mean maybe, it means no. Right will pay attention, folks. On Sunday, the News Analysis section of The New York Times featured an article titled when saying yes he is Easier than saying no. It's by Jessica Bennett, the Gender editor of The New York Times. That is her actual title. Now. She and her female friends have spoken with knowing nods
about the nuances of sexual interactions. Sometimes they say there's a place of no return where having sex is easier than bailing out. And she says that there are names for this like gray zone sex, or begrudging consensual sex, or lukewarm sex sex you're kind of about, meaning board apathetic, and then there's bad sex because of how you feel afterwards. But there's one passage I want to quote verbatim, She writes,
Consent isn't always black and white. Sometimes no means yes because you actually do want to do it, but you know you're not supposed to lest you be labeled a slut. And if you're a man, that no often means just try harder because you know, persuasion is part of the game. This woman doesn't know it, but she's a throwback because she's exactly right. In the old days, no, more often than not did mean yes. It's called seduction, and you might want to look it up in the dictionary if
you're offended right now. M