Why Both Genders Need to be Educated on Sexual Consent

Why Both Genders Need to be Educated on Sexual Consent

Personally I feel that what can be counted as rape/sexual assault should be added in sex ed. Funny how we care so much about sex that we even go down to talk about what's the best dildos or lubes. But no one wants to talk about what CAN be consider rape or sexual assault at lease. More and more I realize people need to get educated on consent because now its getting ridiculous.

Some people have weird thinking or don't realize how messed up their logic is.

If you look online now about what can be rape or sexual assault, you see there possible trolls or real people thinking backward logic about rape/sexual assault. I remember one time I saw a question on Yahoo answers where a girl found out her boyfriend was having sex with her while sleeping. He didn't get consent from her and there were people who answers were mostly about "well he your boyfriend he can do it" or "you're stupid, you're in a relationship so it's ok". That type of logic is seriously crazy and needs to be addressed. Or people would think that what is considered rape or sexual assault is NOT rape or sexual assault to them, because no one ever TOLD them it's not. This type of thinking can damage other people forever, if people walk around thinking what they think they can do its fine under the eyes of the law and society.

Not being educated doesn't help set boundaries with others.

I think its very important because boundaries are so important to a lot of people. Personally I don't want a guy groping me after the first date. Teaching what is rape or sexual assault can help people understand boundaries and how to respect them. Recently I saw a question on here which really pissed me was about a girl: She blew her boyfriend in his sleep (she did got consent but you can easily argue if he can't remember it, or if you could ask him anything he probably agree to it at the moment then it wouldn't count as consent)...so she blew him and when she told boyfriend what she did, he got angry at her and it called sexual assault. She was confused.

Why Both Genders Need to be Educated on Sexual Consent

One thing I find stupid in her decision is that maybe doing sexual acts with someone while they are sleep is the WORST IDEA EVER. Not only do you not know if the person would even remember it or even remember giving consent. I wasn't really pissed at her, I was more pissed at the answers on the question where people thinking he was over dramatic. Or he just being a asshole.

We need to teach people that boundaries are a thing and what you think is fine might not be fine to the other person. Also, how to respect people feelings first of all; the boyfriend here clearly felt violated and he had every right to feel violated because just because he gave consent during his sleep doesn't really mean he agree to it. You probably could ask him anything and he would had said yes at the moment. So clearly he had the right to feel that she took advantage of him and violated him; there was no reason to call him an asshole for feeling that way. Getting educated on rape/sexual assault can help set boundaries to follow with anyone so this shit like in this question doesn't happen often.

Help real victims realize if they were actually raped/sexual assaulted

I think this is the biggest pro because there plenty of people who don't want to go to the police or not sure if it was rape or sexual assault has occurred. Teaching people this helps them realize if they were or not and how to take precautions next to cope/deal with it. These are the reasons why consent should be taught to each gender in sex ed.

Why Both Genders Need to be Educated on Sexual Consent
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  • I like educating people about sex, what I have a problem with is then girls (and guys) think that just because they're educated, they can go out and have sex, at 14 or even younger. I'm like, are you serious?

    • Agree because you can easily get manipulate and taken advantage of without realizing it.

    • Jesus some of the things kids which don't even make sense I remember I told my friend something about my ex and she said it was ok he did that he was your boyfriend I wanted to slap her so brain cells can actually work. The logic and ideas in young people are scary.

    • Anything to make people happy, right?

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