Emily Atack Instagram – Emily Atack is backing the ‘Asking For It campaign’, which aims to change the law in England and Wales to an affirmative consent model – seeking express mutual permission before engaging in sexual activity.
She believes the law should focus on the steps both parties took leading up to the sexual encounter and whether they agreed that they wanted sex to take place. At the end of the day, there needs to be a yes, not just the absence of a no.
But when she posted to social media about the campaign she was shocked by the negative reaction she got – particularly from men: ‘Immediate defensiveness, confusion, and self-righteousness, as though I was taking the fun away for them.’
This is exactly why we need the law more than ever.
She says: ‘Don’t just say, ‘but I’m not a rapist, I would never do that’, actively do all you can to help us. Help make these huge changes for a safer world.’
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