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 Thanks everyone for your feedback. I do see why it is unsatisfying to identify a one-sided solution for a problem that I've framed as two-sided. I've tried to address this in my final version; however it also seems to me that, since the problem still comes down to unwanted sexual contact being imposed on the victim, it makes more sense to put the onus on the aggressor to change their behaviour and mindset. Holding women responsible for re-framing their lack of consent (say, by fighting back physically) to make sure that the man will understand seems dangerous to me. Anyway I find this to be a very difficult issue (which was why I wanted to spend some time thinking about it by writing this paper) and I appreciate everyone's input.

-- ClaireOSullivan - 04 Apr 2008

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This is a really interesting piece. This may not be the point of your paper but I got left wondering what the gender stereotypes are which lead to acquaintance rape. I don't know if you have the space or the inclination to deal with that. It could be a whole other paper though. Very interesting to read. I wonder what the male perspective on this reform would be. Maybe it's Femi's reaction that one gender should not be penalized for the miscommunication. Should women undergo some sort of therapy so withdrawn consent does not reoccur? Just an idea.

-- JulianBaez - 04 Apr 2008

 
 
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