PHILOSOPHY OF CONSENT

How Unclear Consent is Like Drunk Driving

An examination of the ethical considerations at play when “yes means yes” consent is absent

Rowen Veratome
Fourth Wave
Published in
9 min readApr 22, 2023

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After some reflection, I’ve come to the conclusion that some forms of sexual misconduct (the absence of “yes means yes” consent,¹ without additional coercion, violence, or…

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Rowen Veratome
Fourth Wave

They/them. Perpetual student. Recovering from PTSD. Writes philosophically, formally, poetically, playfully, politically, personally, with love, ad infinitum.