In 2013‚ Zerlina Maxwell ignited a firestorm of controversy when she strongly recommended we stop telling women how to not get raped. Here are her words‚ from the transcript of her appearance on Sean Hannity's show:"I don't think that we should be telling women anything. I think we should be telling men not to rape women and start the conversation there with prevention."So essentially — instead of teaching women how to avoid rape‚ let's raise boys specifically not to rape.There was a lot of ire raised from that idea. Maxwell was on the receiving end of a deluge of online harassment and scary threats because of her ideas‚ which is sadly common for outspoken women on the Internet.People assumed it meant she was labeling all boys as potential rapists or that every man has a rape-monster he carries inside him unless we quell it from the beginning.But the truth is most of the rapes women experience are perpetrated by people they know and trust. So fully educating boys during their formative years about what constitutes consent and why it's important to practice explicitly asking for consent could potentially eradicate a large swath of acquaintance rape. It's not a condemnation on their character or gender‚ but an extra set of tools to help young men approach sex without damaging themselves or anyone else.But what does teaching boys about consent really look like in action?Well‚ there's the viral letter I wrote to my teen titled "Son‚ It's Okay If You Don't Get Laid Tonight" explaining his responsibility in the matter. I wanted to show by example that Maxwell's words weren't about shaming or blaming boys who'd done nothing wrong yet‚ but about giving them a road map to navigate their sexual encounters ahead.There are also rape prevention campaigns on many college campuses‚ aiming to reach young men right at the heart of where acquaintance rape is so prevalent. Many men are welcoming these efforts.And then there are creative endeavors to find the right metaphors and combination of words to get people to shake off their acceptance of cultural norms and see rape culture clearly.This is brilliant:There you have it. Seven comparisons that anyone can use to show how simple and logical the idea of consent really is. Consent culture is on its way because more and more people are sharing these ideas and getting people to think critically. How can we not share an idea whose time has come?This article originally appeared on 06.27.15

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We interview the Vintnerds about the upcoming‚ inaugural Vintage Computer Festival Southern California (VCF So. Call)‚ Feb. 17‚ 18 2024 VCF links: Buy tickets / sponsor / donate / vend etc. https://www.vcfsocal.com/ New theme music “Out Of The Vertical Blank” by Tony Longworth Late night fuel support appreciated but not demanded : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intothev… All music‚ audio / video production. writing and game play by #JeffFulton and or #SteveFulton unless otherwise noted. (c)8bitrocket Studios # Atari #IntoTheVerticalBlank #Generation Atari Theme by Brian Travis Title: Into The Vertical Blank theme Words &; music by Brian Travis (c)(p)2021 Taste This Moment Music ASCAP http://www.briantravisband.com/ Research: Atarimaina.com Atariage.com Atarilegend.com AtariCrypt MobyGames.com LemonAmiga.com

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“Amusing” and death usually don’t belong in the same sentence‚ what with the latter typically being so tragic. However‚ tragic or not‚ some demises are morbidly amusing. Take the kabuki actor who consumed an ungodly amount of the most poisonous parts of one of the world’s deadliest fishes‚ attempting to prove his resistance to poison. He was not. Or consider the Crusader zealot who demanded a trial by fire to authenticate his religious visions. He perished from grievous burns. Below are twenty-five instances of historic figures who endeavored to demonstrate something‚ only to meet their demise in macabre and dramatic ways. Bando Mitsugoro VIII. Kabuki 21 A Kabuki Performer’s Demise From the 1930s until his death in 1975‚ Bando Mitsugoro VIII was Japan’s most prominent and revered kabuki actor. He specialized in the aragoto style‚ which emphasizes exaggerated dynamic forms of movement and speech. He was the eighth in a family line of Mitsugoro kabuki performers‚ and his son and grandson took the name to become Bando Mitsugoro IX and X‚ respectively. So great was Bando Mitsugoro VIII‚ that the Japanese government officially designated him a “Living National Treasure” in 1973. Then his life‚ full of accomplishments‚ came to a funny – or not so funny‚ depending on how you look at it – end when he tried to prove that he possessed a superhuman liver. A puffer fish. Wikimedia On January 16th‚ 1975‚ Mitsugoro and friends went to a Kyoto restaurant‚ where he ordered puffer fish. Puffer fish is lethally poisonous‚ and must be carefully prepared by a highly qualified chef to remove the toxic parts without contaminating the meat. Mitsugoro ordered four portions of puffer fish liver – the most poisonous part of the fish. So poisonous‚ that its sale is prohibited by law. Nonetheless‚ the restaurant owner felt that he could not refuse the famous actor. Mitsugoro‚ who enjoyed the pleasant tingling puffer fish gave his lips and tongue‚ wanted to demonstrate to his friends that he could survive four times the poison that would kill a normal person. He could not. The tingling spread from his mouth to the rest of his body‚ was followed by paralysis of his limbs‚ difficulty breathing‚ and finally‚ death seven hours later. Source