Asking For It the Ethics Erotics of Sexual Consent (2010)

The line between sexual consent and sexual coercion is not always as clear as it seems and according to Harry Brod this is exactly why we should approach our sexual interactions with great care Brod a professor of philosophy and leader in the profeminist mens movement offers a unique take on the problem of sexual assault one that complicates the issue even as it clarifies the bottomline principle that consent must always be explicitly granted never simply assumed In a nonthreatening nonhectoring discussion that ranges from the meanings of yes and no to the indeterminacy of silence to the way alcohol affects our ethical responsibilities Brod challenges young people to envision a model of sexual interaction that is most erotic precisely when it is most thoughtful and empathetic