But what matters isn’t “enthusiastic consent” but simply “real consent”—consent that’s given freely and sincerely. Consent that someone gives because they’re afraid they’ll be physically or emotionally attacked if they don’t isn’t real consent. Consent that’s given when someone is incapable of understanding what they’re agreeing to (because they’re drugged, or they’re a child, or they’re saying “yes” to a different thing than will actually be done to them) isn’t real consent. And obviously consent that’s withdrawn or never given at all isn’t real consent.
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