Not Quite Acceptable IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM

[themadpoker]

THE HELL.

Sex while sleeping? Sex while sleeping? Do you know what is absent while one is asleep? THE ABILITY TO CONSENT.

Taking a break from this book, suspect the rage will overwhelm any enjoyment I might get from reading it for awhile.

Comments

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Well, that would actually depend. If one is in a long-term relationship - a functional one - with a standing agreement to have sex whenever, than I think waking up because your partner is trying to get frisky is pretty nice. IMO.

I mean, I've never been in this situation but since I've been together with my partner for 11 years, I don't expect him to explicitly ask my permission before starting a make-out session.

But I bet that wasn't the book's situation, hmmmm.

[crazy4dw.livejournal.com]

WTF?!!! You did the right thing by taking a break from that book. Not cool!

[tamed-fox.livejournal.com]

Sing it, girl.

[finneh.livejournal.com]

how would that be enjoyable for anyone, anyway?!
perhaps we're both too... normal, to understand.
consent is sexy 8D

[ambergold.livejournal.com]

GROSS. Ditch the book and never read another one by this author again.

[eska-rina.livejournal.com]

Burn it. BURN IT WITH FIRE.

Except I would never support burning a book. That would be bad. Uhu.

But, really, is it such a surprise that people don't get what consent means when you run into shit like this in romance novels (I assume it's a romance novel based on your tag)? And many other places in our society. See also: Assange. And a couple of friend's (in some cases, x-) boyfriends. Urg.