Colleges, such as University of California: Berkeley, are creating mandatory sessions as part of the welcome program about the importance and definition of mutual sexual consent.
California is in the processes of making Senate Bill 967 into law, a law that would require schools to educate and discipline students on the affirmative consent standards.
In the past, colleges,who included similar sexual consent courses in mandatory courses before, had become a national mockery. Saturday Night Live and other sitcoms and sketch comedy shows have ridiculed the affirmative consent rule, highlighting the "profound disconnect between the policy's bureaucratic requirements" and the reality of human sexuality."
Do you think that the decision to require sessions on the "affirmative, ambiguous, and conscious decision by each participant to engage in mutually agreed-upon sexual activity" would be effective? Why or why not?
I feel that it would be effective because we live in an an overly sexual promiscuous society. I don't think it should be put as a mandatory course, but as more of a counseling course for those overly sexual provoked teens. I don't think that highlighting the issue will stop it but bringing it into perspective slowly and cautiously may have different results. This may cause teens to think twice before engaging in sexual acts.
I believe that this progam and one's similar to it are missing the point. These progams deposit the idea that sexual assaults happen because of the miscommunications between people when they actually are caused by violent people who lack basic empathy towards others. These attackers know well that there advances are not wanted they just don't care.
I feel that in some instances, the course would be effective, but overall, I do not feel the sessions would make a big difference in the lives of college students or people in general. I admire the idea that secession is trying to enforce, however, I feel most students will take this as a joke and not pay attention. I also agree with Drowse that the person committing sexual assault isn't likely to stop just because they attended this course, as they lack the empathy towards the people they are assaulting. However, I do think this course will help those who may be thinking about engaging in sex with a significant other but just might not know how to ask.
I believe this course would benifit the community, by enlightening the students who takeing. But, i do not think it should be manditory. Making a course manditory can to some extent deminish the seriousness towards the subject from the students being forced to take it. Where as, if the class were optional, the students taking it would clearly be interested and more engaged in the topic.
I feel that as long as this is only required under the public university system, it will be somewhat effective. People who are willing to take that step should be educated. Personally, I believe that sex is a good thing, a great thing, but it is intended to be between a married couple. Those are my beliefs, but people have the right to do as they please as long as no one is harmed emotionally or physically.
I believe this course would benifit the community, by enlightening the students who takeing. But, i do not think it should be manditory. Making a course manditory can to some extent deminish the seriousness towards the subject from the students being forced to take it. Where as, if the class were optional, the students taking it would clearly be interested and more engaged in the topic.
