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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (73831)9/3/2003 5:16:03 PM
From: one_less  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
"I think that it's important to maintain the "no means no" standard ..."

I have always held a different perspective on this. Having three daughters has caused me to harp on the "no means no" standard for many years. My issue with them is that "no" does not mean "stop it some more." They play and tease each other all the time. Some times I hear the tone and expressions "giggle giggle no stop it, winkie winkie giggle." I get real frustrated because I get blown off when I start harping on them to knock it off and I am tired of the teasing "no" sound while the behavior continues. I have given the usual lectures about what this will mean to them as adults. At other times I can tell by the tone of "no stop it" that one of the kids means it. After all these years I still have failed to get my point across.

So, what's my point? It is unfair to insist that no means no only as a prosecutorial devise when in reality our culture of young women raised in the seriousness of the issue still use it as a tease and a ploy. I wish it were that simple.
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