this post was submitted on 28 Feb 2025
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No. I reacted to someone claiming that hearing about sex needs the hearing parties consent, the same as sex needs consent which I don't agree with.
Talking about sex needs to be done with some caution to not upset others, like many other topics. It's different from the consent needed for engaging in sexual activities with someone.
This makes sense to me. The idea that discussion of sex is itself a sexual act seems like it muddies the topic.
There's certainly ways of discussing sex that require consent, like erotic roleplaying or something where you're involving the other person directly, but that's not what the original post is about.
If any discussion of sex is taboo in public situations it leads to exactly the sort of issues OP is trying to reduce, where the norms of silence act as a shield for abusers.