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What Should We Say About David Bowie and Lori Maddox?
“Word choice is hard here. Should we say ‘raped’ automatically if a grown man has sex with a teenager? Does it matter at all if the 15-year-old, now much older, describes their encounter as one of the best nights of her life? What is our word for a ‘yes’ given on a plane that’s almost vertically unequal? Does contemporary morality dictate that we trust a young woman when she says she consented freely, or believe that she couldn’t have, no matter what she says?” By Jia Tolentino.
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Levelheaded article describes actual context and offers excellent critique of events and circumstances surrounding them. Must read analysis for better understanding of our own culture and attitude towards sexual behavior.
I stopped reading Jezebel a few years ago but I think I should start again if the quality of writing continues to rival this piece.