Do sexual assault victims have an obligation to resist/protest?

[LanternWaste]

145. And if a man doesn't know, I imagine the most prudent thing to do

"If she gives no indicator that she doesn't want it, a man can't know..."

And if a man doesn't know, I imagine the most prudent thing to do would be to discontinue any intimacy or attempts at intimacy until we do know-- regardless of whether it may or may not be considered assault. Sometimes, we can allow our common sense to take a priority over any sexual urges we may have...


"they speak in code language and only imply and suggest things and you have to read between the lines...."
Regardless, I imagine we often conflate what we want the Unsubstantiated Others to say with what they are indeed saying, and attribute that to people being "way too clever" in both discussions, and in our more intimate moments, as that too would prevent and dismiss any unpleasant situations from happening.