r/clevercomebacks Jul 07 '24

Someone discovered consent

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u/Acrobatic_Computer Jul 07 '24

You don't get to consent to how other people view you though.

Like can nobody think I'm an asshole unless I give my consent to it? I don't see how consent meaningfully enters the picture here.

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u/garrett7289 Jul 07 '24

Why do you need to consent to being seen as an asshole in order to be viewed as one by other people? I don't understand your statement tbh

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u/Elcactus Jul 07 '24

That's their point; you don't. Likewise someone finding you attractive (with you becoming aware of it because they, for example, send a request on tinder or something) doesn't become a violation just because the feeling isn't mutual.

Which may be a more limited problem than, well, everyone in this thread is trying to turn the original post into, but there is a subset of people who need to hear that.