Consent: it’s a basic word, with two syllables, but it seems not a lot of people can grasp the meaning of the term even in today’s increasingly feminist world.
So Twitter user Nafisa Ahmed stretched out a simple, relatable, and easily-digestible explanation of the concept, using money as a rape analogy. It got a lot of attention, naturally.
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Though some Twitter users were not pleased with her explanation, several others were quick to defend the 22-year-old, and applaud her for breaking the concept down.
@ImJonDuhh @thatxxv pic.twitter.com/odmEejVL6G
— Cam Newton (@KharyTheCEO) August 17, 2016
@thatxxv pic.twitter.com/wHKA7i0zGo
— Eric Jerome Dickey (@EricJDickey) August 16, 2016
Yessss sis!! RT @__Idia @thatxxv If I decided I'd give you $5 but changed my mind and you took it anyway you stole the $5
— nafisa ahmed (@thatxxv) August 16, 2016
@thatxxv sad it's 2016 & we still gotta spell out rape
— Pablo (@LadiesLovePapi) August 16, 2016
As for the trolls? Well, let’s just say they didn’t even stand a chance.
@lemond2007 @ me when you're not hiding behind a cartoon avi, bro.
— nafisa ahmed (@thatxxv) August 16, 2016
But the East African-Indian girl just felt happy she reached so many people, and that she got the attention of her target audience: the men of Twitter.
And thank YOU to the men who have interacted w/ this thread.
It's sad, but sometimes they need to hear it from another man.— nafisa ahmed (@thatxxv) August 16, 2016
@thatxxv shiiiid they can hear it from another man and still write it off as him trying to get sympathy points w/ women or he's gay
— project: DEVEGAS (@monteyjames91) August 16, 2016