tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post103853528656333963..comments2023-06-13T19:21:17.660+08:00Comments on Something More Than Sides: The Nature of Consent, Part One: SSC vs. RACKPharaoh Katthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282686783322339583noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-42594674941910358282010-06-06T20:27:27.909+08:002010-06-06T20:27:27.909+08:00While I lean towards RACK myself, in defence of &q...While I lean towards RACK myself, in defence of "safe", I tend to read that as "safe" in the sense of "safe sex". AIUI, sex educators prefer the term <i>safer</i> sex, because no sex is entirely risk-free, but general usage is to talk of condoms, dental dams etc as "safe". <br /><br />Similarly, when we teach kids about crossing the road, we talk about "road safety", but crossing the road is inherently risky however many precautions you take.<br /><br />So "safe" in the SSC terminology has (I think) the same connotations as "road safety" and "safe sex".<br /><br />Of course, that still leaves that "safe" as a term tends to argue against things like cutting and breathplay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-32972262863546058232010-06-02T00:04:54.677+08:002010-06-02T00:04:54.677+08:00Heck, yes! I've written the same, only in Germ...Heck, yes! I've written the same, only <a href="http://malvolio.de/?p=51" rel="nofollow">in German</a>.<br /><br />Risk-awareness is such a great phrase. It implies not only taking risks, but being aware of them. Not just "forget the risk, just grab my throat and squeeze" (I just had someone tell me that if done right, breath play was "perfectly safe"), but actually what could happen and what would you do if it did?Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178910224548079394noreply@blogger.com