I agree with the overarching sentiment of this post, especially as a tool for making one’s writing more inviting to “new people,” as it were. I do disagree with the avoidance of the word consent specifically. For one thing, I do remember reading the Tickling post and feeling like it was “somewhat detached from the broader conversation,” but I also feel like normalizing using consent to refer to mundane, non-sexual, non-violent situations is a good thing. I suppose it’s a personal opinion whether this expansion of the usage of consent is a good thing or not, but I feel like it’s a bit less politicized compared to all of your other examples that it’s worth considering on its own.
normalizing using ‘consent’ to refer to mundane, non-sexual, non-violent situations
The term is already used outside of sexual/violent situations, especially in law and medicine. The way the term is used, however, differs substantially by context, and in several contexts there are charged disagreements over where lines should be. The post I referenced was specifically about how to handle mixed signals, which is one of those areas of controversy.
I agree with the overarching sentiment of this post, especially as a tool for making one’s writing more inviting to “new people,” as it were. I do disagree with the avoidance of the word consent specifically. For one thing, I do remember reading the Tickling post and feeling like it was “somewhat detached from the broader conversation,” but I also feel like normalizing using consent to refer to mundane, non-sexual, non-violent situations is a good thing. I suppose it’s a personal opinion whether this expansion of the usage of consent is a good thing or not, but I feel like it’s a bit less politicized compared to all of your other examples that it’s worth considering on its own.
The term is already used outside of sexual/violent situations, especially in law and medicine. The way the term is used, however, differs substantially by context, and in several contexts there are charged disagreements over where lines should be. The post I referenced was specifically about how to handle mixed signals, which is one of those areas of controversy.