A 39-minute doc that'll ruin bad sex scenes for you forever (you're welcome).
The line between sexual consent and sexual coercion is not always as clear as it seems -- and according to Harry Brod, this is exactly why we should approach our sexual interactions with great care. Brod, a professor of philosophy and leader in the pro-feminist men's movement, offers a unique take on the problem of sexual assault, one that complicates the issue even as it clarifies the bottom-line principle that consent must always be explicitly granted, never simply assumed. In a nonthreatening, non-hectoring discussion that ranges from the meanings of "yes" and "no" to the indeterminacy of silence to the way alcohol affects our ethical responsibilities, Brod challenges young people to envision a model of sexual interaction that is most erotic precisely when it is most thoughtful and empathetic.
Writing
Brod's 'yes/no/silence' framework should be taught everywhere.
Direction
Sut Jhally's talking-head style somehow never feels like homework.
Director
Sut Jhally
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brod was a rare male voice in 1990s-2000s feminist circles, co-founding the pro-feminist men's movement and proving guys could theorize consent without being cringe or defensive.
The Media Education Foundation, which produced this, was basically running a one-studio operation to get radical media theory into dorm rooms nationwide.
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