Blurred Lines
It is a Friday night in East Halls; Fetty Wap, Drake, and Justin Bieber are blasting from all of the different rooms as gaggles of underage girls and boys are putting back Fireball, Svedka, and Vladimir Vodka (basically nail polish remover) like it is going out of style. Scantily clad lasses drunkenly stumble as they run to catch the over packed White Loop with their Vineyard Vines attired frat bros trailing at their heels. Upon arriving at their destination, the dimly lit basement where everything is sticky and reeks of Natty Lit, bodies, and vomit, the gals drink even more as they fight their way to the front of the bar. They all are practically begging for anything stronger than beer. As one weaves through the packed dance …show more content…
Upon seeing this, any coherent person may ask “Are those girls going to remember this? Are they going to know his name in the morning? Are they dressed like and dancing like that because they want to get laid?” But most of society immediately jump to ask these questions that put the vulnerable and intoxicated female in that situation down. The questions that should be asked are “Is he going to get her permission? Did he get her permission for that atrocious display of human movement? Does he even care that she’s clearly belligerently drunk? What did she do or what did she say that lets him know it is okay? Is everything okay?”. Jessica Bennett, a former female college student and New York Times journalist, explores the idea of consent and makes a potent statement about the concept of consent on college campus in “Campus Sex...With a Syllabus” with deliberate appeals based in fact, her method of delivery, and use of rhetorical questions in order to convince university students, administrators, and even the general male population that nonverbal consent is not the same as …show more content…
However, by leaving this unsaid in the piece, Bennett allows for her audience to come to that conclusion on their own. “When people come to conclusions on their own, they are more likely to believe them.” is a quote by Dinty Moore, a writing techniques professor. College students do not want to be told what to think; they want to be independent. Bennett, who was also once a female in college, shows her understanding of the adolescent brain and subsequently allows her to effectively persuade her
It is a Friday night in East Halls; Fetty Wap, Drake, and Justin Bieber are blasting from all of the different rooms as gaggles of underage girls and boys are putting back Fireball, Svedka, and Vladimir Vodka (basically nail polish remover) like it is going out of style. Scantily clad lasses drunkenly stumble as they run to catch the over packed White Loop with their Vineyard Vines attired frat bros trailing at their heels. Upon arriving at their destination, the dimly lit basement where everything is sticky and reeks of Natty Lit, bodies, and vomit, the gals drink even more as they fight their way to the front of the bar. They all are practically begging for anything stronger than beer. As one weaves through the packed dance …show more content…
Upon seeing this, any coherent person may ask “Are those girls going to remember this? Are they going to know his name in the morning? Are they dressed like and dancing like that because they want to get laid?” But most of society immediately jump to ask these questions that put the vulnerable and intoxicated female in that situation down. The questions that should be asked are “Is he going to get her permission? Did he get her permission for that atrocious display of human movement? Does he even care that she’s clearly belligerently drunk? What did she do or what did she say that lets him know it is okay? Is everything okay?”. Jessica Bennett, a former female college student and New York Times journalist, explores the idea of consent and makes a potent statement about the concept of consent on college campus in “Campus Sex...With a Syllabus” with deliberate appeals based in fact, her method of delivery, and use of rhetorical questions in order to convince university students, administrators, and even the general male population that nonverbal consent is not the same as …show more content…
However, by leaving this unsaid in the piece, Bennett allows for her audience to come to that conclusion on their own. “When people come to conclusions on their own, they are more likely to believe them.” is a quote by Dinty Moore, a writing techniques professor. College students do not want to be told what to think; they want to be independent. Bennett, who was also once a female in college, shows her understanding of the adolescent brain and subsequently allows her to effectively persuade her