That's What She Said: The Language of Sexual Negotiation.

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  • Author(s): Kukla, Rebecca
  • Source:
    Ethics. Oct2018, Vol. 129 Issue 1, p70-97. 28p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      SEXUAL consent; SEXUAL ethics; LEGAL discourse; PLEASURE; NEGOTIATION -- Social aspects
    • Abstract:
      I explore how we negotiate sexual encounters with one another in language and consider the pragmatic structure of such negotiations. I defend three theses: (1) Discussions of consent have dominated the philosophical and legal discourse around sexual negotiation, and this has distorted our understanding of sexual agency and ethics. (2) Of central importance to good-quality sexual negotiation are sexual invitations and gift offers, as well as speech designed to set up safe frameworks and exit conditions. (3) Sexual communication that goes well does not just prevent harm; it enables forms of agency, pleasure, and fulfillment that would not otherwise be possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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