Thread by @TheOmniLiberal

Your criticism lacks substance, it starts and stops with "this makes me feel bad and uncomfortable and I'm going to dogmatically virtue signal so people know I'M ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS ^_____^."

The point of the original take wasn't to say raping someone is as bad as friend-zoning

https://twitter.com/ryancbeard/status/1636212647183122432

someone, the point of the take was to show that in almost ALL toxic interactions it seems as though men are expected to be the arbiters of both their and the woman's feelings.

If a situation exists where a guy is getting "friend-zoned" or lead on by a girl, people will make fun

of the man for not understanding the situation better. They'll say he should have known she only viewed him as a friend, he shouldn't have made any assumptions, and he was actually acting in the wrong and in a disgusting matter by assuming anything. There is ZERO accountability

for the woman in this interaction to check in on the feelings of the guy or to ensure she's not being manipulative or unfair to someone who might (or who obviously) has a crush or romantic interest in her that she has no intention of reciprocating.

In a sexual situation, the man is expected to know when to push the gas AND when to pump the brakes at ALL times. He's supposed to know when she's comfortable, when she's uncomfortable, when a "no" really means "no" and isn't playful, and when a "yes" might mean no, too.

The woman has ZERO responsibility. If she got too drunk and says yes? The guy is a rapist who should have known she was too drunk for her own good. If she's quiet when he's trying to initiate physical contact? He should have known she was "freezing" and should have backed off.

If she's uncomfortable during a sexual encounter but doesn't want to voice it? He should have verbally checked in at multiple stages in the encounter. If she's being unclear about what she wants or her intentions? He should mind-read or continue to interrogate her while

simultaneously not destroying the mood and respecting her boundaries and not pressuring her at all and figuring out how she really feels while managing his own potential inebriation/sexual feelings as well.

There is a MASSIVE burden placed on men AT ALL STAGES DURING flirting, wining/dining, before and after sexual encounters. There is ALMOST ZERO burden placed on the woman, EVER. In fact it's considered INSULTING or VICTIM BLAMING to even ASK A QUESTION about ANY of the woman's

behavior at ANY STAGE WHATSOEVER of the sexual interaction. But for the guy..? "Did you give her too much to drunk? Did you verbally check in on her? Did you check for a freezing response? Did you try to figure out how she was feeling? Did you consider she was uncomfortable? etc"

THIS is the issue with the left's approach to coercion, you are placing an unbelievable amount of emphasis on the man and zero agency on the woman, which will only lead people to more situations where pressure/rape happens because this advice is unrealistic for most to follow.