Thames Valley Police Video - Sexual consent is like making tea

silvagti · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:31

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXju34Uwuys

This is just bizarre!

"Remember....unconscious people don't want tea"

:confused:

Danthus · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:33

They do when they wake up in my expieience.

scorza · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:35

"An error has occurred. Please try again later."

Yup - sounds like my sex life.

Abraham · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:38

That's weird, they've re-voiced an existing video that's a few months old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGoWLWS4-kU

Depressingly there does seem to be a need to inform people of what consent actually means. Not saying this is the best version of it, but no harm in it.

Mynight · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:39

WTH

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Sad this is even a thing

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Also is "make myself a cup of tea" a euphemism for masturbation?

Cosimo · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:43

Well that's different.

RoyMi6 · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:44

Abraham said:
That's weird, they've re-voiced an existing video that's a few months old:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGoWLWS4-kU

Was just posting to say exactly this.

Did the POLICE just STEAL a video...?

"You wouldn't **** in a police mans hat" - What do you know, they would!

Luggs · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:46

So... Mrs Doyle is a rapist?

[TW]Fox · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:50

RoyMi6 said:
Was just posting to say exactly this.

Did the POLICE just STEAL a video...?

No, I'd imagine the police just licensed the use of a video. Why assume they stole it?

Edrof · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:54

silvagti said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXju34Uwuys

This is just bizarre!

"Remember....unconscious people don't want tea"

It's pretty clear that the video, while it has a serious message, is tongue-in-cheek. In fact, it's more than pretty clear: it's patently obvious.

spoffle · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:54

[TW]Fox;28737056 said:
No, I'd imagine the police just licensed the use of a video. Why assume they stole it?

Because ERMEGERD THERFT

Steeps · 27 Oct 2015 at 19:55

So my colleague at work who keeps asking if I want a cup of tea is really asking if I want to sleep with them?

godinman · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:18

To be honest tho, if you agree to drink tea with someone but change your mind, you should probably just drink the tea anyway and stop being a ****.

Burnsy2023 · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:27

Moses said:
It's a weird video, but a light-hearted way of raising the concept of consent. We'd have a better society if we were cool with the idea of talking about consent/sex in general.

I seem to be agreeing a lot with you recently. It's off putting.

Also I don't like tea, how does the metaphor extend to me?

Nix · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:29

Burnsy2023 said:
I seem to be agreeing a lot with you recently. It's off putting.

Also I don't like tea, how does the metaphor extend to me?

You're gay? /shrug

Zethor · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:30

It's an amusing little allegory and it makes perfect sense.

estebanrey · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:35

Is this where the expression tea-bagging comes from?

Zethor said:
It's an amusing little allegory and it makes perfect sense.

What happens if she gets out two mugs, puts a sugar and a teabag in each, gets the milk out of the fridge and turns the kettle on? Then after waiting until it's ready to boil, decides she doesn't want tea after all?

Because that is more analogous to the "blurred lines" problem they are alluding to.

estebanrey · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:37

Nix said:
You're gay? /shrug

Yep, as confirmed by George Dawes years ago (26 secs)

D3K · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:39

I don't get the analogy of "you can make them a cup of tea, but they might not drink it". What is the making tea part? Getting a hard on? Putting a condom on?

lafemmefatale · 27 Oct 2015 at 20:39

Until we start teaching adolescent boys not to rape, instead of teaching adolescent girls that it's their fault for getting raped by what they wear, not much is going to change, even with twee little videos about tea.