r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ArcherVisible5866 • 5h ago

Video New controversial Ad in Ireland about consent

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u/Civil_Emergency_573 4h ago

O you can be sensitive about giving a hello hug to your grandparents, but people are allowed to think you're a giant weirdo for it.

You just perfectly described how people get coerced and solicited into unwanted physicality. Thank you!

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u/Less-Ad-1327 4h ago

Yeah I can see what you're saying. I think it's a bit of a leap from your grandparents coming over and trying to give you a hello hug, which is what this ad is showing (**ASSUMING IT'S A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP**)

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u/Civil_Emergency_573 4h ago

As a child, when you're expected to comply and return physicality to all your family members no matter how distant, it becomes increasingly more difficult to turn down an adult stranger, especially if they know how to leverage that embarrassment.

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u/Less-Ad-1327 3h ago

I mean that's a wild leap from your grandparents to a random stranger.

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u/MoopLoom 3h ago

Kids are most likely to be assaulted by people who aren't strangers.