New controversial Ad in Ireland about consent

[u/ArcherVisible5866]

[u/WingDairu]

This thread is full of people who really don't understand the point:

It's not telling you grandparent hugs are bad. It's telling you that ignoring other people's boundaries REGARDING THEIR OWN PHYSICAL BODY is bad.

This is especially important with kids, because it's important to teach kids that they're allowed to exercise bodily autonomy. If kids aren't taught that, it becomes far easier for someone to take advantage of them being trained to allow touching they don't want because they feel like they have to.

[u/Ecstatic_Meeting_894 → u/WingDairu]

Hot take- people DO understand the point. They just don’t care. Many many people are out there who hear, “kids have bodily autonomy and deserve to practice consent and boundaries,” and get FURIOUS at the idea that they will not be able to hug and kiss the children in their family because they believe their request for affection (from family specifically) is more important than what kids want. They do not view children as small humans, they view children as a separate entity undeserving of boundaries, autonomy, etc. Many people who believe kids HAVE to give hugs are also the people who still think hitting kids is ok, that kids don’t need mental health services, that don’t empower kids with the tools to report abuse from other adults. The venn diagram is more often than not a circle

[u/megadori → u/Ecstatic_Meeting_894]

This is absolutely it, they are people who think others should not have to give consent but they should automatically be entitled to affection/gratification. And they are angry at parents supporting children's right to autonomy, because teaching children it's ok to say no leads to adults refusing to be abused.