r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ArcherVisible5866 • 5h ago

Video New controversial Ad in Ireland about consent

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u/It_was_mee_all_along 5h ago

I think people are getting, maybe, too sensitive?

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u/turkshead 5h ago

so you think adults should be able to touch children without asking?

in all serious, i'm asking here. if my kid doesn't want to be touched, am i supposed to teach them that they're required to allow adults to touch them anyway?

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u/AnduwinHS 4h ago

I don't think we should vilify family members for expressing their love in a completely normal way. I'm neurodivergent, I find hugging awkward and apart from my partner I don't really want to be hugged by anyone, but acting as if a grandparent giving their grandchildren a hug is 'touching them without consent' just exaggerates a problem that really isn't a big deal.

I can both not want to be hugged and have the common sense to understand that the other person sees it as a normal thing and might not understand that it makes me feel awkward

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u/Shnitzel_von_S 2h ago
  • child does not give consent to be hugged -child gets hugged anyway

Sounds to be like being touched without consent