diff --git a/content/posts/no-pictures.md b/content/posts/no-pictures.md index a11539d..ef6be90 100644 --- a/content/posts/no-pictures.md +++ b/content/posts/no-pictures.md @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ take pictures of me. And despite saying all that, people kept teasing me about it, while some would plainly ignore my requests and take pictures anyway. -When somebody insists, or asks why -- not that I mind having this discussion +When somebody insists or asks why -- not that I mind having this discussion when they're not pointing a camera to my face -- all I hear is society reminding me that not wanting to appear on pictures isn't "normal". @@ -30,18 +30,8 @@ isn't that I am saying no, it's that nobody hears that I am saying no. What we really should be asking is why am I compelled to justify this behaviour for others to accept it, and not for others to respect me saying "no". -**Consent**, to name it, is to ask for a freely given "yes", and not to assume. +**Consent**, to name it, is to ask for a freely given "yes". *Note that I am specifically talking about photographs here, which is an issue I've had. I am sure non-able/white/cis/males have had many other consent-related issues, and I can only sympathize.* - -