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Why do these comments always read the same? The same tone, the same flow of words and wording. This reads like a very short version of an "AMITAH" post.
No, you were assaulted
Saw it on tv... TV???? Not on the internet, or on a porno, but on the very outdated "on tv"? And choking is "harmless"??? Pressing X to doubt.
Back to the assault bit
No fucking shit!!!
Probably because they're written by a person who's suffered abuse. That kind of trauma leads to all sorts of artifacts in composition such as passive voice and downplaying the horror of the experience. How about we take a deep breath and don't fucking discect a SA survivors story.
I disagree with the ban but things like this do happen and it's more proof that comprehensive sex ed is more important than ever.
Yeah, but they all look the same... Its not that its off, its that its off in the exact same way that everyone else is off. Do you get me? Youre right, trauma can manifest in writing things out in weird bursts. Disjointed, weird syntax, etc etc. People usually point to being artistically powerful, rather than "weird". But its not uniform. Its not like someone experiences trauma and just starts typing this way.
Its like reading something written by AI. It looks fine, but then you start noticing that it uses the same way of writing everything. A pigeon will be inserted for some reason. An analogy or metaphor will involve "secrets". Once you see it, you cant unsee it. And its the same thing here. Ive seen this writing a million times all over reddit. And its always robotic and bullshit.
Honestly, it looked like bot talk to me too. I thought you kinda broke it down in a way that I couldn't find words for, so I appreciated it
Um, not sure how things are on Lemmy, but I am not a robot and never meant to offend other people here. I'm only speaking from my own brief experience.
That guy was a sweetheart in other ways, but he was completely ignorant of the risks choking could impose. For him, consent on intimacy meant also consent on choking, since he considered it a part of it.
And yes, this was a major reason why this relationships lasted for a very short time. We spoke about it and I hope he understood the point. It was over a decade ago, and I always thought that the guy lacked education / understanding, not conscience.
Also, "on TV" obviously meant porn. I quoted the man.
You're perfectly fine. I recommend just blocking people like that. I'm still trying to learn to do so instead of arguing as it's certainly improved my experience so far.