The class focuses heavily on the lines between what is and isn’t consent, especially when it comes to being drunk. While it is common sense to say that somebody tricking a drunk person into having sex with them is considered rape, they go as far as to say that when both people are drunk, the man is still raping the woman. That sounds like liberal logic.
“It kept on saying that drunk people cannot give consent. In one scenario both the man and the woman were drunk but the video still blames the male for the assault. I found that a little confusing,” Ellenhorn said.
Another portion of the course teaches students “how to ask for consent” and lists possible verbal and physical indicators their sexual partners may provide. Students are told to look for physical signs such as “crossing arms” or “lack of eye contact” as an indication a partner does not want to have sex. Only verbal signs, however, indicate a partner does want to have sex.
In a subsequent portion of the course, students are encouraged to “challenge gender stereotypes” and question the validity of “traditional thinking.”
“When someone’s appearance or behavior do not ‘line up’ with traditional thinking, how does traditional thinking ‘line up’ with everyone being born free and equal,” the course states, suggesting “traditional thinking” does not endorse ideas of freedom and equality.
The course also touches on the topic of sexual assault and offers tips to students who have been accused of sexual assault. The first tip suggests students admit they may have “crossed a boundary” even if they don’t remember the event.
The Department of Education’s handling of sexual assault cases was called into question recently when Senator James Lankford sent a letter to Secretary of Education John King criticizing the department for abusing its power. In his letter, Lankford challenges the low legal standards of the department in cases of sexual assault.
In 2011, colleges were ordered to judge all sexual assault cases using the “preponderance of the evidence standard,” which is a lower burden of proof than many were using before, according to The Daily Caller.
Besides the ironic fact that a school, whose mascot shares the same name as a condom, is trying to teach students the meaning of consent, by forcing students to take a class on what some company called Campus Clarity says is and isn’t appropriate behavior, they’re only ensuring that anybody accused of these things won’t receive a fair trial. They’ve made themselves judge, jury and executioner.
Source: campusreform.org
