"...and children's ice skates." CACKLING.

It's weird to me because I would never, ever do something like that without saying "do whatever you want except ____" because I have a pretty intense distrust of human nature. Maybe it's part of being a woman, though - I'm always aware of sexual assault as a possibility (and it's already happened once), and I get the…

A man with a bag on his head in a locked room, away from any help is now "fully able to say no"? You couldn't see why he would be scared to? Traumatized into silence? Literally nothing comes to mind?

I think both performers being passive absolutely cannot be misconstrued as consent. Just because they didn't say no or make an effort to stop them doesn't mean they said yes.

Liars get raped, too. Digging up all the instances a victim has lied is also a common tactic to discredit them. Just because it's easier to find those instances with this guy doesn't mean he wasn't actually raped.

I seriously doubt that a sign saying "do whatever you want to me" invalidates that he never said yes to sex. And I frankly don't see how you can be so sure either. Has there been a similar case that I don't know about?

There was no presumption that no-one would harm him. He literally provided participants with a whip and pliers as two of the six or so objects they were offered to use on him. Plus, he based his piece on Abramovic's work in which she was harmed.

I don't understand why she or Shia would do this. Their consent ahead of time and their remaining "in the role" of passive performer mean that people could do anything to them and they'd have absolutely NO legal recourse.

you pretty much are. That's sort of on par with calling bs on a stripper or prostitute saying she was raped based on her previous behavior

Her experience was terrifying. Given what happened to her in an open gallery full of people, I absolutely believe that someone would sexually assault an artist performing the same way in an isolated space.

Okay, I read and reread this comment to make it as uninflammatory as I could while also being precise about what I mean. But just in case, TW for the following.

They are definitely worse than usual and especially because it's a guy. Guys can't be raped, manliness etc etc.

I have read several (the only title I can remember is My Sister's Keeper, the rest are just a blur) and I can not recommend a single one. The most telling description is "23 novels in 22 years". They all have a ripped from the headlines, pounded out on a word processor in six weeks, feel to them. They are not…

I read "My Sister's Keeper" on vacation one year- it was fine for something I read mostly drunk poolside. But let's not pretend ANY of her books are "literature." She's a mass market paperback writer.

I'll admit I've read too many of Picoult's novels, they're enjoyable (in a guilty pleasure kind of way), but so formulaic.

This is the best thing I have ever seen on the internet. Ever! I'm weird. I know it.

That's not a teddy bear, that's the most adorable Ewok I have ever seen.

I wonder if that's their real house. I like the windows.

Who ever could.

They are the only couple in the world that could wear matching Christmas sweaters and not make me nauseous. Dammit they're so charming.