As someone who has been an artist before,
and had my hard work stolen by billionaires without compensation and my copyright violated against my consent,

I cannot tell you how much rage and disgust I feel inside every single time I see a genAI image. I'm guessing many other artists feel the same. Please keep it out of my sight at least.

#NoAI #Consent

As someone who has been an artist before,
and had my hard work stolen by billionaires without compensation and my copyright violated against my consent,

I cannot tell you how much rage and disgust I feel inside every single time I see a genAI image. I'm guessing many other artists feel the same. Please keep it out of my sight at least.

#NoAI #Consent

A trend that I am not fond of in 2025 is this: I've seen men go from sending unsolicited nudes, to aggressively demanding nudes, to aggressively demanding not just nudes but specifying angles, shots and poses.

Gentlemen (using the term generously), apparently this needs saying:

You are not entitled to nude pictures of the bodies of all the women in the world. Especially women you've just met.

Random women are not your personal porn stars.

There is a whole internet full of free porn. Avail yourself of it to your heart's content.

There are hard working people (of all genders) who have accounts on sites like OnlyFans who will be happy to provide you with the custom porn of your desires as a professional service for professional premium rates. If you want a professional service, pay a pro, and support indie content creators.

On a related note, because this seems to need saying as well: "No" is a full sentence.

Note: I am 100% sex positive. That's not what this is about at all.

The issue here is egregious and growing male entitlement to consume women's bodies and sexuality as objects, and also our time and energy.

This isn't an "incel" thing or a "Gen Z" thing: I see it from men of all ages, levels of experience, and for that matter political alignments.

I'm speaking from (extensive) personal experience. I'm exhausted by men acting this way and my patience for it is nil.

[If your experience is different, and I hope it is, then that's not what this post is about and you're welcome to discuss your own experiences on your own account.]

Guys, if you want to make lasting connections with women, I swear it's as easy as treating us as if you saw us as fully human.

On a positive note, men who consistently treat women decently, respect boundaries, and understand consent absolutely stand out. (There are a lot of you on Fedi, too.) Thank you for being the bright lights you are.

#Sex #Sexuality #Dating #Consent

Public service reminder: Unconscious people don't want tea (or sex). Trust me on this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGoWLWS4-kU

*Unless*, of course, you had a discussion where they tell you they're into having tea poured down their throat while they're unconscious, and invite you to wake them up that way sometime. Then it's fine. No kink shaming.

But if they wake up during and say "no tea this morning", enough with the tea. Ok? Maybe check in about whether it's still something you're invited to do.

#consent

Public service reminder: Unconscious people don't want tea (or sex). Trust me on this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGoWLWS4-kU

*Unless*, of course, you had a discussion where they tell you they're into having tea poured down their throat while they're unconscious, and invite you to wake them up that way sometime. Then it's fine. No kink shaming.

But if they wake up during and say "no tea this morning", enough with the tea. Ok? Maybe check in about whether it's still something you're invited to do.

#consent

It's incredible to me how we gave up on so many aspects of privacy in the past five years. Things that we were taking for granted not long ago.

Now, some think it's totally normal to record others without their consent in any contexts.

People feel entitled to others' images and personal lives, incessantly demanding access to it. Everyone needs to share everything publicly online or be deemed suspicious, and excluded.

This has greatly eroded the fabric of social relationships and trust in our societies.

There is so much we need to do to heal this culture and the damages that have been done and continue to be done.

We need to treat each other with respect. Genuine respect as human beings. And consent, true consent with true choices, is at the center of that.

#Privacy #HumanRights #Consent

a 17 year-old homeless teenager prostituted herself for orthodontic care and the pedophile #MattGaetz was one of her rapists; because, let’s be clear: this is how #pedophiles #ephebophiles use poverty ―to #rape.

it’s coercion ―as in, there is no #consent―, when a teenager resorts to #prostitution to survive #poverty.

yes, teenagers have agency, but this isn’t one of those moments.

rich men exploiting poverty-stricken teenagers are rapists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/us/politics/in-matt-gaetz-scandal-circumstances-left-girl-vulnerable-to-exploitation.html

#GOP #republicans #fascism

Only "yes" means yes! #nomeansno #yesmeansyes #consent #feminism #womensrights #notallmen #butalwaysmen #activism

a 17 year-old homeless teenager prostituted herself for orthodontic care and the pedophile #MattGaetz was one of her rapists; because, let’s be clear: this is how #pedophiles #ephebophiles use poverty ―to #rape.

it’s coercion ―as in, there is no #consent―, when a teenager resorts to #prostitution to survive #poverty.

yes, teenagers have agency, but this isn’t one of those moments.

rich men exploiting poverty-stricken teenagers are rapists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/us/politics/in-matt-gaetz-scandal-circumstances-left-girl-vulnerable-to-exploitation.html

#GOP #republicans #fascism

Only "yes" means yes! #nomeansno #yesmeansyes #consent #feminism #womensrights #notallmen #butalwaysmen #activism

You are responsible for the privacy-invasive software that you inflict upon others.

Yes, you!

Choose the software you use with the data of others carefully 🔒💚

#Privacy #Consent #HumanRights