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How young adult novels with confusing messages on consent can create harmful notions on sex among readers
FirstpostAmbiguous scenes in YA fantasy can provide an opportunity for parents, teachers and young people to discuss consent and sexual intimacy. Young adult fiction has a unique role to play in representing sexual relationships, but a number of popular YA fantasy novels send confusing and potentially harmful messages about sex and consent. I felt frightened … panicked beneath him.’ Rather than echo the “ bodice ripper ” content of some adult fantasy novels, books for young readers can be an opportunity to unpack what consent is and isn’t. This example of sexual consent contradicts models of positive consent as an “enthusiastic yes” or the viral video many young people are shown depicting consent as similar to offering someone a cup of tea.
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