What analogy is being made with tea?
Discussing sex with kids can be challenging and, for many parents, that famous tea analogy has helped. You know the one: you don’t force tea on someone who doesn’t want to drink it, or is unconscious. If someone wants tea, then changes their mind, you don’t make them drink.
What is active consent?
Active consent means affirmative, honest, conscious, voluntary, sober and ongoing agreement to participate in sexual activity. Each person involved is responsible for ensuring that there is active consent to engage in each sexual act.
Who made the consent tea video?
The three-minute video was produced as part of a 2015 campaign by Thames Valley Police. It features animated stick figures and uses a cup of tea as an analogy for sex. It may seem like the most British approach to the issue possible, but the video is resonating with many Americans online.
Why is consent like a cup of tea?
The concept rests on the idea that you wouldn’t force someone to drink a cup of tea they didn’t want just because you made it for them. It’s a clever idea that has prompted debate over the limits of consent where previous campaigns have failed.
What is tea a metaphor for?
Chances are that you’ve heard of the tea metaphor for sexual consent. Briefly put, it places the idea of making someone a cup of tea in place of having sex: when you ask someone if they would like tea and they say yes, you can make them tea. Tea consent is important!” Hilarious.
Whats tea stand for?
TEA (Texas Education Agency)
How do you get consent?
Cues for consent might look/feel like:
- Looking at you, smiling and nodding.
- Being relaxed and happy.
- Being enthusiastic and responsive.
- Kissing you back and touching you.
- Responding to you with their body.
What does consent sound like?
What consent sounds and looks like. You know you have consent when the other person has clearly said yes — without being pressured — and has given you permission to do something. Here are examples of what consent looks like: Each person is engaging in sexual activity enthusiastically, after agreeing to have sex.
How is consent like tea?
If you’re still struggling with consent just imagine instead of initiating sex you’re making them a cup of tea. You say “hey, would you like a cup of tea?” and they go “oh my god I would love a cup of tea. And if they say “no thank you” then don’t make them tea. At all.
What does Fries stand for?
freely given
Planned Parenthood has created the acronym, FRIES, which makes it easier to remember the 5 key aspects of consent. FRIES stands for freely given, reversible, informed, enthusiastic, and specific.