I n Sex Without Consent , the actors present an innovative performance about the complexities of how things get said versus how they are interpreted, intent, boundaries, expectations, friendship, responsibility, drinking, male-female relationships, violation, and rape. Unique to the format is the opportunity to watch the situation unfold, making one's own observations and judgements about what is transpiring, while hearing some of the characters think out loud as the scenario plays out. The actors do an excellent job of staying in character when they field questions from the audience about why they acted as they did, and are equally skilled when transformed back into themselves, powerfully articulating rebuttals to misinformation their characters portrayed or they heard from the audience. The video also includes important statistics about college male perpetrators. The degree of distorted interpretation and harmful action is profound, and sadly illustrates how far we must go to bring about a cultural revolution to truly eliminate violence against women.
Relationship violence can also end in murder.
When the perpetrator is an acquaintance or someone you are dating, the betrayal and violation can be all the more confusing and complex, and if the victim is a teen or young adult, the impact is further intensified. Each of these four videos makes strides toward educating viewers about the myriad issues in relationship violence between young men and women. While there is no law against saying no, there is a law against refusing to accept no as an answer.