Each character is given a breath of life as howard allows them to tell their own story. Early on, thomas macaulay millar and rachel kramer bussel explain how the no means no concept sexual consent equals the absence of no must be rejected in favor of a yes means yes mentality. The novels explosive ending will shock its reader, leaving an opening for a sequel. Making life right when it feels all wrong herbert fensterheim, jean baer on. No means yes, and maybe, and no december 22, 2011 by charlie capen 5 comments charlie capen attempts to decipher his toddlers language and. When no means yes is a page turner overflowing with drama and humor on a college campus. In fact, studies show that the average customer says no an average of five times before saying yes. World english bible but let your yes be yes and your no be no.
This book can be read to children from 3 to 9 years. No means no teaching children about personal boundaries. How our language around sexual consent has changed. Books similar to no no yes yes goodreads share book. No means yes, and maybe, and no the good men project. It is not an escapism book, but a glimpse into the raw reality that the couple must live with, in coping the fallout of sexual abuse. Visions of female sexual power and a world without rape is a feminist nonfiction book edited by jaclyn friedman and jessica valenti, published in 2008. Is there any technical reason why objectivec uses yes and no instead of 1 and 0, or is it simply to make it more readable. Most people wont say yes to an idea without saying no first. Youngs literal translation but let your word be, yes, yes, no, no, and that which is more than these is of the evil. The book was one of publishers weekly s 99 best books of 2009 and inspired a sexual education noncredit course at colgate university.
So why then, is it so hard to understand the meaning of yes and no when it comes to consent. These curious uses turn no into a kind of contranym. Find books like no no yes yes from the worlds largest community of readers. Yes means yes standard for sexual assault moves to.
Yes and no meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. The woman countered that she most certainly did not mean yes, as she was screaming no, but the judge ruled that because the rapist doesnt know what no. This is because decisionmaking is an emotional process, not an intellectual one. Goodreads members who liked no no yes yes also liked. Yes means yes standard for sexual assault moves to california high schools.