It’s called “affirmative consent” and it’s something being taught in California public schools since a law passed in 2015 requiring “yes means yes” education. Currently, 10th graders there are learning that rape is occurring if a “yes” isn’t given every 10 minutes during sex.

The College Fix points out a Washington Post report on a similar bill being considered in Maryland which would start teaching the “fuzzy concept” of affirmative consent as early as 7th grade. Maryland’s bill defines consent as “clear, unambiguous, knowing, informed and voluntary agreement between all participants to engage in each act within the course of sexual activity.”

That means getting a verbal “yes” at each and every touch, look, kiss, position change, etc. before, during, and after sex, or it’s rape. The Fix notes one major flaw in that “affirmative consent essentially shifts the burden of proof onto the accused student” -- the vast majority being males. Critics like the National Coalition of Men believe these kinds of laws are birthed by “people who don’t like men that much.”

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has warned against these laws, too, saying the lines are too blurry and the language in the bills can’t nail down which behavior is punishable or what is considered “sexual activity.” 

However, these types of laws are becoming more common in this age of campus rape hysteria where males are presumed guilty until proven innocent and women can bring charges long after the drunken night out has passed. Of course, teaching these concepts to students at the collegiate level is one thing, but to young kids?