Half of Britons say you can't refuse sex once undressed

"About 60 percent of teenagers aged 14-17 and nearly three-quarters of people aged 25-34 said it was too late to say no once undressed, compared with 30 percent of adults aged 45-54."

Question poorly worded. We don't know if they're talking about "too late" in a legal sense or a social sense. In other words, they might well agree that anyone has the right to turn down sex at any point, but that if you intend to do that you should do so before you take your knickers off or you're committing a party foul. Still a poor attitude, but not nearly as alarming as if they're interpreting it in a legal sense.

Burning BushToday  11:07 am JST

A Dutch startup launched an app this year which uses blockchain to record sexual contracts between partners via their mobiles, confirming they both consent and outlining conditions.

This is where it's all going... legal contracts with stipulations (you can touch here and here, but not there) prior to any physical contact with any other human being.

Hoo boy, I've got bad news for you: consent can be withdrawn at any time, so any contract made prior to the act is legally meaningless. You might do better off not trying so hard to protect yourself from people who don't want to have sex with you and spend more time paying attention and listening for continuous, enthusiastic consent.

By verbally asking and reconfirming every 3 seconds to ensure consent hasn't been withdrawn 

Sounds a bit of a straw man scenario.

It's really quite simple, just because another person is naked doesn't mean the other person is entitled to sex.

My partner and I can convey trust and understanding without a word being uttered and that is a true bond, which is what love is all about.

Good for you and your partner - you don't have to worry about any misunderstandings etc, in that case.

But sadly, it's not as clear cut for many, as this survey appears to indicate.

Withdrawn seems a little inappropriate given the circumstances.

Of course you can. It's very worrying what we are teaching our children, or not teaching them in this case.

Geez!

Imagine carrying that assumption into the onsen!

"with many people also saying it was not fair for someone to turn down sex if they had been bought drinks"

That's probably why this girl said "No thanks" when Mrs. Doubtfire said "It's on me."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-WMuNSr6PY

Burning BushSep. 26  02:28 pm JST

Tell that the the Dutch company and the host of other app makers who are making a fortune selling consent apps to deal with all this legal encroachment into the private affairs of the bedroom.

Because no one has ever sold an app that didn't actually provide the services the company that made it says it does, amirite?