An Irish police department faced backlash on Twitter after posting a warning about consent under the mistletoe. While some criticized the department for trivializing rape, others supported the message. The incident sheds light on the cultural significance of mistletoe during the holiday season.
In the winter of 2017, an Irish police department became the main character on Twitter after posting a warning: “If you bump into that special someone under the mistletoe tonight, remember that without consent it is rape.” Replies varied across a spectrum of outrage: Some were furious that the department seemed to be trivializing rape by comparing it to a Christmas tradition.
Others laughed, asking things along the lines of, “Are people having sex under mistletoe now?” And some thought the department was being “preachy” and “condescending” by insinuating that people who find themselves under mistletoe wouldn’t know any better than to ask for consent. Haters will never pass up an opportunity to finger-wag, but the police department was actually more justified than anyone could have imagined. These days, mistletoe is part of the fabric of the holiday season—but there’s no harm in pulling at those strings to see what might unfur
Irish Police Department Twitter Mistletoe Consent Rape Controversy Holiday Season
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