As more incidents come to light that a lot of men cannot grasp the concept of a seven-letter word called ‘consent’, a French man kissed a woman on her breast on live T when she refused him a kiss.
Even after Soraya clearly said no to Jean-Michel Maire’s advance, he went ahead saying “you meant yes”, on the popular show TPMP.
She may have been “provocatively” clothed, re-enacting the infamous Kim Kardashian West robbery, when Maire “saved her”, the host of the show Cyril Hanouna said she should “kiss him to say thanks.”
The French TV regulator has received scores of complaints and an inquiry has been launched against the sexual assault.
An sexual act taking a person by force, threat or surprise amounts to assault under the French Penal Code.
Incidents like these go to show that no matter how a woman protests, men think it is always a yes and a woman just has to be interested in him.
If yes means yes and no also means yes, what will it take for a man to back off and not assault a woman?
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