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Re:The Limits of Expertise by rhapsodic on Thursday June 14, 2018 @11:42AM (#17312477)
This headline speaks for itself:

  > Ask Your Baby's Permission Before Changing Diaper, 
  > Says Sexual Consent Expert[1]
That person is what I would consider the opposite of an expert.

[1] http://www.newsweek.com/diaper-ask-baby-permission-changing-...

Re:The Limits of Expertise by vec on Thursday June 14, 2018 @12:49PM (#17313045)
Wow, that is a crazy headline! I wonder what the article actually says?

> “We work with parents from birth...Just about how to set up a culture of consent in their homes. ‘I’m going to change your nappy now, is that OK?’ Of course a baby’s not going to respond ‘yes mum, that’s awesome I’d love to have my nappy changed'.

> "But if you leave a space and wait for body language and wait to make eye contact then you’re letting that child know that their response matters," she said.

> [Snip]

> Carson quoted statistics reflecting how common sexual abuse is among children, and said the work her organization does follows international best practice in abuse prevention.

> "It teaches children their rights AND their responsibilities and connects them with people who care and can help. It invites their parents into the discussion and is sensitive to cultural and family values," she said.

This seems ...honestly pretty reasonable and well thought out to me.

You're right. The headline does speak for itself, because it certainly doesn't speak for the subject of the article.

Re:The Limits of Expertise by RobertRoberts on Thursday June 14, 2018 @01:10PM (#17313229)
I appreciate you looking at the article, but we should consider the effects headlines have on people.

The intentions can't be dismissed just because the article is more reasonable than the headline.

Re:The Limits of Expertise by rhapsodic on Thursday June 14, 2018 @02:34PM (#17314154)
>> "It teaches children their rights AND their responsibilities and connects them with people who care and can help. It invites their parents into the discussion and is sensitive to cultural and family values," she said.

> This seems ...honestly pretty reasonable and well thought out to me.

As someone who has changed a few diapers in my day, it's one of the most idiotic things I've ever read.

Re:The Limits of Expertise by nine_k on Thursday June 14, 2018 @12:06PM (#17312652)
The moment when a Newsweek headline cannot be told from a The Onion headline.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law