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“her body is not saying that to you"
Point 3
This quote is particularly powerful, as Ryan tackles the issues around consent and what is perceived as consent. She interprets that Hamilton assumes consent from body signals, and not from Mrs. Reynold’s actual words. The way in which she delivers this line increases the comedic effect, as she utters it in a sing-song, condescending way, as if the assaulter needs to be spoken to like a child to understand why he is wrong. This situation resembles the allegations made against Aziz Ansari, who was accused of sexual assault after failing to recognise the visual discomfort of a woman he was trying to seduce, a story which launched the important aspect of what consent is within the #MeToo movement.