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There, I Fixed It: Consent Regret Meme

This is a two-panel meme using the viral "Woman Yelling at a Cat" template to make a nuanced point about consent discourse. The left panel shows two cast members from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, with an enraged Taylor Armstrong screaming and pointing, labeled as "some* women:". The right panel shows the confused, unbothered Smudge the Cat sitting at a dinner table, labeled as "Me who said regretting a consent given in the past does not make it void:". A fine print disclaimer at the bottom clarifies that the statement does not mean consent cannot be withdrawn mid-activity, explicitly stating that people should stop if their partner says no during sexual activity. The meme humorously depicts an argument about distinguishing between regret for past consensual acts and non-consensual activity due to withdrawn consent.
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some* women:
Me who said regretting a consent given in the past does not make it void:

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AND NO, I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT MEAN ONE SHOULD KEEP ON "DRILLING" IF THE OTHER PERSON SAYS NO, HALFWAY THROUGH THE "PROCESS"

Overview

This is a two-panel meme using the viral "Woman Yelling at a Cat" template to make a nuanced point about consent discourse. The left panel shows two cast members from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, with an enraged Taylor Armstrong screaming and pointing, labeled as "some* women:". The right panel shows the confused, unbothered Smudge the Cat sitting at a dinner table, labeled as "Me who said regretting a consent given in the past does not make it void:". A fine print disclaimer at the bottom clarifies that the statement does not mean consent cannot be withdrawn mid-activity, explicitly stating that people should stop if their partner says no during sexual activity. The meme humorously depicts an argument about distinguishing between regret for past consensual acts and non-consensual activity due to withdrawn consent.

Origin notes

The meme is sourced from the Reddit r/Meme community, posted with the original title "There, I fixed it.". It uses the widely popular "Woman Yelling at Cat" meme template, which originated from a 2011 screenshot of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and a 2018 viral photo of Smudge the cat. This edited version remixes the template to contribute to online conversations about sexual consent, adding a disclaimer to avoid misinterpretation of its core argument.

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