Selective Ignorance: Ep. 84 | Consent is Not in Perpetuity

In this episode of Selective Ignorance, Mandii B opens with an important Breast Cancer Awareness Month screening information [ 00:47 ] before previewing the week’s topics [ 01:12 ] and joining A-King and Jason “Jah” Lee for some back-in-New-York banter [ 02:49 ]. The crew recaps CultureCon with the Spill app [ 05:07 ], praising its sexual-health advocacy while critiquing event logistics [ 07:45 ], panel value and press-run fatigue [ 11:30 ], and ticket prices—with a vodka debate mixed in [ 15:14 ]. From there, they question growing concerns around food safety and lab-grown foods [ 20:14 ], including federally approved lab-grown egg alternatives, labeling practices, and how consumers know what they’re actually eating [ 23:49 ], before connecting the confusion to corporate profit motives [27:40 ]. The main conversation centers on the Cornell Seven civil case [ 28:13 ], sparking a deeper discussion about consent when alcohol or drugs are involved [ 29:14 ], rape culture and who society chooses to believe [ 31:37 ], and the role of alleged group-chat evidence [ 35:11 ]. They examine proposed changes to New York consent law involving voluntary versus involuntary intoxication [ 39:09 ], discuss safety and consent when someone is blackout intoxicated [40:33 ], and debate empathy, dating red flags [ 48:35 ], justice, and the dangers of relying on hypotheticals when evaluating harm [ 53:06 ]. The conversation continues with a Georgia former jail employee required to register as a sex offender following a sexual relationship with an inmate [ 57:39 ], as the crew emphasizes how authority and incarceration create power dynamics that complicate meaningful consent [ 01:00:57 ], examines the relevant Georgia statute [ 01:06:52 ], and adds some humor with a Jailhouse Temptations detour [ 01:08:13 ]. The episode then shifts to the NFL after Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was reportedly told by an official to remove the name of a Palestinian child from his eye black [ 01:09:59 ], prompting a discussion about political expression, censorship, and reflexive defensiveness [ 01:11:51 ]. Later, the hosts react to viral claims that Black men are “hard to love” [ 01:18:22 ] and question the rise of dating gurus, relationship experts, and online grifters [ 01:23:57 ] before unpacking actor Da’Vinchi’s comments about work ethic, Black Americans, and the African diaspora [ 01:26:33 ]. They push for more nuance around culture, opportunity, immigration, and work ethic [ 01:30:14 ], then close with resources surrounding campus sexual assault, voting reminders, and support for Selective Ignorance in the Signal Awards [ 01:38:57 ]. Be sure to vote for Selective Ignorance in the Signal Awards: Selective Ignorance With Mandii B in the Craft - Best Host (Culture) Category Selective Ignorance With Mandii B in the Genre - Conversation Starter Category No Holes Barred: A Dual Manifesto Of Sexual Exploration And Power” w/ Tempest X! Sale Link Follow the host on Social Media Mandii B Instagram/X @fullcourtpumps Follow the crew on Social Media @itsaking @mrhiphopobama Follow the show on Social Media Instagram @selectiveignorancepod Tiktok @selective.ignorance X/Twitter @selectiveig_pod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.