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 <stro