We regret to inform you that @Cosmopolitan is promoting choking/strangulation (& #39;breath play& #39;) as a great newbie way to spice up your love life, again.

(They link to a piece that says it can can cause stroke, brain damage, serious damage to neck, spine.)

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/relationships/a32028742/things-to-do-as-a-couple/">https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-s...
Why are we pushing back when & #39;choking& #39; of women is normalised? (And it is choking of women, by men, we& #39;re almost always talking about)

Here& #39;s a great, lockdown listen with @Lalalaletmeexp2 https://open.spotify.com/episode/08g8exzoi3k5Kofp9h6cmS?si=x85Vy54pSfatw8oy0fS9CA">https://open.spotify.com/episode/0...
We hear from young women who learn as teens that being choked - viewed in Domestic Violence policing as being the no 1 risk factor for future homicide by a partner - is something they should expect as an expression of passion

And it& #39;s not just Cosmo
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/social-media-make-girls-think-choking-during-sex-is-normal-0jlrgf2b0">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/s...
...a number of other women& #39;s mags promote being choked by a sexual partner - one notoriously calling it a & #39;beginner& #39;s kink& #39; and another comparing it to ravishment (that& #39;s the old for for rape, FYI) https://mobile.twitter.com/Wecantconsentto/status/1135615942615019522">https://mobile.twitter.com/Wecantcon...
And this is what the reality of sex and relationships is like for many of the young women who might read Cosmo - genuine Content Warning on this.

"I realise I am lucky to not have been brain damaged or worse"

https://wecantconsenttothis.uk/our-stories ">https://wecantconsenttothis.uk/our-stori...
And this is what the reality of sex and relationships is like for many of the young women who might read Cosmo - genuine Content Warning on this."I realise I am lucky to not have been brain damaged or worse" https://wecantconsenttothis.uk/our-stori...
And this is what the reality of sex and relationships is like for many of the young women who might read Cosmo - genuine Content Warning on this."I realise I am lucky to not have been brain damaged or worse" https://wecantconsenttothis.uk/our-stori...
And this is what the reality of sex and relationships is like for many of the young women who might read Cosmo - genuine Content Warning on this."I realise I am lucky to not have been brain damaged or worse" https://wecantconsenttothis.uk/our-stori...
And this is what the reality of sex and relationships is like for many of the young women who might read Cosmo - genuine Content Warning on this."I realise I am lucky to not have been brain damaged or worse" https://wecantconsenttothis.uk/our-stori...
The original piece has now been edited - thanks @CosmopolitanUK

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