Camila Diaz Varela - Thought #7 - Affirmative Consent

Hey. This is Camila and this is my 7th thought. Consent is the bomb. Consent is the shit. I swear in every single situation. Not just in the rehearsal hall, but, in the rehearsal hall it's amazing. Because, basically, when you really connect with your scene partner and are on the same page, and agree to push boundaries together, that is magic.    And it's not just a sexual thing, it's not just like when the scene is getting intimate, or you have to get in there, or whatever. Any kind of scene partner, because you're building a relationship with someone. You're building a relationship as a professional artist but also as the characters, and it's just so liberating. It's so liberating.    And just basically: when you assume and you push things, push emotional states, manipulate, and are alone in your pushing, that's scary for you and, guess what - it's scary for the other person. So pro tip: don't do that. Consent is awesome. Try it out.     Ooh and just to clarify, affirmative consent. I'm talking about affirmative consent.