Is there such a thing as consensual physical abuse?

There is no such thing as consensual abuse, just as there's no such thing as consensual rape. The word “abuse” implies something that is non-consensual, was not asked for nor wanted, and that it continued on despite the victim's pleading for the perp to stop. read more

The word abuse means to do something with a bad effect or purpose. So physical abuse is to do something physical with a bad effect or purpose. If someone is being physically touched or harmed without their consent, it's physical abuse. read more

"As I was writing the book, I thought, this word, it kept sitting wrong with me, but I used it for lack of a better word, and since then I've been schooled by thousands of incest survivors all across the world that there really is no such thing as consensual incest due to the inherent power a parent has over a child," she said. read more