Matt Walsh Reviews A Woke Children's Book (C is for Consent)

I'm autistic and I do like hugs except from the back because I want to know the person is going to hug me without being superised. Other kids whether they're on the spectrum or not might not like the feeling of being hugged or touched but that doesn't mean they're being rude. I don't see this book as really woke but it's good to teach kids it's okay to say no so they have boundaries when they're older. If anything I disagree when he said this book is worse than the transgender aganda books because that's actually harmful them mentally and physically. I wish I had a book like this when I was younger to teach me to have better boundaries

For the most part I don't see really a woke agenda in the book except maybe for the gay couple but nothing else seems off to me. I don't see how this book is s3xualizing children, if anything if someone was saying kids shouldn't have boundaries I think that person might be a creep. Boundaries should be for everyone at any age. Sure there are certain things a kid can't consent to like whether they want to do school work or not but when it comes to physical touch or someone is doing/saying something to them that's mean or uncomfortable there needs to be boundaries otherwise when they grow older they may become a people pleaser and not get out of bad situations

This book isn’t even teaching kids consent it’s just teaching them to be assholes

I don’t care how impolite it is, you should never force a child to hug or kiss ANYONE when they don’t want to, it’s not about being leftist or woke it’s about teaching your kids that adults aren’t automatically entitled to touch them. What if a predator approaches your kid and makes them come over for a hug and they get carried off and abducted. Watch one of the many documentaries on Jimmy Savile (a prolific paedophile and necrophiliac that had unlimited access to children both on his tv show and on hospitals) a lot of his victims remember him hugging them too tight… I feel like a lot of people on the right side of the political spectrum talk a lot about grooming from the media and trans people but don’t take the time to consider the other ways kids can be put at risk.

That being said I’m not a fan of this kids book, when I was a child I read the happy families series and Bartholomew Bear, I don’t see why children’s literature has to be political, whether it be books like this or books from the right. Let kids be kids for gods sake, they have their entire life to work out which party is going to screw them over, why not let them wait?

It could be a nice children's book if it
f🦍cking rhymed

Hey, Matt, does Johnny ring a bell?

So many people are taking this Matt out of context here. Not everyone is autistic and not everyone has been molested. If we're talking about your average functional family, it's incredibly rude not to give another family member a hug. Especially when they've come a long way to visit or maybe you don't see him/her that often. There doesn't need to be a book about consent for children, simply teach your child to say no to things that are necessary to say no to. It's really not that deep people.

So Finn always gets his way... Even with Rue.
Poor Grandma.

I've spent a few years in the consent scene as a white male, and from my experience, it often seems like an environment hostile towards white men, with Betty Martin and the Wheel of Consent being prominent figures. The weaponized way consent is used in these circles is troubling. I unintentionally became one of the rigid 'consent bots', isolating myself in the process. However, I've come to understand the shortcomings of the Wheel of Consent. Recognizing these flaws was an important first step in highlighting unhealthy power dynamics in our society. I've realized why the Wheel of Consent doesn't fully work, yet I also believe there's a healthy and necessary place for consent as I see it. And you are absolutely off with literally every word you are saying about consent.

People are insane, Matt😂😂

The fact that his entire comment section is finally not a bunch of conservatives getting riled up at hearing the word “woke” is so relieving. It goes to show that Matt can take things too far sometimes.

What's consent? 💀

Matt Walsh suggested lowering the age of consent due to the "fertility" of underaged girls, now he jokes about beating his kids should they refuse to let relatives touch them. HMMM

Nah they’re right I absolutely hated being touched nonstop when I was a kid. I was always afraid of family gatherings because I didn’t want to be touched, cuddled or kissed at all. Not that I’m grown up, I hate being touched for any extended period of time by anyone. My boyfriend and I took 3 months to get there, I hate the fact that this is where I am

This is actually terrifying, he’s gonna be on the news soon ong

Matt “not yet proven to be a rapist” Walsh at it again

this guy is an idiot on a whole other level. Why would children think of sexually when they hug?

But what would be very funny is when they would read this book at a drag queen story hour. Like, imagine that: The same group which loves to pull children into sexual deviance and push inappropriate things onto them writes a book about consent. And they would probably tell you that a hug from grandma is worse than seeing men in sexualized womens clothing dancing lasciveously. It's just weird.

Every commenter here: I'm not sexualizing hugs from grandpa, but Matt is a pedo for telling kids to do exactly the behavior I'm not sexualizing.

There is not 1 person in 1000 who can't see the logical contradiction here.

My mom is a nurse and tells me to teach my son this because of SA. It also teaches him to respect boundaries of others and his own boundaries. This book isn’t woke its just teaching consent and ways to protect yourself from SA in an appropriate manner tbh.

I agree with you on some levels but I had a grandfather who I was required to hug and sit on his lap and be respectful and he was a pervert! So everything isn’t always black and white. Oops sorry I shouldn’t have used that phrase because somebody will freak out because I’m phobic for some reason haha

"Everything is sexual" what does he even mean? How is any of this sexual? When does the book mention sex?

Really says more about him that he viewed this as sexual, christ.

Ok so I feel like the book is teaching kids that what used to be considered polite is now wrong. If the person is not someone related and they are of the opposite sex I may prefer them to ask to hug me before they do. But if they don't, whatever. I don't care. If I feel uncomfortable I'll let them know.

"I dont think children should know if someone is violating them, and they should be resigned to letting adults touch them in anyway because im a creep" thats it. Thats the video🥰

As an autistic person, I'm not too comfortable with hugs even with family. I see no reason why kids or adults should be pressured to hug if they don't want to.

I honestly dont think this guy knows what consent is, so here's a definition
"permission for something to happen or agreement to do something"

consent is not only about sex, its about everything. the police use the word consent all the time "do you give me consent to search your car" etc

Fellas is it gay to give consent?

C is for “cold”. This book is cold. Ice cold 🥶 And dehumanizing. And that’s what they want, because love is too powerful for their indoctrination to overcome. And that’s what all this is about. PS it is a parent’s job, a good parent, to look out for problems, such as an “Uncle Ernie” type (or a Cousin Kevin). Not to confuse and burden little kids with. Next, someone is going to write a book for puppies telling them that kids need their consent to snuggle and love them. 🐶

So the side obsessed with Groomers are against a book that's anti groomer by teaching them they can say no to adults violating them?.

Not every groomer is a drag queen in fact the vast majority are family members and friends. So If you're a straight and Christian family with only White Christian friends the groomers in your circle are going to look like you.

The part where he's talking about about the book saying that all touching is sexual in nature is just wrong. Touching often isn't sexual in nature and the book didn't imply that at all, perhaps it's Matt's interpretation that's the real problem here. The book is simply saying its ok to tell someone you don't want a hug right now. We all have moments when we just can't deal with other people and it's important to be polite- but not at the cost of personal boundaries.

This is crazy, y’all cant defend this one

Mr Walsh I am 16 m gay please continue your work and keep exposing the asinine leftist media that is making the entire gay community look like weirdos. I promise not all gays are like that, just the political ones

matt walsh doesn't even deserve the miniscule amount of effort it takes for me to capitalise his name. what a creepy loser

Who has a child age zero?

literally rance

"WAAAH CONSENT IS SO WOKE"

bro this man is one of the most fucked up people to exist

you should ask yourself why you think its bad for children to learn consent

What is wrong with that book? That is the least woke thing ever, like why force your kids to do things they don't want to? Unless it's chores I guess. But you know that someone might be born with autism and just might not want hugs, even from family members?

Of course you'd have a problem with consent lmao.

All I got from this video is that Matt Walsh is angry theyre teaching kids about consent because it’ll be harder for him to take advantage of them now💀

Check this repressed pedos devices dawg😭

sorry matt, but those 16 year old girls that you said are at their most fertile state dont want you 😔

Wow, this might be considered a more controversial video of Matt Walsh.

Sorry Matt, I disagree with you on this. Having kids do chores or things that they don’t want to do is different that making a child physically touch someone that they don’t want to. It’s not sexualizing anything. I don’t ever want my kids to feel like they are o lighted to hug or touch someone. While it’s not sexual for them, this is how adults who are abuser start to get close to children. Children feel like they can’t say no when they don’t feel that connection to do that. And, the highest percentage of sexual abuse comes from people your children are close to. It rarely comes from a stranger. So this is more important that ever.

Matt's point is clear - the left sexualizes everything - even physical contact between family members - the comments by the trolls below are examples of those people who want to make an issue out of normal behaviour - a fine example of the point he is making. We teach children not to put a bad mood onto those around you, children can learn to respond politely.
If your Uncle Fred, or whoever, is "doing something wrong" then teach your children to say that.
You should not punish the whole world and stop loving contact just because some people are perverted, or you have had a perverted relative - teach your children to speak up about that.
Matt is speaking up about the left's attempt to pervert normal family behaviours.
The child groomers say others are doing what THEY do, this is typical twisted left propaganda. Regards to all.

I think this book is more on healthy boundaries.

"I violate my kids consent all the time"- Matt Walsh, 2021.

Another issue this creates is that it reduces the value of consent by making it mandatory in even the most natural obvious interactions.
Also why would you want intimacy if you have to ask for it everytime, every single time, even from your most near and dear ones!