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Ambiguous Encounters: Young Women’s Expectations and Experiences with Intoxicated Sexual Relations in Danish Nightlife

“…A few felt intimidated by the physical stature of the man (Ford, 2020) but the majority agreed to have sex that they did not really want because they were concerned that if they said no, their reputation or social standing among their friends and peers could be jeopardized, not because they had been too ‘free’, or sexually ‘loose’ but instead because they would be judged to be not ‘cool’ and hence boring. While this suggests that sexual freedom scripts are less an option than an imperative (Illouz, 2012), it also points to conflicting sexual and social norms, emphasizing the complexities and hidden power structures of sexual consent processes (Hunt et al, 2021; Linander et al, 2021; Petersen et al, 2022). The women also discussed transgressing their own boundaries when engaging sexually.…”

“…Consent processes are highly gendered, and our analysis confirms gender differences between young women's and men's experiences of intoxicated sexual encounters. While the men might regret having sex, when drunk, with someone they find unattractive or low status (Hunt et al, 2021;Petersen et al, 2021), they rarely compromise any sexual scripts in ways that young women are likely to.…”

“…While most of the women felt that being touched was uncomfortable and inappropriate, they nevertheless described these behaviours as normal and even expected when attending clubs and bars, a situation noted by others (Fileborn, 2016;Mellgren et al, 2018;Petersen et al, 2021;Weiss and Dilks, 2016). Laura (24) says she used to think that she had to learn to live with 'a hand on her ass' on the dance floor, and Line (18) recalls her first parties where she learned that this was 'normal' party behaviour:…”

“…Several nonconsensual situations specifically developed between individuals who had previously been sexually intimate (Petersen et al, 2021). Maja (21) explains:…”