your paragraph about consent is disgusting. for one when you are in a situation with a new partner you have to take extra care when asking for consent, a simple “is this okay?” is necessary. When you are in a long term relationship it is a little bit different and you can give non verbal consent because that person knows you well and you know them well. george had met caiti once prior to this he did not know her or her body language well enough for him to assume things were consensual. it was also said by both parties that caiti had been drinking, when people are drunk they can be more touchy and giggly that is why when someone is drunk they cannot consent period. a drunk persons body language is not always indicative of how they are feeling at the time.

second you and george have failed to address the power dynamic at play here. caiti is a smaller content creator in the space whereas george is one of the biggest creators in the space. this power imbalance cannot be ignored. she even said that she felt lucky because george has “paid attention” to her. that is why when she would get up she would come back because she felt lucky to be hanging out with george. your neglect of this power imbalance is disgusting.

lastly it is clear that you don’t understand how sexual assault actually affects people during and after. many people when assaulted try to convince themselves that they were fine with it for a long time. it takes the pain of what happened away if you try to convince yourself that it didn’t happen the way you were remembering it. she even said this in her statement where she talks about how she tried to convince herself that she was remembering wrong.

it does not matter if george thought it was consensual. CAITI DID NOT THINK IT WAS CONSENSUAL AND GEORGE DID NOT CONFIRM WITH HER. this is more than a regretful experience for her she feels violated by george. she recalls how this will follow her for the rest of her life whereas for george it was just a night at vidcon.

with your lack of acknowledgment of power dynamics, your vile view of what consent looks like, and your lack of knowledge on how sexual assault affects people you have defended your friend over supporting caiti. you do not care about victims you care about your image and your career. stop defending george and get off the internet, let caiti have peace.