Imagine you are at a party, and a fellow student, Timur, keeps offering you drinks and making suggestive comments. Despite your clear discomfort and repeated refusals, Timur persists and even starts encouraging you to “loosen up” and have more fun.
Is Timur’s behavior a form of coercion, and what makes it coercive?

Question

Imagine you are at a party, and a fellow student, Timur, keeps offering you drinks and making suggestive comments. Despite your clear discomfort and repeated refusals, Timur persists and even starts encouraging you to “loosen up” and have more fun. 
 Is Timur’s behavior a form of coercion, and what makes it coercive?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this is coercion because Timur is using alcohol and persistence to pressure you into actions you’re uncomfortable with.

Answer

It depends on your relationship with Timur and how well he knows your boundaries.

Answer

No, Timur is just being friendly and trying to ensure you have a good time.

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