After reading an American man's take on Parisian sexual culture, an anonymous reader living in France offered to share her thoughts on the matter. Here's what she had to say.

I've made some mistakes. I'd like to acknowledge them.

Having just returned from living in Paris, I feel more convinced than ever that America gets many things wrong about sex. Right there near the top of the list is our attachment to the idea of consent.

A Canadian woman agreed to erotic asphyxiation with her common-law husband, but not to anal penetration. As Canada's Supreme Court considers whether she gave "advance consent," the implications go far beyond her own case.

Last July, a jury ruled that because a woman danced in a club, she'd consented to her breasts being forcibly exposed in Girls Gone Wild Sorority Orgy, despite saying no and signing no consent form. Thankfully, there's some good news.

News that federal prosecutors were charging several Missouri men with the torture and slavery of a woman sparked a debate about whether BDSM was relevant to the case. Defendants' lawyers have been saying it is — claiming the woman consented.

We were already fucking. Her eyes were closed, and she was gathering the slack of the bedsheets into her hands. As we started going harder, she reached for the rail of the headboard. "Hit me," she said.

You know what's a good idea for a dating story? "Five Ways To Sneakily Get Your Girls Wasted." Why? Because as ladymags teach us, numbers in headlines sell, and as the Internet teaches us, douchebaggery will get you clicks.

The teenage victim of an alleged gang rape learned about the crime from Facebook photos. Now the same forum is hosting a group supporting her — and a smaller one defending the accused rapists.

What's the line between a consensual BSDM relationship — one party as master, another as slave — and a "brutally tortured sex slave"? Probably when the FBI says that the woman is mentally disabled and tried to escape.

So Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, has been accused of rape, then un-accused, and now re-accused. Also potentially involved: Swedish pirates, and the Pentagon. A little confused about what's going on here? Don't worry, we're here to help.

After watching the tape in question, Chad Garrison from the Riverfront Times has announced his support for the jury in the now-infamous Girls Gone Wild Jane Doe lawsuit. Once again, we are forced to review the meaning of consent.

A jury ruled yesterday against a woman who claimed her reputation was damaged after she was featured on a "Girls Gone Wild" video. What makes this case remarkable is that she didn't expose her own breasts - she was assaulted.

Starting when she was 11, Emma Tamburlini's father recorded her and her sister naked and topless, discussing their breast development, over their protests. Her father was a successful artist, though, so the never-public videos are going in a university library.

It's an average Thursday night at American University. I'm the only fully straight (and fully sober) person in this room, I hear Lady Gaga blasting from a few rooms down, and I'm blogging about sex.

Is there anyone besides the Parents' Television Council who looks to Gossip Girl for moral messages? We hope not, because when it comes to virginity, rape and consent, including in last night's finale, the show's confusing and pretty fucked up.

Yesterday, Baroness Stern - a Parliament Committee member commissioned to write a report on rape convictions in England - stated that rapists cannot "use alcohol as an excuse." The Daily Fail worries about the impact on office Christmas party season.