--- title: Rush Limbaugh Lambasts Ohio State's New Consent Policy description: The conservative radio host laments, "Seduction used to be an art" canonical: https://time.com/3380040/rush-limbaugh-consent-osu/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-15T19:57:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:59.535Z og:title: Rush Limbaugh: "No means yes if you know how to spot it." og:description: The conservative radio host laments, "Seduction used to be an art." og:url: https://time.com/3380040/rush-limbaugh-consent-osu/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rush Limbaugh: "No means yes if you know how to spot it." twitter:description: The conservative radio host laments, "Seduction used to be an art." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Rush Limbaugh Lambasts Ohio State's New Consent Policy by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Sep 15, 2014 7:57 PM UTC by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Sep 15, 2014 7:57 PM UTC Rush Limbaugh really dislikes [Ohio State University’s new sexual assault code](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/ohio-state-reaches-accord-with-feds-on-steps-to-prevent-sexual-assault/2014/09/14/a304f50e-3c19-11e4-9587-5dafd96295f0%5Fstory.html), which requires that partners get “consent” for every sexual act, among other things. “Seduction used to be an art. Now, of course, it’s ‘brutish’ and it’s ‘predatory,'” Limbaugh said on his radio show Monday. “Consent must be freely given, can be withdrawn at any time, and the absence of no does not mean yes,” he continued, paraphrasing the new policy with a tone of disgust. “How many guys, in your own experience with women, have learned that no means yes if you know how to spot it?.. Are these not lawsuits waiting to happen?” To clear up any further confusion for experienced men or otherwise, here’s what “no” actually means, according to [Merriam-Webster’s dictionary](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no): (adverb) “used to give a negative answer or reply to a question, request, or offer.” As in, “No, I do not consent to having sex with you.” \[[_Media Matters_](http://mediamatters.org/video/2014/09/15/limbaugh-how-many-of-you-guys-have-learned-that/200755)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3380040/rush-limbaugh-consent-osu/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3380040/rush-limbaugh-consent-osu/"},"headline":"Rush Limbaugh Lambasts Ohio State's New Consent Policy","datePublished":"2014-09-15T19:57:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:55:59.535Z","description":"The conservative radio host laments, \"Seduction used to be an art\"","url":"https://time.com/3380040/rush-limbaugh-consent-osu/","keywords":["Living","Sex","Media","relationships"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3380040/rush-limbaugh-consent-osu/","name":"Rush Limbaugh Lambasts Ohio State's New Consent Policy"}}]}] ```