What is Whakaaetanga kore-kupu?
Ko te Whakaaetanga kore-kupu te whakaaetanga i tukuna kāore i ngā kupu, e whakaaturia ana mā te reo tinana mārama, ngā mahi, me te urutau ā-tangata. He whai mana mēnā he ngākau pārekareka, he mōhio, ā, kāore i te mārama ki te mea e kore e whakaarohia nā te noho paki, te kore whakahinga.
Ko te Whakaaetanga kore-kupu e tohu ana i ngā tohu e tukuna ki te whakaatu ki te whakaae ki tētahi mea—i te nuinga o te wā ki te āhua tinana—kore i te kī atu. Ko ētahi tauira ko te porowhā, te piki ki te taha o te taringa, te whakahoki i te pa, te noho māmā, me te toro tonu o te karu karu. Nā te mea he mea mārama pea ngā tohu kore-kupu, me mātua mārama te horopaki: me noho mōhio ngā tangata e rua ki te mārama, ki te uru, me te mea kei te tangata tetahi e whiwhi, e mōriori rānei. I roto i te ao tūturu me te pūkohu, ka mahu te whakaatu i te Whakaaetanga kore-kupu hei wāhanga o te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero whānui ake, kāore i te mea he whakakapi i te whakaaetanga kupu.
Usage example
I te wāhanga, ka haria e Māia ētahi makawe ki te taha o te taringa o Reo; ka menemene ia, ka piri mai, ka whakahoki te pa. Ko te reo tinana e toro ana i te ngākau pārekareka ki te whakaaetanga ki te kihi—ā, kāore i te mea ka waiho anake te kupu, engari ka tāpirihia e te kai kaituaki tētahi tirohanga kupu poto hei whakapā i te wāhanga kia mārama ki te katoa.
Practical application
Ko te mārama ki te Whakaaetanga kore-kupu he mea nui mō te haumarutanga, te whakaute, me te pūkōrero mō te kōrero paki mō te pūrongo. Mō ngā kai pānuitanga, me ngā kaitākaro, ka āwhina tēnei ki te wehewehe i ngā taunakitanga aroha hauora i runga i ngā whakaaetanga: whakaatu ngā tohu urutau, kaua e whakaarohia te noho paki hei whakaaetanga, me te whakarato kōwhiringa mō te whakaaetanga kupu mārama i roto i ngā kōrero peka kia whai wā hou ngā kaitākaro ki te kōrero tika.
FAQ
Is silence the same as nonverbal consent?
How should interactive stories show nonverbal consent responsibly?
Make cues clear and consensual: depict mutual body language, allow choices for verbal confirmation, avoid romanticizing ambiguous or pressured situations, and include options for characters to pause or withdraw. Accessibility options (e.g., for neurodivergent players) that enable explicit consent checks are helpful.
What are red flags that nonverbal cues aren’t consent?
Red flags include tense or frozen body language, lack of eye contact, withdrawing, uncertainty, repeated hesitation, or any sign of intoxication or impairment. If these appear, the right response—both in real life and fiction—is to stop and ask or seek explicit verbal agreement.