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Today,
I shared a post
on Facebook.
It explained that
manipulating someone into
having sex with you
is a form of rape.
To the ex-classmate of mine
who thought it was okay
to post a meme with the tagline,
"Regretting consensual sex isn't rape,"
in response
to my own post:
Not only are
you are a perpetrator
of rape culture,
you act as though
rape is some sort of
joke.
You think
victims "cry" rape
like the boy who cried wolf,
that their traumas are fabricated,
cheap shots
to seek revenge against
impotent lovers
and unfortunate one night stands.
Being manipulated into
engaging in any sort
of sexual activity
does not equate consent;
because
to manipulate is to
unjustly coerce someone
to submit to another.
Consent is not the enigma
society makes it out to be;
really, it's quite simple.
Did they say yes?
I'm not asking
if they said no--
that's irrelevant.
Did they say yes?
The fact that
one individual
feels the need to
manipulate someone else
into having sex with them
implies that someone else
didn't want to have sex
in the first place.
Guess what?
If someone doesn't want
to engage sexually with
another person,
then that is not consent,
and just as rape
can be imposed physically,
it can also be imposed
mentally and emotionally.
So there you have it,
ex-classmate of mine--
you've said your piece,
and I have every right
to follow suit.
you are remarkably disgusting.
And I'll be fucking damned
if I sit around
twiddling my thumbs,
scrolling through
Facebook mindlessly,
while you belittle
victims of rape
for the purpose of
your own amusement.
Thanks for coming to
my Ted Talk,
ass hat.
Image Source:
Fuck You neon sign gif (n.d.). [image] Available at: https://weheartit.com/entry/23399276 [Accessed 19 Apr. 2019].
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